Maintenance Manager

PPM Maintenance Manager Location: Dudley with travel to the 7 other depots over 2 to 3 days a week. 
Salary: £55,000 per annum + Company Vehicle for use to travel between sites, but not insured to take home + 33 days annual leave, pension, health and dental plan, no weekends, no evenings, no overtime required.
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
No weekends – No overtime – Work-life balance included
Lead Maintenance Across 7 UK Distribution Sites.

Are you an experienced PPM Maintenance Manager with a track record of building planned preventative maintenance systems from scratch? 


Do you have proven success in reducing downtime, cutting costs, and improving maintenance efficiency across multi-site operations?

If so, this role offers the chance to take ownership of maintenance strategy across 7 UK distribution centres – with the freedom to design, implement, and improve preventative maintenance systems that deliver measurable results.  Also, we are looking for future succession planning, and this person could step into the National Operations Manager position in the future, which comes with an attractive salary uplift.

Why Join Us?

• Starting Salary - £55,000 
• Use of Company van to travel between sites + all travel fully expensed (fuel, hotels if an occasional overnight stay is required, unlimited food and drink budget)
• 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays (33 total)
• Pension + dental & health plan
• No weekends or overtime required
• SHIRE PPM refresher training course offered upon starting.

The Role:

You’ll lead PPM strategy across the 7 distribution sites, in Suffolk, West Midlands,  Kent, Essex, East Midlands, and Wales

Expect to spend around two days a week travelling (all expenses covered).

Key Responsibilities:

• Look at the existing PPM strategy and make improvements where possible across the sites
• Build asset registers and input equipment into a live CMMS (SHIRE)
• Write and implement maintenance schedules for conveyors, pallet wrappers, loading bays, refrigeration, and wider building services
• Create fault codes, parts codes, and job plans to track data effectively
• Train and coach engineers (mechanical & electrical) on PPM compliance
• Integrate external contractors (e.g. refrigeration) into maintenance workflows
• Monitor KPIs to reduce downtime, improve MTTR/MTBF, and achieve cost savings
• Present measurable improvements in downtime, cost, and reliability to senior leadership

What We’re Looking For:

• Essential: Proven experience as a PPM Maintenance Manager, with hands-on experience writing and implementing PPM schedules (not just inheriting an existing system)
• Experience in distribution centres, food manufacturing, cold chain, or factory/industrial maintenance
• Strong knowledge of CMMS systems (e.g. SHIRE, Pirana, SAP, MaintenanceX)
• Demonstrable achievements in downtime reduction, cost savings, and maintenance optimisation
• Must have previously taken an NVQ Level 3 or above in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
• 5+ years leading engineering/maintenance teams
• Full UK driving licence + British passport

Interview Process: Be Ready to Share Examples

• How you built and scaled a PPM system
• How you logged assets, faults, and job plans
• How you trained engineers and ensured compliance
• Real results where you reduced downtime, costs, or improved efficiency
• How you manage multi-site maintenance with varied equipment

This is your chance to take the lead on a multi-site PPM strategy for a major distribution network, with full autonomy to design and deliver preventative maintenance programs that make a real impact.

To apply for this role, send your CV through the link and we will call you for a chat about your skills and this role.  REF: #ENG1

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