Maintenance Manager

The Company

Our client are specialists in their market sector; they are looking to recruit a Maintenance Manager on a permanent basis. If you have experience in Managing a Maintenance team and have Maintenance Planning experience this role could be ideal for you.

The Role

• We are seeking a highly organized and experienced Maintenance Manager/Planner to oversee and coordinate all maintenance activities in our manufacturing facility.


• This role is critical to ensuring equipment reliability, optimizing plant performance, and minimizing downtime through effective planning, scheduling and execution of preventive and corrective maintenance.


• Develop and manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs for all production and support equipment.


• Create detailed maintenance schedules and allocate labour and resources effectively.


• Use a CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) to track work orders, asset history, parts inventory, and maintenance KPIs.


• Coordinate and schedule planned outages, shutdowns, and overhauls.


• Team Leadership and Supervision.


• Lead and supervise maintenance technicians, electricians and contractors.


• Assign tasks based on skill sets and priority and ensure compliance with safety and operational standards.


• Provide coaching, mentoring, and performance evaluations for the maintenance team.


• Monitor equipment condition and performance, and initiate root cause analyses for failures.


• Collaborate with production, engineering, and quality teams to improve equipment uptime and process efficiency.


• Recommend and manage continuous improvement projects related to maintenance and reliability.


• Maintain appropriate inventory levels of critical spare parts and tools.


• Work with procurement to ensure timely ordering of parts and services.


• Manage maintenance budget, including labour, materials and contractors.


• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with health, safety and environmental regulations.


• Develop and enforce standard operating procedures (SOPs) and lockout/tagout protocols.


• Participate in audits, inspections, and incident investigations as required.

The Person

• Previous maintenance management or planning experience in a heavy industrial or manufacturing environment.


• Strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.


• Proficiency in CMMS and Microsoft Office.


• Excellent organizational, communication, and leadership skills.


• Familiarity with lean manufacturing, TPM, and reliability-cantered maintenance (RCM) is a plus.


• Primarily day shift with flexibility to respond to emergencies during off-hours or weekends.

The Benefits

• Permanent job.


• Competitive pay.


• Staff parking.


• Regional employer of choice.