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