Maintenance and Service Manager

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Maintenance & Services Manager to join a busy manufacturing environment.

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, performance and efficiency of plant machinery and production equipment, combining hands-on electro-mechanical maintenance with proactive fault finding, planned maintenance and engineering improvements.

This is a hands-on role suited to an experienced Maintenance Engineer or Maintenance Manager with a strong background in a high-volume manufacturing, production or industrial environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out both reactive and planned preventative maintenance on production machinery and plant equipment.
• Diagnose and repair complex electrical and mechanical faults to minimise production downtime.
• Fault-find on PLC-controlled systems, including Siemens and Allen-Bradley.
• Diagnose faults involving motor control circuits, VSDs, contactors, sensors and three-phase power systems.
• Maintain and repair mechanical systems including gearboxes, chains, belts, conveyors, pumps, pneumatics and hydraulics.
• Read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, technical drawings and maintenance manuals.
• Identify and implement engineering modifications and improvements to enhance machinery performance, reliability and efficiency.
• Work closely with production teams and management to coordinate maintenance activities and planned work.
• Ensure all maintenance activities are carried out safely and in accordance with relevant procedures.

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will have significant hands-on experience within a manufacturing, production or industrial environment, ideally working with continuous-running plant and machinery.

You will need strong electrical and mechanical engineering skills, with the ability to diagnose faults quickly and carry out effective repairs.

Experience should include:

• Electro-mechanical maintenance and fault finding.
• PLC-controlled machinery.
• Siemens and/or Allen-Bradley systems.
• Variable speed drives and motor control systems.
• Three-phase electrical systems.
• Mechanical power transmission systems.
• Pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
• Pumps, conveyors and production machinery.
• Planned preventative and reactive maintenance.
• Engineering improvements and machinery modifications.

Qualifications

A recognised engineering qualification is required, such as:

• HNC/HND in Electrical, Mechanical or Electro-Mechanical Engineering.
• City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3 apprenticeship.
• Equivalent engineering qualification.

A valid UK driving licence and IPAF licence would be advantageous.