Mechanical Maintenance Manager

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the Mechanical Engineering team to deliver a safe, efficient and responsive maintenance service.
• Monitor plant reliability, identify issues and drive continuous improvement to minimise downtime and costs.
• Develop and manage inspection regimes to improve reliability and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Lead the training, development and performance of the Mechanical Engineering team.
• Manage mechanical engineering projects, installations and contractors, ensuring high engineering and safety standards.
• What we’re looking for:
• A recognised Mechanical Engineering qualification, such as an apprenticeship, City & Guilds/NVQ or equivalent, ideally supported by an HNC.
• At least three years’ management experience in a similar engineering or maintenance role, ideally within a process plant environment.
• Strong technical and problem-solving skills, including interpreting mechanical drawings and managing plant reliability issues.
• Experience managing contractors, safe systems of work, engineering projects and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Proven leadership, communication and organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise workloads and balance maintenance needs with production demands.
• Desirable experience:
• Experience working on a COMAH site, with knowledge of PSSR, LOLER, CMMS and CompEx regulations.
• Why join us?
• At Scott Bader, we’re proud to be an employee-owned business where our colleagues share in our success and help shape the future of the company. Alongside a competitive salary and bonus scheme, we offer a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, development and work-life balance, including:
• Enhanced pension contributions up to 10%
• Private medical insurance and health cash plan
• Profit share and bonus schemes
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with option to buy more
• Paid volunteering days and charity match funding
• Learning and development opportunities
• Electric vehicle and Cycle to Work schemes
• Subsidised canteen, free parking and onsite facilities at our Wollaston HQ
• We also offer a collaborative and inclusive working environment where innovation, sustainability and community are at the heart of what we do.

About Scott Bader

Qualifications

• A recognised Mechanical Engineering qualification, such as an apprenticeship, City & Guilds/NVQ or equivalent, ideally supported by an HNC.
• At least three years’ management experience in a similar engineering or maintenance role, ideally within a process plant environment.
• Strong technical and problem-solving skills, including interpreting mechanical drawings and managing plant reliability issues.
• Experience managing contractors, safe systems of work, engineering projects and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Proven leadership, communication and organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise workloads and balance maintenance needs with production demands.
• Experience working on a COMAH site, with knowledge of PSSR, LOLER, CMMS and CompEx regulations.
• Why join us?
• Enhanced pension contributions up to 10%
• Private medical insurance and health cash plan
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with option to buy more
• Paid volunteering days and charity match funding
• Learning and development opportunities
• Electric vehicle and Cycle to Work schemes
• Subsidised canteen, free parking and onsite facilities at our Wollaston HQ
• We also offer a collaborative and inclusive working environment where innovation, sustainability and community are at the heart of what we do.

Preferred Qualifications

• Profit share and bonus schemes