Maintenance Manager: Plant Reliability & EHS Leader

Company: E3 Recruitment
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Location: Manchester
Job Description:

Maintenance Manager required for a leading chemical manufacturing company based in Manchester.The role offers a salary of up to £60,000 per year, along with an excellent benefits package—including pension contributions of up to 18%, 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (rising to 30 days with tenure), and more.

In this role, you will take ownership of planning, scheduling, and overseeing all engineering activities, including Predictive/Preventive and Corrective Maintenance, facility upkeep, and modification projects.You will work across multiple engineering disciplines with a focus on optimising resources and ensuring all tasks are delivered safely, efficiently, and on time.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the maintenance team in promoting a strong EHS culture, ensuring compliance with corporate policies and driving continuous improvement.
  • Steer the team in developing and optimising plans that support high operational performance and align with plant objectives.
  • Create tailored development plans to support staff training and progression.
  • Oversee the planning and execution of PPM including Mechanical Integrity programmes, ensuring cost-effectiveness without compromising safety or quality.
  • Improve plant reliability by regularly evaluating maintenance programme effectiveness using appropriate tools and inspection methodologies.
  • Ensure accurate, timely updates of data within SAP and related systems.
  • Track and analyse KPIs to identify improvement opportunities, ensuring adherence to SAP processes, ISO standards, MOC requirements, and procurement procedures.

Candidate RequirementsTo be considered for this position, you will need a degree in Mechanical Engineering along with experience in the chemical, oil & gas, petrochemical or high hazardous sectors.Strong leadership and management capabilities are essential, as is a sound understanding of plant design, production processes, project management, and applicable regulations and standards.

If you are interested in this Maintenance Manager role, please apply directly for more information.

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Posted: June 6th, 2026