Maintenance Manager

My client is a worldwide leader in firefighting technology. With customers in over 100 countries spread across a wide variety of sectors with a first-class distribution process. To ensure that my client stays as an industry leader they continuously adapt and develop to meet customer expectations. The unique ability to offer technical expertise in fire hose, foam concentrates, and design enables them to produce industry firsts.

My client is looking for a Maintenance Manager to join their team to lead the maintenance function on site providing reactive and proactive multi skilled services across all operational equipment and facilities. This is a fantastic opportunity for a Maintenance Manager to join a group of 7 fantastic engineers (electricians and mechanical fitters) and take them to the next level.

Maintenance Manager

Bentham (LA2)

Salary DOE £40,000 - £55,000, 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays, Life Insurance 4x salary, pension scheme.

37.5 hours per week (Mon-Thurs 8am-4.30pm and Friday 8am – 1.30pm)

Your responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Planning scheduled maintenance programmes.
• Minimising down time in production.
• Ensuring HSE requirements are met.
• Implement and manage continuous improvements by highlighting deficiencies and recommending changes.
• Develop existing PM schedules to avoid production downtime, monitor performance against targets and report to Factory Manager.
• Manage to plant and equipment installations.
• Manage maintenance logging systems maintaining agreed KPIs.
• Provide technical support to team.
• Manage and motivate team to meet agreed objectives and deliver best practice results.
• Report on targets and identify any actions required.
• Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide input for maintenance budgets as agreed with Factory Manager.
• Liaise with other departments, suppliers and service providers.

To apply you MUST have or hold:

• Relevant manufacturing/engineering degree preferred, or HND, NVQ level 5.
• Extensive plant experience within man management experience.
• Completed full apprenticeships with mechanical/electrical/electrical disciplines.
• Understanding of IOSH/NEBOSH, ISO 14001
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office – power point/Excel.
• Experience in managing cost centre responsibilities for maintenance.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Maintenance Manager to join an industry recognised company and really help a fantastic team to progress and develop.

If you are interested in this new and exciting position then call Tom Brocklehurst on 01254781300 or ideally email with your current CV to tbrocklehurst@serlimited.com