Maintenance Manager

Job description

Gap Personnel is working in partnership with a well-established, privately owned engineering business based in Oldbury, West Midlands.

Due to significant business growth and organisational restructuring, we are recruiting an experienced Maintenance Manager (Multi-Skilled) to strengthen the maintenance and engineering function across the business.

This is a hands-on leadership role, combining technical expertise with people and project management, supporting both reactive and planned maintenance while driving continuous improvement.

Duties and responsibilities as a Maintenance Manager:

• Lead and manage all mechanical and electrical maintenance activities across two sites
• Plan, manage and improve the preventive maintenance (PM) schedule
• Fault find and repair pumps, motors, impellors, pneumatics and fluid systems
• Project manage engineering and maintenance improvement projects
• Report against monthly engineering objectives and KPIs
• Ensure machinery uptime, reliability and compliance with operational requirements
• Maintain a safe working environment, ensuring full Health & Safety compliance
• Support out-of-hours call-outs and provide shift cover when required

Key skills and qualifications required as a Maintenance Manager:

Technical / Engineering Skills

• Strong mechanical and electrical maintenance background
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical and electrical drawings
• Experience fault-finding on pumps, motors and fluid systems
• Understanding of pneumatics and fluid logic
• Automotive manufacturing background (preferred)
• Wet paint or coatings experience (preferred)
• ABB robotics experience (preferred)

Management & Professional Skills

• Proven experience managing maintenance or engineering teams
• Strong project management capability
• Experience using Excel-based PM systems
• Good PC skills, particularly Microsoft Excel
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across all levels
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Comfortable working under pressure in a fast-paced environment

Apply now through Gap Personnel to discuss this opportunity in confidence.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Oldbury

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

29-01-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English