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Associate Maintenance Manager
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About the Role
As an Associate Maintenance Manager, you will play a key role in supporting manufacturing operations within a leading global pharmaceutical organisation.
This position is responsible for driving maintenance excellence, equipment reliability, continuous improvement initiatives, and asset performance across the manufacturing environment. Working closely with Production, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and operational teams, you will help ensure assets operate safely, reliably, and compliantly while delivering ongoing improvements in performance and efficiency.
The successful candidate will combine strong engineering knowledge with experience in maintenance, asset management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement within a regulated manufacturing environment.
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Our client, a global leader in the pharmaceutical sector, is looking for an experienced engineering professional to join their manufacturing team.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a highly regulated production environment where you'll lead improvement initiatives, support operational excellence, and play a key role in ensuring assets perform to the highest standards of safety, quality, and reliability.
You can also speak to our friendly recruitment team if you have any questions about the role.
Working Pattern
- Monday – Friday
- Hybrid working may be available depending on business requirements.
Experience and Skills Required
Essential
- Experience delivering maintenance and process improvement activities within a highly regulated manufacturing environment.
- Relevant Engineering Degree, HNC, or equivalent technical qualification.
- Strong understanding of maintenance best practices and asset reliability.
- Experience with Root Cause Analysis (RCA), TPM, RCM, FMEA, and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Ability to analyse performance data and identify improvement opportunities.
- Experience using SAP or similar maintenance management systems.
- Understanding of OEE, Pareto analysis, and performance measurement techniques.
- Experience supporting production operations with proactive and reactive engineering solutions.
- Strong technical report writing and documentation skills.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
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Desirable
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing experience.
- Understanding of GMP and regulated manufacturing environments.
- Experience with Maintenance Excellence or TPM programmes.
- Project management or business process improvement experience.
- OCM Change Management experience.
- Equipment qualification and validation experience.
- Professional Engineering accreditation.
- Knowledge of aseptic manufacturing environments.
Key Skills
- Maintenance & Reliability Engineering
- Continuous Improvement
- Asset Performance Optimisation
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
- Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM)
- Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (FMEA)
- SAP Maintenance Systems
- OEE Analysis
- GMP Compliance
- Change Management
- Stakeholder Management
Personal Attributes
- Proactive and solutions-focused approach.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent collaboration and communication abilities.
- Ability to prioritise workload in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong attention to detail and compliance standards.
- Positive attitude with a commitment to continuous improvement.
- Ability to influence and engage cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
Asset Reliability & Performance
- Support the delivery of maintenance and production activities through effective planning and coordination.
- Improve asset reliability, robustness, and operational performance.
- Identify and implement opportunities to reduce downtime and improve equipment effectiveness.
- Support maintenance strategies that maximise asset availability and efficiency.
Continuous Improvement
- Lead and deliver improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations.
- Utilise tools such as TPM, RCM, RCA, FMEA, and Value Stream Mapping to identify improvement opportunities.
- Develop business cases supported by performance and operational data.
- Drive standardisation and best practice across engineering and production teams.
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Technical Support & Problem Solving
- Provide technical expertise to support production and engineering teams.
- Lead investigations into equipment failures and recurring issues.
- Deliver effective corrective and preventative actions.
- Support troubleshooting activities to identify root causes and long-term solutions.
Compliance & Governance
- Ensure all activities comply with GMP, SHE, engineering standards, and site procedures.
- Support change management processes and equipment modifications.
- Contribute to validation, qualification, and regulatory compliance activities.
- Maintain accurate technical documentation and engineering records.
Stakeholder Management
- Work closely with Engineering, Production, Quality Assurance, Supply Chain, and Projects teams.
- Collaborate with external vendors, contractors, and equipment suppliers.
- Support maintenance governance meetings and continuous improvement forums.
- Act as deputy to the Maintenance Manager when required.
Data & Performance Management
- Review asset performance data using SAP, OEE, Pareto analysis, and other reporting tools.
- Monitor maintenance performance and identify trends.
- Develop action plans to address performance gaps and risks.
- Support reporting activities and continuous improvement tracking.
What's in it for you?
- 3-month contract with strong possibility of extension.
- Inside IR35 through PAYE or Umbrella
- Hybrid working with 3 days onsite in Macclesfield and 2 days remote.
Next Steps
Once you've applied, one of our recruitment consultants will contact you to discuss your experience and suitability for the role.
Successful applicants will then be invited to interview with the client hiring team.
We look forward to speaking with you!
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