Maintenance Manager

Competitive Salary + Bonus + Development Opportunity

A well-established advanced manufacturing business in Cheshire is looking to appoint an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead engineering reliability and maintenance strategy at a key production facility.

This role offers the opportunity to transform and modernise the site maintenance function, with a particular focus on developing a robust planned preventative maintenance (PPM) strategy across critical furnace and high-temperature process equipment.

The business is investing in improving maintenance planning and reliability, including exploring the implementation of a CMMS system, making this an excellent opportunity for an engineering leader who enjoys building systems and driving change.

Reporting to the senior operations leadership team, the Maintenance Manager will take responsibility for all maintenance activities across the facility, with a particular focus on critical furnace and high-temperature process equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the site maintenance technicians
• Establish a robust PPM strategy for furnace and thermal process equipment
• Improve equipment reliability and reduce unplanned downtime
• Support the introduction of a CMMS maintenance system
• Work closely with operations to improve asset performance and efficiency
• Ensure all maintenance activities meet health, safety and compliance requirements

We are particularly interested in candidates from industries such as:

• Metals / metal melting
• Glass manufacturing
• Mineral wool / insulation
• Foundry / casting
• Other high-temperature materials processing

About You

• Qualified Engineer with proven experience of managing a maintenance team in a manufacturing environment
• Strong knowledge of furnaces or complex, high-temperature process equipment
• Proven leadership experience within manufacturing or process environments
• Strong background in planned maintenance and reliability improvement

This is an excellent opportunity to shape the maintenance strategy of a growing manufacturing operation and make a visible impact on site performance.

At Morgan Ryder we can provide you with a full range of employment opportunities from short term and fixed term temporary vacancies to permanent positions.

We recruit for companies that operate in the following industries: Defence Equipment, Food and Drink Manufacturers, FMCG, Packaging, Engineering, Automotive, Aerospace, Warehousing, Logistics, Waste Management, Petro Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Power & Renewable Energy.

Our commitment:

Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at Morgan Ryder Associates are critical to our success as DE&I positive company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic.

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