Engineering Manager

Company: Alchem Partners Limited
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Location: Preston
Job Description:

Alchem Partners have been retained to source an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead a multi-disciplined team on site in Preston, the site is a COMAH regulated site specialising in a number of chemical products.

The role will focus on existing processes and improvements, leading and mentoring multi-disciplined teams, increasing preventative maintenance activity and projects to support these.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the teams ensuring development, mentoring and coaching for the team
  • Ensure that all maintenance and servicing aspects relating to site are efficiently undertaken to support operations
  • Ensure all works carried out adhere to our safe working systems
  • Manage Service Contracts and contractors attending site
  • Developing and implementing the Planned Preventive Maintenance Systems
  • Conduct investigations based on downtime to determine root cause analysis and then implement corrective and preventative actions using appropriate stakeholders
  • Forecast and manage the maintenance budget
  • Assist in ongoing project work and development of CAPEX projects

Qualifications

  • Proven experience within a similar supervisory/leadership position within a manufacturing environment – ideally within Food/drink/chemical/COMAH environments.
  • Degree in Mechanical or other engineering discipline or equivalent certification or experience.
  • Engineer fitter education/experience (desirable/advantage).
  • Proficient in basic IT programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, email and Internet).
  • Understanding of HMI and PLC Controllers.
  • Writing Planned Preventive Maintenance.

This role is Monday – Friday days, with a lunchtime finish on Friday.

In return our client are paying c£55,000 – £60,000pa and benefits.

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Posted: June 6th, 2026