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Maintenance & Reliability Manager
Salary: £60,000 depending on experience
Manufacturing Engineering Reliability Continuous Improvement
An established UK manufacturing business is looking to appoint an experienced Maintenance & Reliability Manager to strengthen its engineering function and drive improvements in asset performance, equipment reliability and production efficiency.
This is a senior, hands-on opportunity for an engineer who enjoys working where maintenance, manufacturing, data and continuous improvement come together.
You’ll play a key role in improving the reliability of critical production assets, reducing unplanned downtime and developing a more proactive approach to maintenance across a multi-site manufacturing environment.
The Role
Working closely with engineering, production and quality teams, you’ll use maintenance data, engineering knowledge and structured problem-solving techniques to identify recurring failures and deliver sustainable improvements.
Your responsibilities will include:
Developing and delivering a long-term maintenance and reliability strategy
Analysing equipment performance, downtime, failure trends and maintenance data
Identifying critical assets and reducing operational risk
Leading root cause analysis and failure elimination programmes
Developing reliability-centred maintenance and FMEA-based approaches
Improving planned preventative maintenance and asset care programmes
Introducing and developing condition-based and predictive maintenance techniques
Establishing robust maintenance standards and procedures
Using CMMS information and KPIs to identify trends and improvement opportunities
Working with production teams to improve machine availability and output
Supporting Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement activity
Coaching and developing maintenance engineers in reliability-focused practices
Providing engineering leadership and management support across multiple manufacturing locations when requiredAbout You
You’ll be an experienced multi-skilled engineer, maintenance professional or reliability specialist with a strong background in a manufacturing environment.
We’re particularly interested in people with experience of automated or high-volume manufacturing, although experience from other complex production environments will be considered.
You’ll ideally have:
Engineering qualification to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
Strong multi-skilled engineering experience
Previous experience in maintenance, reliability or engineering
Experience leading or influencing maintenance teams
A strong understanding of preventative and predictive maintenance
Experience with RCA, FMEA, RCM or similar reliability methodologies
Experience using maintenance systems, CMMS data and engineering KPIs
Exposure to Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement
Strong analytical and numerical skills
Excellent communication and stakeholder-management abilities
A practical, collaborative and solutions-focused approach
Good organisation and time-management skills
A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel between sitesLean Six Sigma training or qualification would be advantageous.
Benefits & Package
Alongside a salary of £60,000 depending on experience, this opportunity offers a strong overall package, including:
15% annual bonus linked to performance
Car allowance to support travel between manufacturing sites
25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays
Aegon pension scheme
Private medical insurance
Death-in-service benefit
Training and professional development opportunities
Long-term career progression within an established manufacturing organisation
Opportunity to work across multiple manufacturing sites, gaining broad operational and engineering exposure
A senior position with genuine scope to influence maintenance strategy, reliability and continuous improvement
Opportunity to lead and develop engineering teams while delivering measurable improvements in uptime, efficiency and asset performanceThe Opportunity
If you’re an experienced maintenance or reliability professional looking for greater ownership of engineering performance, asset reliability and continuous improvement, this could be an excellent next step.
Contact Logan at Stirling Warrington on (phone number removed) for a confidential discussion about this role or other engineering opportunities across South Yorkshire
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