We are seeking an experienced Head of Engineering for Rides Maintenance to lead all ride maintenance, reliability, and safety performance across a busy theme park resort.
This is a senior leadership role focused on ensuring all attractions are safe, compliant, and available while also driving stronger structure, discipline, accountability, and team development within the department.
What We’re Looking For
• A mature, highly organised manager
• Process-driven and administratively strong
• Able to build structure, planning discipline, documentation, and control systems
• Strong in stock, spares, and workshop organisation
• Able to create accountability, traceability, and clear escalation routes
• Capable of rebuilding team confidence and stabilising culture over time
• Technically credible and hands-on when needed
Key Responsibilities
• Lead rides maintenance operations ensuring safety, reliability, and availability
• Deliver maintenance strategy, planning, and performance targets
• Ensure full compliance with HSG175 and safety legislation
• Manage risk assessments, incidents, and corrective actions
• Improve maintenance systems, documentation, and reporting discipline
• Oversee workshop control, spares, and inventory management
• Lead winter maintenance and major outage programmes
• Manage budgets, procurement, and supplier performance
• Develop and lead a capable, accountable engineering team
• Liaise with regulators, manufacturers, and external bodies
• Act as Duty Park Manager on rota basis when required
What’s in it for you?
• 30 days holiday
• Free unlimited access for you and your family to the theme park, West Midlands Safari Park, and Waterworld
• Discounts on retail, catering, hotel stays, plus free parking and subsidised canteen
• Employee Assistance Programme, ticket swaps, and regular staff engagement activities
If this sounds like your kind of challenge, then apply now !
”, “datePosted”: “2026-05-23”, “hiringOrganization”: { “@type”: “Organization”, “name”: “Drayton Manor Resort”, “sameAs”: “https://uk.whatjobs.com/pub_api__cpl__439505924__4861?utm_campaign=publisher&utm_medium=api&utm_source=4861&geoID=821” }, “jobLocation”: { “@type”: “Place”, “address”: { “@type”: “PostalAddress”, “addressLocality”: “Tamworth” } } }We are seeking an experienced Head of Engineering for Rides Maintenance to lead all ride maintenance, reliability, and safety performance across a busy theme park resort.
This is a senior leadership role focused on ensuring all attractions are safe, compliant, and available while also driving stronger structure, discipline, accountability, and team development within the department.
What We’re Looking For
• A mature, highly organised manager
• Process-driven and administratively strong
• Able to build structure, planning discipline, documentation, and control systems
• Strong in stock, spares, and workshop organisation
• Able to create accountability, traceability, and clear escalation routes
• Capable of rebuilding team confidence and stabilising culture over time
• Technically credible and hands-on when needed
Key Responsibilities
• Lead rides maintenance operations ensuring safety, reliability, and availability
• Deliver maintenance strategy, planning, and performance targets
• Ensure full compliance with HSG175 and safety legislation
• Manage risk assessments, incidents, and corrective actions
• Improve maintenance systems, documentation, and reporting discipline
• Oversee workshop control, spares, and inventory management
• Lead winter maintenance and major outage programmes
• Manage budgets, procurement, and supplier performance
• Develop and lead a capable, accountable engineering team
• Liaise with regulators, manufacturers, and external bodies
• Act as Duty Park Manager on rota basis when required
What’s in it for you?
• 30 days holiday
• Free unlimited access for you and your family to the theme park, West Midlands Safari Park, and Waterworld
• Discounts on retail, catering, hotel stays, plus free parking and subsidised canteen
• Employee Assistance Programme, ticket swaps, and regular staff engagement activities
If this sounds like your kind of challenge, then apply now !
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