Maintenance Manager

Description

As a Maintenance Manager within the manufacturing sector, you will be responsible for the supervision of a team of maintenance engineers working on a continuous production line.

Some of the typical duties of a Maintenance Manager are to:

• Manage the workload of and assign tasks to staff in the maintenance team
• Plan and implement training and development plans for maintenance staff to ensure optimum operational performance
• Use root cause analysis techniques to quickly identify the cause of downtime issues and work with the team to resolve them
• Assist with capex projects when required and identify future site capex projects
• Identify potential cost savings and drive cost efficiency programmes within the manufacturing and maintenance departments

Typical Rate

As a Maintenance Manager, you may typically expect to earn between £45,000 and £60,000 per year, depending on your level of experience and the size of the team you are responsible for.

Required Skills and Experience

To become a Maintenance Manager in a production facility, you will be required to have earned a relevant engineering (mechanical or electrical) or trade qualification with experience working in a manufacturing environment.

Other requirements you may need to meet are:

• Ability to prove previous experience of successfully managing a team
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of maintenance and industry best practice
• Experience of maintenance techniques e.g. TPM, PPM, CBM and RCM
• Experience of using CMMS systems
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Good knowledge of all relevant HSE regulations

FAQs

• Do I need to be a qualified engineer?

  Yes, it's likely that an employer will require you to have achieved a relevant mechnical or electrical engineering qualification.