Maintenance Manager
Function: Supply Chain – Brewing
Location: Manchester
Salary: Circa £60,000 depending on experience, plus benefits listed below
Contract: Perm
Latest Closing Date: 9th July 2026
What’s the role?
This is an exciting leadership opportunity within our Brewing department. You’ll bring your expertise in asset care and maintenance best practices to the forefront and play a key role in developing and implementing proactive maintenance strategies that drive reliability, performance, and efficiency across our brewing operations.
You’ll lead and coach a team of Technicians and Maintenance Planners, empowering them to deliver world‑class asset reliability through continuous improvement. With TPM at the heart of our methodology, your success will be measured through clear improvements in key performance indicators.
The role focuses on ensuring compliance with all safety and statutory requirements while managing and prioritising the day‑to‑day activities of all engineering personnel, whether direct, indirect, or contract. You’ll oversee the effective delivery of maintenance services across the brewing operations, ensure optimal use of the site CMMS, and drive the execution of the weekly maintenance plan.
As the budget holder for repairs and maintenance, you’ll be accountable for managing spending wisely, always focusing on value and performance.
What are we looking for?
We’re looking for a skilled problem solver and excellent people manager who is driven by results. Ideally, you’ll be a highly motivated and safety‑conscious electrical and automation qualified engineer with experience implementing new ways of working, challenging traditions, and leading a team through change.
We’re also looking for a skilled people manager who can coach, develop, and motivate team members to reach their potential and perform to achieve optimum asset reliability.
On top of this, we’re looking for someone who has the following:
- A positive outlook with a continuous improvement mindset
- Experience of leading a high performing team
- Experience with complex process control systems who can demonstrate sustained business improvements
- Experience using structured maintenance development techniques
- IOSH / NEBOSH Qualifications
- Experience of TPM
Our benefits and rewards
- Annual bonus,
- Company-funded Private Medical Healthcare
- Double‑matched pension (up to 10%),
- 35 days holiday (holiday trading available)
- Retail discounts
- A monthly case of our delicious ciders and beers (low and no alcohol options available)
- Unique learning and development opportunities
The application
If you like what you’ve read and want to explore this opportunity further, please apply before the closing date listed above.
We also welcome adjustments to support applicants – for example, if you require information in different formats or have accessibility issues, please get in touch at recruitment@heineken.co.uk.
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