Maintenance Manager

Location: North Norfolk Salary: £65,000 per annum Hours: Monday – Friday, 08:00 – 17:00 (42 hours per week) Positions Available: 1

The Role

We are recruiting an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead all on-site engineering activities within a highly automated manufacturing facility. Reporting to the Site Engineering Manager, you will have full responsibility for maintenance performance, compliance, and continuous improvement across the site, managing a team of up to 10 direct reports.

This is a leadership-focused role with strong technical oversight, requiring a manager who can balance people development, operational delivery, and engineering best practice.

Key Responsibilities

Safety, Health & Environment

Ensure full compliance with all health, safety, and environmental standards.

Promote a safety-first culture across the engineering function.

People Leadership

Lead, develop, and performance-manage the engineering team.

Drive training, coaching, and succession planning.

Maintenance & Reliability

Deliver effective planned, reactive, and predictive maintenance strategies.

Improve equipment reliability, availability, and maintenance standards.

Oversee critical spares, stores management, and asset care.

Systems & Compliance

Ensure accuracy and effective use of the CMMS.

Maintain legislative and engineering compliance across the site.

Set and monitor quality standards for all maintenance activity.

Continuous Improvement

Drive continuous improvement initiatives across systems, processes, and people.

Support on-site projects and contribute to daily operational meetings.

Work cross-functionally to align engineering priorities with operational needs.

Equipment & Technical Environment

You will oversee maintenance of a wide range of automated and process equipment, including:

Conveyors and material handling systems

Automated packaging and robotic systems

Process and thermal equipment

Common fault areas include PLC I/O, sensors, relays, control panels, three-phase systems, inverters, hydraulics, pneumatics, bearings, belts, chains, and motors.

Candidate Requirements

Proven experience in an Engineering Manager or Maintenance Manager role

Strong background within a factory or manufacturing environment

Engineering qualification (apprenticeship, HNC, HND, or equivalent)

Strong understanding of maintenance strategy, compliance, and reliability

Confident people leader with experience managing multi-skilled teams

Comfortable working in a clean, high-volume production environment

Package & Benefits

£65,000 per annum

Pension scheme

Life assurance

28 days holiday (inclusive)

Training and development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Free on-site parking

Why Apply?

This is a stable, long-term leadership role offering autonomy, influence, and the opportunity to shape maintenance strategy and team development within a well-established operation