Maintenance Lead, Maintenance Technician ​/ Mechanic

Job Title
Maintenance Manager

Location
Manchester, UK

Employment Type

Permanent, Full-time

Industry
Industrial Manufacturing and Process Engineering (Oil and Gas, Pharmaceuticals, Renewables, Chemicals, Utilities)

Visa Requirements
Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Overview
A well-established industrial site in Manchester is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead all site maintenance activities across a multi-discipline engineering environment. The role is responsible for planning, scheduling, and delivering predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance, as well as modification projects and facility maintenance.

This position ensures the safe, efficient, and cost-effective execution of maintenance activities while driving high levels of plant reliability. The role also provides leadership, structure, and technical direction to the maintenance function, with a strong focus on continuous improvement and safe working practices.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and promote a strong EHS culture, ensuring compliance with internal policies and driving continuous improvement initiatives

Lead and develop the maintenance team to deliver effective maintenance planning and high-performance operations aligned with site objectives

Identify skill gaps and implement competency development plans for maintenance personnel

Plan, schedule, and execute predictive and preventive maintenance programmes, including mechanical integrity activities

Improve plant reliability through analysis of corrective maintenance data and optimisation of preventive and predictive strategies

Apply reliability and root cause analysis tools such as RCA, RCM, RBM, and FMEA, alongside inspection techniques including oil analysis and NDT

Plan and execute facility-related maintenance activities as required

Ensure maintenance records, equipment history, and fault reporting are accurately maintained in site systems

Monitor and analyse maintenance KPIs to identify performance trends and improvement opportunities

Ensure compliance with internal management systems, change management processes, procurement procedures, and technical standards

Collaborate with operations, engineering, and other functions to support overall business objectives

Manage contractors and external service providers to ensure work is completed safely, on time, and to specification

Support procurement and technical stores activities with a focus on cost optimisation without compromising safety or quality

Develop and manage a zero-based maintenance budget, including planning, tracking, and reporting

Review equipment design and manage replacement or installation of new equipment linked to obsolescence

Drive Total Productive Maintenance initiatives within the maintenance function

Identify, prioritise, and implement improvement initiatives related to energy efficiency, spare parts strategy, vendor management, and contractor optimisation

Requirements and Qualifications

Proven maintenance experience within an industrial or process-driven environment

Demonstrated leadership capability with experience managing maintenance teams

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills

Experience delivering preventive and predictive maintenance programmes

Ability to work effectively in a safety-critical and regulated environment

Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills