Maintenance Manager

Job Title

Maintenance Manager

Location

Duckinfield, Tameside, Manchester, England

Salary

£50,000 – £55,000 per annum, dependent on experience

Job Type

Permanent

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver planned preventative maintenance (PPM) schedules for all plant, machinery, and site services.
• Diagnose and rectify mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic faults in a timely manner, minimising plant and production downtime.
• Project‑manage new installations and modifications/upgrades of existing equipment.
• Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date maintenance records, logs, and technical documentation.
• Monitor plant performance and identify opportunities to improve reliability, efficiency, and availability.
• Lead, supervise, and develop a maintenance team of six personnel and manage external contractors.
• Allocate workloads, set priorities, and ensure maintenance activities align with production requirements.
• Support training and ongoing skills development within the maintenance team.
• Take responsibility for maintenance budgets, contractor costs, and spare parts control.

Qualifications & Experience

• Hands‑on experience working with guillotines, drills, and band saws in a workshop environment.
• Strong knowledge of welding, fabrication, and sheet‑metal work.
• Fault diagnosis in mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, gearbox, motor, pump, fan, compressor systems, conveyors and extraction systems.
• Experience with preventative maintenance systems and maintenance planning.
• Strong mechanical and basic electrical fault‑finding capability.
• Good working knowledge of health and safety legislation.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Understanding of Computer Aided Design (CAD) software.

Additional Information

The role is based at Duckinfield. The company is a recruitment consultancy (Kinetic plc) with a 40‑year track record in engineering, manufacturing and technical staffing solutions. Candidates who meet the specification will be contacted for further discussion.

Contact

Martin Pierce – Tel: 01253 446920 – martin.pierce@kinetic-skilled.co.uk

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