Maintenance & Engineering Manager

Maintenance & Engineering Manager

Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 benefits
Location: Greater Manchester
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Hours: Monday to Friday, up to 39 hours per week

Lead Engineering Excellence Within a Growing UK Manufacturer

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Maintenance & Engineering Manager to join a well-established UK manufacturing business. This is a key leadership role responsible for transforming and developing the engineering function within a modern manufacturing environment.

We're looking for a proactive engineering leader who is passionate about reliability, continuous improvement and operational excellence. This is far more than a traditional maintenance role. You'll be instrumental in implementing a proactive engineering strategy, introducing Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), improving equipment reliability, leading capital projects and developing a high-performing engineering team.

If you're motivated by driving change, implementing best practice and creating a world-class maintenance function, we'd love to hear from you.

The Role

As Maintenance & Engineering Manager, you will:

• Lead, coach and develop a multi-skilled engineering team.
• Create a proactive maintenance culture focused on reliability and continuous improvement.
• Develop and implement a structured Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) programme.
• Improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), reduce downtime and increase equipment reliability.
• Introduce preventative, predictive and condition-based maintenance strategies.
• Manage maintenance planning, scheduling and engineering resources.
• Lead root cause analysis to eliminate recurring equipment failures.
• Oversee capital investment projects from installation through to commissioning.
• Support automation and manufacturing improvement initiatives.
• Work closely with Production, Quality and Continuous Improvement teams to maximise operational performance.
• Ensure engineering activities are carried out safely and in compliance with all relevant legislation.
• Develop engineering KPIs and use data to drive performance improvements.

About You

We're looking for an experienced engineering professional with:

• Significant experience in a senior Maintenance or Engineering Management position within manufacturing.
• Proven success implementing Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).
• Strong knowledge of preventative maintenance, reliability engineering and asset management.
• Experience leading, motivating and developing engineering teams.
• A track record of delivering engineering improvement and capital investment projects.
• Knowledge of automation, robotics, PLC-controlled machinery or modern manufacturing equipment.
• A strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement principles.
• Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.

Desirable Experience

Applications are particularly welcomed from candidates with experience in:

• Fabrication, heavy engineering, manufacturing or automated production environments.
• Robotic welding or automated production systems.
• CMMS implementation and maintenance planning systems.
• Lean Six Sigma, TPM or Project Management qualifications.
• IOSH or NEBOSH certification.

What You'll Bring

You'll be someone who:

• Inspires and develops high-performing teams.
• Leads from the front with a hands-on approach.
• Uses data to drive engineering decisions.
• Thrives on solving complex engineering challenges.
• Is passionate about continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Can successfully influence change across a manufacturing operation.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary dependent on experience.
• Permanent, full-time position.
• Opportunity to lead the transformation of a modern engineering department.
• Involvement in exciting automation and capital investment projects.
• Ongoing professional development and leadership training.
• Company pension.
• Additional annual leave.
• Health and wellbeing programme.
• Employee referral scheme.
• Free on-site parking.
• Excellent long-term career progression within a growing and successful manufacturing business.

If you're an ambitious engineering leader looking for the opportunity to make a genuine impact within a forward-thinking manufacturing organisation, we'd love to hear from you.

About Cast UK

Cast UK is a leading executive consultancy, providing national recruitment solutions to both clients and candidates. Specialising in Business Change & Transformation, HR, Procurement, Buying, Supply Chain, and Logistics, each member of our specialist team has a professional background specific to their recruiting sector. With this unique insight and knowledge, our consultants are able to place individuals from trainee through to main board. For more information on Cast UK and a complete list of all of our current vacancies, please visit