Maintenance Manager

Salary: Up to £90,000
Benefits: 7% Matched Pension | Private Healthcare | 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
Location: Lincolnshire

An outstanding opportunity has arisen to join one of the UK's leading food manufacturers as a Maintenance Manager. With a reputation for excellence, innovation, and quality, this market-leading business supplies premium products and own-label ranges to all major UK supermarkets.

Operating across 36 UK sites and employing thousands of people nationwide, this multi-million-pound organisation continues to invest heavily in cutting-edge technology, operational excellence, and sustainability initiatives. Their commitment to continuous improvement has cemented their position as a leader within the industry.

The Lincolnshire site is one of the company's most established and strategically important facilities, making a significant contribution to overall business performance. As a result, this role offers exceptional job security, long-term career prospects, and the opportunity to make a genuine impact within a high-performing manufacturing environment.

This is a business that truly values its engineering function, investing heavily in training, development, and succession planning to support future leadership progression.

As Maintenance Manager, you will be responsible for leading and developing a well-established engineering team while driving reliability, performance, and continuous improvement across the site.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading, coaching, and developing a team of engineers to achieve operational excellence.

• Driving a culture of continuous improvement and asset reliability across the engineering function.

• Ensuring all maintenance activities, audits, and PPM schedules are accurately recorded and completed to the highest standard.

• Managing departmental budgets and identifying opportunities for cost reduction and efficiency improvements.

• Overseeing third-party contractors and ensuring compliance with site standards and expectations.

• Providing technical engineering expertise to support both short- and long-term capital projects.

• Leading root cause analysis activities to eliminate recurring issues and improve plant performance.

• Managing team performance through KPIs, objective setting, and regular performance reviews.

• Building strong cross-functional relationships with Production, Technical, Hygiene, and Health & Safety teams.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Proven experience in a Maintenance Manager or Senior Engineering Leadership position.

• Previous experience within a food manufacturing environment.

• A recognised engineering qualification.

• Strong leadership, coaching, and people management skills.

• Experience driving continuous improvement, reliability, and engineering best practice within a manufacturing setting.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

This is an opportunity to join a highly respected organisation that combines the stability and resources of a large national business with the culture and support of a close-knit site team.

In return, you will receive:

• Salary up to £90,000

• 7% matched pension scheme

• Private healthcare

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

• Genuine career progression opportunities

• Ongoing investment in training and professional development

• Long-term job security within a market-leading business

To apply for this position, please click Apply or contact Andy Crewe at ATA Recruitment for a confidential discussion.

ATA Recruitment specialises in technical and engineering appointments from entry-level positions through to senior leadership and director-level roles.

If you have the skills, ATA Recruitment has the expertise to help you secure your next career move.

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation