Maintenance Manager in Norwich, East Of England

Maintenance Manager

Location: North Norfolk
Salary: £65,000 per annum
Hours: Monday – Friday, 08:00 – 17:00 (42 hours per week)
Positions Available: 1

The Role

We are recruiting an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead all on-site engineering activities within a highly automated manufacturing facility. Reporting to the Site Engineering Manager, you will have full responsibility for maintenance performance, compliance, and continuous improvement across the site, managing a team of up to 10 direct reports.

This is a leadership-focused role with strong technical oversight, requiring a manager who can balance people development, operational delivery, and engineering best practice.

Key Responsibilities

Safety, Health & Environment

• Ensure full compliance with all health, safety, and environmental standards.

• Promote a safety-first culture across the engineering function.

People Leadership

• Lead, develop, and performance-manage the engineering team.

• Drive training, coaching, and succession planning.

Maintenance & Reliability

• Deliver effective planned, reactive, and predictive maintenance strategies.

• Improve equipment reliability, availability, and maintenance standards.

• Oversee critical spares, stores management, and asset care.

Systems & Compliance

• Ensure accuracy and effective use of the CMMS.

• Maintain legislative and engineering compliance across the site.

• Set and monitor quality standards for all maintenance activity.

Continuous Improvement

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across systems, processes, and people.

• Support on-site projects and contribute to daily operational meetings.

• Work cross-functionally to align engineering priorities with operational needs.

Equipment & Technical Environment

You will oversee maintenance of a wide range of automated and process equipment, including:

• Conveyors and material handling systems

• Automated packaging and robotic systems

• Process and thermal equipment

Common fault areas include PLC I/O, sensors, relays, control panels, three-phase systems, inverters, hydraulics, pneumatics, bearings, belts, chains, and motors.

Candidate Requirements

• Proven experience in an Engineering Manager or Maintenance Manager role

• Strong background within a factory or manufacturing environment

• Engineering qualification (apprenticeship, HNC, HND, or equivalent)

• Strong understanding of maintenance strategy, compliance, and reliability

• Confident people leader with experience managing multi-skilled teams

• Comfortable working in a clean, high-volume production environment

Package & Benefits

• £65,000 per annum

• Pension scheme

• Life assurance

• 28 days holiday (inclusive)

• Training and development opportunities

• Employee assistance programme

• Free on-site parking

Why Apply?

This is a stable, long-term leadership role offering autonomy, influence, and the opportunity to shape maintenance strategy and team development within a well-established operation.

Voceer presents this job opportunity for Pioneer Selection, a 50 person sized company who are categorized as a Recruitment Agency.

This position is being managed by Pioneer Selection, a reputable recruitment agency known for placing candidates in desirable positions.