Maintenance Manager

Maintenance Manager

📍 Telford, Shropshire
💰 £57,000 + Discretionary Bonus
🕒 Monday to Thursday 8:30am - 5:00pm | Friday 8:30am - 4:00pm

We are seeking a hands-on Maintenance Manager to lead engineering and facilities maintenance operations across manufacturing sites in Telford. This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established manufacturing business where you will play a key role in driving reliability, improving maintenance systems, leading a skilled engineering team, and supporting future growth plans.

This position offers the ideal balance of strategic leadership and practical engineering involvement, making it perfect for someone who enjoys developing people, improving processes, and remaining closely connected to day-to-day engineering activities.

The Role

As Maintenance Manager, you will have responsibility for the maintenance function across two manufacturing facilities, overseeing electrical, mechanical, and facilities maintenance activities whilst ensuring maximum equipment reliability and operational efficiency.

Your duties will include:

Leading and developing a multi-skilled maintenance team across both sites.
Managing planned preventative maintenance programmes and reactive maintenance activities.
Driving a culture of continuous improvement and engineering excellence.
Supporting engineers with fault finding, problem-solving, and technical challenges.
Ensuring machinery, equipment, and facilities are maintained to the highest standards.
Managing engineering budgets, spare parts, and contractor activities.
Supporting new equipment installation, commissioning, and improvement projects.
Ensuring compliance with health & safety, ISO standards, and statutory regulations.
Working closely with senior management to support wider business objectives and operational growth.

What We're Looking For

To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:

A recognised Electrical or Mechanical Engineering qualification.
Previous experience as a Maintenance Manager, Engineering Manager, or Senior Engineering Leader within a manufacturing environment.
Strong leadership experience managing engineering teams.
Experience implementing maintenance strategies and continuous improvement initiatives.
Excellent fault-finding and problem-solving abilities.
A hands-on approach with the ability to support engineers when required.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Experience driving change and delivering measurable improvements in performance and reliability.

Benefits

£57,000 basic salary
Discretionary bonus scheme
24 days holiday plus bank holidays
Company pension scheme through Aegon
Reward & recognition platform

Apply Now

If you're a proactive Maintenance Manager who enjoys leading from the front and driving engineering excellence within a fast-paced manufacturing environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today for immediate consideration

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