Job Description

The Role:

Maintenance Manager

Location:

Hemswell, DN21 5TU

Shift Pattern/Working Hours:

Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5pm

Yearly Salary:

55,000 - 60,000

Join a thriving, high-performing site where your leadership and data driven mindset will make a real impact.

We are seeking a proactive, results-driven Maintenance Manager to lead and develop our engineering team, using data and insight to drive continuous improvement, operational excellence, and long-term reliability. You'll play a critical role in ensuring equipment availability and performance across our site while embedding a culture of ownership and high standards.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead, coach, and inspire a team of 28 engineers, including 7 direct reports, to deliver operational excellence through efficient maintenance strategies. Use data and KPIs to identify trends, drive performance improvements, and support strategic decision making. Build strong relationships with all key stakeholders across operations, planning, and leadership teams to align maintenance with site goals. Champion and implement Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) principles and foster a continuous improvement mindset. Take full accountability for the department's performance, safety, and development. Manage maintenance budgets effectively, balancing cost, reliability, and risk. Ensure compliance with all Health & Safety standards and best practices.

What We're Looking For:

Proven experience leading a fast pace maintenance function within a manufacturing, production, or similar environment. Strong coaching, people leadership, and team development skills. Highly analytical and data driven approach to problem solving and process improvement. Demonstrated success implementing TPM or similar reliability programs. Solid understanding of budget control, planning, and resource allocation. Clear and confident communicator who can engage all levels of the business. 5 Years Supervisory capacity managing a multi-disciplined Engineering/Maintenance team

Qualifications:

Recognised Engineering/Maintenance apprenticeship, Mechanical/Electrical or Multi Skilled to C&G & HNC academic levels, HND desirable. IOSH Managing safely

Why Join Us?

This is more than just a maintenance role - it's an opportunity to shape culture, influence business outcomes, and lead meaningful change on site. If you're a hands on leader with a passion for developing teams and driving performance through data, we'd love to hear from you.

About Clean Tech UK

Since founding in 1967, Plastipak has been dedicated to prioritising sustainability through innovation. As a family owned business, Plastipak knows the power of placing people at the centre of operations, which is why you would we be valued member of our workforce. Over the years, Plastipak have evolved into a global leader within the PET recycling sector, driven by a commitment to environmental protection and customer satisfaction whilst prioritising the health and safety of our associates.

As a proud subsidiary of Plastipak, Clean Tech UK (CTUK) embodies these pioneering advancements in sustainable practices and employee empowerment. Our mission is to provide packaging solutions through engaged hearts and minds. We believe in the power of PET bottle-to-bottle recycling, working with us would mean you are helping keep an average of 20 billion bottles out of landfill every single year!

We are driven by Environmental, Social and Governance initiatives, leading us to be an engaging ethical business. Integrity is a core value for us at CTUK, and is at the heart of everything we do. We actively promote transparency, accountability, and fairness in all areas of operation, ensuring we adhere to the highest possible ethical standards.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

At CTUK, we recognise that a diverse workforce is essential to driving innovation and success. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive culture, where every member of our team feels respected, valued and safe. We constantly empower our people, consistently encouraging different perspectives and unique outlooks to achieve success. Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity initiatives are designed to ensure every individual receives equal opportunities and creates a workplace that reflects the communities we serve.

Clean Tech UK, Recruitment Privacy Policy

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If your application is not successful and we have not sought consent or you have not provided consent upon our request to keep your data for the purpose of future suitable job vacancies, we will keep your data for 6 months once the recruitment exercise ends.

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 55,000.00-60,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

Bonus scheme Performance bonus Signing bonus Yearly bonus
Schedule:

12 hour shift Day shift Night shift Overtime
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: CTUK26