MAC Recruit Group Ltd
Engineering And Maintenance Manager
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Engineering & Maintenance Manager
Location: West Midlands
Hours: Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
An established organisation operating within the recycling and resource management sector is looking to appoint an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the engineering and maintenance function at a key operational site in the West Midlands.
This is a hands-on leadership role with responsibility for driving plant reliability, maintenance performance, engineering standards, and continuous improvement across a busy processing environment.
The Role
Working closely with Operations and other site functions, you will take ownership of the engineering and maintenance function, with responsibilities including:
- Leading and developing the site's engineering and maintenance function
- Developing and delivering planned, preventative and condition-based maintenance strategies
- Managing breakdown response, root cause analysis, and corrective actions
- Implementing and optimising CMMS systems, PPM schedules, and asset management processes
- Using engineering KPIs including MTBF, MTTR, and PPM compliance to improve plant reliability
- Managing critical spares, inventory, and equipment obsolescence
- Managing engineering contractors, RAMS, Permit to Work, and contractor performance
- Supporting engineering projects, plant improvements, and Capex works
- Managing maintenance budgets and controlling engineering expenditure
- Driving continuous improvement across plant reliability, efficiency, and maintenance standards
- Ensuring engineering activities comply with relevant health, safety, and statutory requirements
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About You
We're looking for an experienced engineering or maintenance professional from recycling, waste processing, aggregates, FMCG, or a comparable heavy industrial/process environment. Ideally, you'll have:
- A time-served Electrical or Mechanical Engineering background, ideally HNC/HND or equivalent
- Previous experience leading an engineering or maintenance function within a continuous production/process environment
- Strong knowledge of planned, preventative, and reactive maintenance
- Experience with equipment such as conveyors, shredders, separators, motors, drives, and associated process equipment
- Practical knowledge of sensors, VSDs, and PLC fault-finding
- Strong CMMS and maintenance planning experience
- Experience managing contractors and delivering engineering or Capex projects
- Good knowledge of PUWER, LOLER, LOTO, Permit to Work, risk assessments, and RAMS
- Strong fault-finding, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement skills
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Experience with DSEAR/ATEX, PLC/HMI diagnostics, ISO management systems, HV systems, or Lean/TPM methodologies would be advantageous.
What's on Offer
This is an opportunity to take ownership of an established engineering and maintenance function within a growing organisation, with significant scope to influence reliability, maintenance strategy, and continuous improvement.
The package includes a competitive salary, employer pension, life assurance, wellness/EAP support, 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, and ongoing technical and leadership development.
Interested? Apply today or get in touch for a confidential discussion.
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