Maintenance Manager

An opportunity has arisen for a Maintenance Manager to join our client, a well-established Chemical Manufacturer based in Manchester. This is an excellent opportunity to take on a pivotal role within a dynamic manufacturing environment, where you will be responsible for driving maintenance across a busy site. The role plays a key part in ensuring equipment reliability, safety, and day-to-day performance. Job details: * Champion health, safety, and environmental standards across the maintenance team, promoting continuous improvement and best practice initiatives. * Implement skills development programmes tailored to team requirements. * Oversee predictive and preventive maintenance strategies, ensuring cost-effective delivery without compromising safety or quality standards. * Enhance plant reliability through analysis of maintenance data and application of improvement methodologies and inspection techniques. * Maintain accurate equipment records, maintenance histories, and documentation within relevant systems. * Monitor and analyse departmental KPIs to identify performance improvement opportunities. * Ensure compliance with management systems, change control processes, procurement procedures, and technical standards. * Supervise maintenance projects and contractor activities, ensuring safe, efficient delivery to schedule. * Drive total productive maintenance initiatives within the department. * Identify and implement technical improvements including energy-saving projects, parts strategies, and vendor/contractor optimisation. * Ensure all maintenance information is accurately and promptly updated and maintained in SAP. Qualifications / Experience: * Apprentice trained with a recognised engineering qualification in Mechanical Engineering (HNC/HND - essential). * Minimum of 5 years’ experience working within Chemical, Petrochemical or Oil + Gas (Essential). * Strong working knowledge of SAP (Essential). * The ability to coach and encourage your team, set goals, resolve problems, and make decisions that enhance the team’s performance. What’s on offer: * Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 (DOE) * Shift: Monday to Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm * Annual leave: 26 days + stats (rising to 30 days after 5 years employment) * Life insurance - 4 x Salary * Pension scheme - 6% EE & 12% ER * Company events * Flexi-time * Gym membership * Health & well-being program * On-site parking * Private medical insurance * Referral program * Sick pay * Work from home * Bonus scheme Please note: All applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Our client does not offer sponsorship