Are you an experienced Maintenance & Reliability Manager who thrives in fast-paced, high-availability manufacturing environments? Do you enjoy leading multi-skilled engineering teams, improving asset reliability and embedding world-class maintenance practices? If so, this could be a fantastic next step.

We’re supporting a global manufacturing organisation operating a large-scale, highly automated production facility in the UK. This site plays a critical role in worldwide output and operates to the highest standards of safety, quality and compliance. This is a senior leadership role with real ownership, influence and impact.

What’s the role all about?

As the Maintenance & Reliability Manager, you’ll lead and develop the Maintenance & Reliability function across complex assembly, filling and compounding operations, ensuring assets perform safely, reliably and cost-effectively.

You’ll be accountable for asset reliability, maintenance strategy, engineering capability and continuous improvement, working closely with Operations and senior stakeholders.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading, coaching and developing a multi-skilled Maintenance & Reliability team across 24/7 operations
• Owning and embedding Preventive & Autonomous Maintenance (PM/AM) strategies
• Driving asset performance using KPIs such as OEE, MTBF, MTTR, PM compliance and CMMS effectiveness
• Planning and controlling maintenance execution through CMMS systems
• Ensuring GMP, safety and corporate engineering standards are consistently met
• Leading Root Cause Analysis, FMEA and reliability investigations
• Embedding TPM, Lean and Continuous Improvement methodologies
• Eliminating repeat failures and chronic losses
• Supporting audits, deviations, investigations and CAPAs
• Working cross-functionally with Operations, Projects, Supply Chain and OEMs
• Ensuring reliability is designed into both existing and new assets

This is a highly visible leadership role where engineering excellence directly supports operational success.

What you’ll need

To succeed as a Maintenance & Reliability Manager, you’ll bring:

• Degree-level qualification in Engineering (or equivalent experience)
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in maintenance & reliability leadership
• Background in a regulated manufacturing environment (FMCG, pharma, medical devices, food or similar)
• Strong experience with TPM, CI, Lean and Reliability Engineering
• Proven people-leadership and coaching capability
• Expertise in RCA, FMEA and collaborative problem-solving
• Experience with CMMS systems and asset lifecycle management
• Strong communication, organisation and stakeholder-management skills
• Confidence working in fast-paced, high-availability operations

Who you are

You’re a visible, credible engineering leader who balances strategy with hands-on delivery. You enjoy developing people, challenging the status quo and building a culture of accountability, safety and continuous improvement.

You’ll be:

• Data-driven and improvement-focused
• Calm under pressure
• Collaborative and influential
• Passionate about reliability and operational excellence
• A role model for safety, quality and professionalism

What’s in it for you?

• £70,000pa DOE
• Senior leadership role within a global manufacturing operation
• High-impact position with ownership of asset reliability strategy
• Opportunity to embed world-class maintenance and TPM practices
• Long-term career progression and development

Ready to take the next step?

If you’re an experienced Maintenance & Reliability Manager looking for a senior role where your leadership genuinely makes a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today or get in touch for a confidential discussion.

Kingdom People are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.