Maintenance manager

Maintenance Manager

Location: Leicester
Salary: £60,(Apply online only) - £67,(Apply online only)
Shift: Days

Are you an experienced Maintenance Manager or Engineering Team Leader looking for your next challenge?

A fantastic opportunity has become available for an experienced Maintenance Manager to join a highly automated, fast-paced manufacturing site in Leicester.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to lead from the front. You will manage and develop the engineering team while remaining hands-on technically, supporting with fault-finding, breakdowns and maintenance when required.

The site has a strong focus on engineering reliability, continuous improvement and maximising production uptime, making this an ideal role for someone who wants to make a genuine impact.

The Role

As Maintenance Manager, you will:

• Lead, manage and develop the engineering and maintenance team.

• Oversee planned preventative, reactive and breakdown maintenance.

• Remain hands-on and support engineers with electrical and mechanical fault-finding.

• Drive engineering standards, reliability and continuous improvement.

• Ensure production downtime is kept to a minimum.

• Manage engineering priorities and maintenance activities.

• Work closely with Production to improve site performance.

• Promote a strong health & safety culture across the engineering function.

Non-Negotiable Requirements

You MUST have:

• Previous leadership or management experience within an engineering/maintenance environment.

• A multi-skilled engineering background, with both electrical and mechanical experience.

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent engineering qualification as a minimum.

• A genuinely hands-on approach — this is not a purely office-based management position.

• Previous experience within an industrial manufacturing environment.

The Ideal Candidate

You may currently be working as a:

• Maintenance Manager

• Engineering Manager

• Engineering Supervisor

• Engineering Team Leader

• Senior Maintenance Engineer

Experience within FMCG, food manufacturing or high-volume manufacturing would be highly advantageous.

PLC fault-finding, PPM, continuous improvement and reliability experience would also be beneficial.

What''s in it for you?

• £60,(Apply online only) - £67,(Apply online only) salary

• Management-level position with genuine responsibility.

• Opportunity to lead and develop an engineering team.

• Hands-on role allowing you to maintain your technical skills.

• Excellent training and development opportunities.

• Established and successful manufacturing business.

• Opportunity to make a significant impact on engineering reliability and site performance.

• Strong company benefits package.

Interested?

If you''re an experienced Maintenance Manager, Engineering Manager, Engineering Supervisor or Senior Maintenance Engineer looking for a new challenge in Leicester, we''d love to hear from you.

Click Apply Now to be considered for this opportunity.

For further details, contact Begum Halil at Pioneer Selection.

As a registered candidate with Pioneer Selection Ltd, you automatically become eligible for our referral scheme.

You will receive £250 for every candidate we place in permanent employment who has been recommended by you. Terms and Conditions apply. Please see our website for further details.

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