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Maintenance & Engineering Manager
Location: Tewkesbury
Salary £60000 – £65000 per annum per annum negotiable dependant on experience & qualifications
Full time Contracted to 45 hrs per week – Monday to Friday
Why join the company?
A visible, site-critical leadership role with real influence on performance and reliability.
The opportunity to embed preventative maintenance and continuous improvement across the business.
Be part of a long-established, values-led, family-owned organisation.
Job description
At the company we recognise that we will achieve far greater success working as a team, with empathetic people management and valuing each other, our staff and our customers.
The aim of the Team is to give a disciplined and determined effort to value everyone and everything and as a consequence make the Company the first preference for employees and customers alike over the long term.
Overview:
The Maintenance Manager leads a team to oversee the upkeep, repair, and efficiency of the company’s buildings and equipment, focusing on preventing breakdowns through strategies like preventive maintenance, managing budgets & ensuring safety compliance while optimising and maintaining operational performance to support overall company goals, acting as a critical link between department staff, production and senior management.
Responsibilities:
Preventative Maintenance: Plan and execute preventative maintenance programs to avoid unexpected breakdowns.
Data & Improvement: Analyse maintenance data to identify trends, improve processes, and optimise performance. Report KPIs, department focus and potential risks monthly to the board and SMT.
Team Leadership: Recruit, train, schedule, supervise, and motivate maintenance staff. Structure department adequately to support key operational functions.
Operations: Develop and Implement maintenance strategies, design procedures, and oversee repair, upkeep, and installation tasks.
Engagement: Daily interactions with site departments to drive performance, quality and efficiency through operational continuous improvements.
Safety and Compliance: Enforce company safety policies, procedures, and regulatory standards.
Asset & Facility Upkeep: Ensure maximum efficiency of the equipment while maintaining standards of the facility.
Budget and costs: Manage and improve while maintaining performance.
External Contactors: Manage & control performance, quality, budgets and safety.
Support & Mentor: Help, support, and mentor staff on equipment failure or up-grades.
Operational Efficiency: Provide, schedule and manage the necessary resources to be reactive to out of hours breakdowns and reduced operational downtime.
Essential Skills:
Technical Proficiency: A solid understanding of electrical and mechanical systems, strategic thinker with relevant time management and organisational skills.
Problem-Solving: Strong diagnostic skills to identify root cause of equipment failure and implement effective solutions under pressure.
Leadership and People Skills: Ability to motivate a diverse team and build professional relationships.
Project: Experienced working with design and visualisation software such as AutoCAD.
Administrative Skills: Competency in budgeting, procurement, and using software for reporting and scheduling.
Engagement: Flexible approach to working hours.
If you’re a hands-on engineering leader who thrives on improving reliability, building teams and driving site performance, we’d love to hear from you.
Please apply with your CV in the first instance
Wright Staff are acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy.
