Maintenance Manager

Are you an experienced Maintenance Manager with a strong engineering background and a proven track record of leading teams and delivering complex maintenance operations? We are seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead, manage, and control all maintenance activities across our Ardeer site, ensuring Site Services effectively support operational and administrative needs. This is a key leadership role within the Engineering function, reporting to the Head of Site Engineering and with full responsibility for leading and developing the maintenance team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead all maintenance activities across the site, ensuring operations are safe, efficient, and fully compliant with company and legislative requirements.
• Champion a strong Health & Safety culture by ensuring compliance at all times and proactively reporting any unsafe acts or conditions via the Near Miss system.
• Develop, manage, and control the maintenance budget, providing clear and regular reporting on planned, actual, and forecasted spend.
• Establish and continuously improve a robust Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) system across all operational areas.
• Plan and optimise maintenance resources, including workforce structure and trade mix, to meet both current and future business needs.
• Identify requirements for specialist equipment and implement effective maintenance contracts with clearly defined scope, cost, and performance measures.
• Ensure all maintenance activities meet current and emerging legislative requirements, maintaining up-to-date knowledge of HSE standards.
• Oversee the preparation and implementation of method statements and risk assessments for all maintenance work.
• Provide strong leadership and supervision across the maintenance function in line with Health & Safety regulations.
• Drive root cause analysis for significant equipment failures, ensuring lessons learned are embedded and improvements implemented.
• Define clear roles, responsibilities, and performance expectations across the maintenance team.
• Develop and track KPIs aligned to business objectives, ensuring visibility, engagement, and accountability across the team.
• Support and promote change management initiatives, maintaining clear and effective communication at all levels of the business.
• Lead on performance management, including setting objectives, conducting reviews, and supporting team development.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree in an Engineering discipline or equivalent relevant experience.
• Strong working knowledge of engineering maintenance principles and best practices.
• Proven experience managing maintenance operations within budgetary constraints.
• Demonstrated leadership experience within a maintenance or engineering environment.
• Experience working collaboratively within multi-functional teams.
• Strong diagnostic and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience in developing procedures and risk assessments.
• Up-to-date knowledge of Health, Safety, and Environmental legislation.
• Working knowledge of CMMS systems and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Familiarity with maintenance best practices such as Lean and RCM.
• Competent IT skills across standard business systems.
• NEBOSH Certificate (to be achieved within 6 months).

The Ideal Candidate:

• A strong advocate for Safety, Quality, and Environmental standards.
• Proactive and solutions-focused, with the ability to anticipate and resolve issues early.
• Committed to continuous improvement and driving operational excellence.
• Skilled at building and maintaining effective working relationships across all levels.
• A confident communicator with strong IT and teamwork capabilities.
• Knowledgeable in company policies and procedures, ensuring compliance across operations.
• Able to communicate clearly, confidently, and effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.

Benefits:

In return, we offer a competitive salary plus excellent benefits, including pension, healthcare, an employee assistance programme, and a range of flexible benefits including Cycle2work and several local and national employee discounts. Where practical, we will support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle, including flexible start and finish times to help maintain your work–life balance.

If you have the skills and experience to take on this important role, we’d love to hear from you!