Maintenance Manager

Job Description

We are looking for a Maintenance Manager to work on a permanent basis for a global manufacturing company based in St Helens.

Salary is c£50-60,000 per annum plus monthly bonus, 25 days’ holiday and bank holidays, pension, healthcare etc.

Duties for the Maintenance Manager: 

We are looking for a proactive and experienced Maintenance Manager to take ownership of all maintenance operations at a busy manufacturing facility. This role requires a hands-on leader who can drive reliability, optimise equipment performance, and lead a skilled team to maintain smooth operations across production and site infrastructure. You will play a key role in ensuring operational efficiency, safety, and continuous improvement across the site.

Key Responsibilities for the Maintenance Manager:

• Lead and develop the maintenance team, providing coaching, mentoring, and performance management.
• Plan, prioritise, and oversee maintenance activities to minimise downtime and maintain production schedules.
• Ensure all machinery, equipment, and facility systems are maintained to high standards and comply with health and safety regulations.
• Implement preventative maintenance strategies and track progress using maintenance management systems.
• Respond quickly to equipment failures or urgent issues, coordinating repairs to limit operational disruption.
• Manage maintenance budgets, controlling costs while ensuring availability of essential parts and resources.
• Coordinate installation and commissioning of new equipment, working with internal teams and external contractors.
• Monitor and report on equipment performance metrics, identifying trends and driving improvements.
• Promote safe working practices across the team, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and internal policies.
• Maintain workshops, tools, and stores to ensure organisation, cleanliness, and adherence to best practices.
• Collaborate with production, engineering, and operations teams to identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiency gains.
• Manage external service providers, ensuring work is completed on time, to standard, and within budget.
• Support site-wide projects and continuous improvement initiatives aimed at optimising performance and reducing costs.

Experience & Skills Required for the Maintenance Manager

• Strong mechanical and/or electrical engineering knowledge; experience with multi-disciplinary maintenance is highly desirable.
• Proven leadership skills with experience managing a team in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Solid track record of managing preventative maintenance programmes.
• Familiarity with maintenance management systems and reporting tools.
• Problem-solving mindset with experience in root cause analysis.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills, able to balance reactive and planned maintenance priorities.
• Strong communication skills, able to work collaboratively across teams.

Qualifications for the Maintenance Manager

• Relevant engineering qualification (HNC, HND, NVQ, or equivalent).
• IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent health and safety qualification.
• Significant experience in a maintenance leadership role within manufacturing or industrial operations.
• Exposure to Lean, TPM, 5S, or other continuous improvement frameworks is advantageous.