- Posted 08 December 2025
- Salary £70,000
- LocationNorthamptonshire
- Job type Permanent
- DisciplineFood & Drink
- Reference197465
Maintenance Manager
Job description
Maintenance Manager
Lead maintenance excellence within a modern, fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Salary: Up to £70,000.
Pension: 6% employee, 10% employer.
Holidays: 25 days + bank holidays.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Maintenance Manager to take full responsibility of a major production facility in Corby. This pivotal leadership role focuses on driving asset reliability, ensuring safe and efficient operations, and supporting production by delivering high-quality maintenance services.
You will lead a skilled maintenance team, manage preventative and reliability-centred maintenance programmes, and optimise equipment uptime, expenditure, and spare parts availability. This role is ideal for a strong engineering professional who thrives in a dynamic environment and is committed to continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
Ensure all employees, contractors, and visitors comply with site safety policies, procedures, and standards.
Maintain the highest levels of hygiene and ensure adherence to food safety requirements.
Set clear goals and expectations for the maintenance team, providing coaching, development, and consistent, fair feedback.
Lead the planning and implementation of preventative and reliability-focused maintenance activities.
Drive and support root-cause analysis processes and oversee corrective action implementation.
Develop, track, and analyse maintenance and reliability performance metrics.
Optimise spare parts inventory to ensure availability while managing costs.
Oversee people development, recruitment, retention, and team engagement.
Support site-wide projects and lead small engineering improvements from concept to completion.
Your Profile
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft applications and asset management software.
Proficient in modern asset management and reliability techniques.
Excellent analytical, diagnostic, and problem-solving skills with a strong results focus.
Effective communicator and collaborative team player.
Strong coaching style and proven people management capabilities.
Health & Safety qualifications are an advantage.
Time-served engineering background with mechanical and electrical knowledge, or ideally a degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Production Manufacturing, or a related discipline.
Experience within food, feed, or chemical manufacturing environments is highly desirable.
What’s on Offer
A challenging and impactful leadership role with significant autonomy and responsibility.
Opportunities for innovative thinking, continuous learning, and professional development.
Access to internal development programmes, mentoring opportunities, and employee resource groups promoting diversity and inclusion.
Attractive remuneration and a comprehensive benefits package, including health and wellbeing support and enhanced family-friendly provisions.
Mental health awareness training for all new starters and access to trained Mental Health First Aiders.