Maintenance Manager

An established and highly regarded automotive manufacturing business in the Midlands is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead all site maintenance and facilities activities. This is a senior, hands on leadership role with responsibility for equipment reliability, preventative maintenance strategy and team development.

This role would suit a proven Maintenance Manager who enjoys driving standards, improving performance, and building high performing maintenance teams within a regulated manufacturing setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all maintenance and facilities activities across the site
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve a robust Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) programme
• Prioritise maintenance activities in line with production requirements and operational KPIs
• Manage spare parts and critical inventory to support uptime and cost control
• Coordinate and manage external contractors, ensuring quality, safety, and compliance with agreed contracts
• Drive continuous improvement in equipment performance, reliability, and plant uptime
• Own maintenance KPIs, reporting, and performance tracking against targets
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety, environmental standards, and quality systems (e.g. IATF 16949 / ISO 14001)
• Oversee technical documentation and software backups for plant, equipment, PLCs, and robotic systems
• Promote a culture of multi skilling, cross training, and technical capability development within the maintenance function

Qualifications

• Third level qualification in Engineering or a related discipline
• Minimum 5 years' experience in a senior maintenance leadership role within manufacturing
• Strong people management and team development capability
• Solid understanding of preventative and predictive maintenance systems
• Experience within automotive manufacturing or high volume production environments is advantageous
• Technically strong with the ability to engage across mechanical, electrical, automation, and controls disciplines
• Results driven with excellent problem solving and decision making skills
• Comfortable working in a fast paced, deadline driven environment

Reward

• Competitive salary - negotiable depending on experience
• Performance related bonus
• Pension package
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Long term career opportunity with a stable and forward thinking manufacturer