Maintenance Manager

Maintenance Manager Mon-Fri | Days | Northamptonshire 65,000-70,000 + Excellent Pension + Private Medical An opportunity for a forward-thinking Maintenance / Engineering Manager with recent food manufacturing experience to lead a high-performing site engineering function. You'll own site maintenance strategy, ensuring safe, compliant, and reliable operations, while driving strong PPM, asset performance, and team capability. This is a visible leadership role, working closely with Operations, Projects, and central engineering teams. What you'll be doing Lead and develop the site maintenance team, embedding a strong safety and food-safe culture Deliver reliable plant performance through effective PPM/CBM, spares strategy, and planning Own maintenance budgets, CapEx planning, and cost-reduction initiatives (energy & sustainability) Manage contractors, site projects, and OEM relationships Track and improve performance using KPIs, CMMS, asset data, and RCA Drive standardisation, best practice, and continuous improvement across the site Stay current with statutory compliance, technical developments, and industry standards What we're looking for Proven Maintenance / Engineering Manager experience in food, FMCG, or pharma Strong people leadership - able to coach, mentor, and develop future leaders Solid understanding of H&S, food safety, and regulatory compliance Confident managing budgets, reporting, and performance data Comfortable using and interpreting CMMS and asset management systems Apprentice trained with HNC/HND in Engineering (desirable) What's in it for you? 65,000-70,000 salary Excellent pension scheme & medical expenses cover Clear progression and succession planning into senior engineering roles Exposure to capital projects, automation, and site investment Commutable from: Corby, Northampton, Kettering, Wellingborough, Market Harborough, Leicester, Peterborough, Huntingdon, Bedford, Milton Keynes, Rugby, Oakham, Stamford, Rushden, and surrounding areas. Our client is an equal opportunity employer and recruits purely on meri As you know over here at Zest we like to do things properly and always want to keep you, the candidate in the loop. Applying to this 'one of a kind' role you give Zest permission to hold your information. If you want to know more about how Zest look after your personal information please visit our privacy policy on the website TPBN1_UKTJ

Created: 2026-01-08