Maintenance Manager

Job Role: Maintenance Manager
Location: Winsford, Cheshire (CW7)
Salary: Up to £60,000 DOE + Benefits
Hours: Mon - Friday (days shifts)
Contract: Permanent


About the Role
We are currently recruiting for an experienced Maintenance Manager to take ownership of reliability, improvement, and CAPEX delivery across a complex production facility that supplies to some of the world's best-known consumer brands.

You will join at a pivotal time, as the site is scaling up operations and embarking on major investment and equipment upgrades to drive efficiency and long-term growth.
It is your chance to be part of a global engineering group, investing heavily in its people, plant, and future.

As the Maintenance Manager your key responsibilities are:

• Implement proactive maintenance strategies to reduce downtime and improve equipment reliability.
• Manage maintenance budgets, spare parts inventory, and contractor relationships to optimise cost efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with UK Health & Safety regulations, including PUWER, LOLER, and COSHH.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) methodologies.
• Utilise CMMS and data analytics to track maintenance performance and identify improvement opportunities.

As the Maintenance Manager we will have :

• Proven experience in Maintenance Management within a manufacturing, chemical, or industrial environment.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical equipment/systems.
• Solid experience in CAPEX Project Management and delivering cost effective engineering solutions.
• Familiarity with reliability-centred maintenance (RCM) and predictive maintenance techniques.
• A results-driven mindset with a focus on safety, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
• Excellent leadership and team management skills.
• Strong IT skills, with experience in CMMS and Microsoft Office applications.

Benefits

• AVIVA pension (5% employee / 3% employer contribution)
• Life assurance - 4x salary
• Private Healthcare (after 3 months)
• 23 days holiday + statutory
• Career progression opportunities