Maintenance Manager Leeds | Award-Winning Manufacturer

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Maintenance Manager to join a passionate, award-winning manufacturer in Leeds. The business has a strong leadership team, clear structure, and a proven track record of investing in its people and technology.

This Maintenance Manager position offers genuine career development opportunities across multiple departments, making it ideal for someone looking to progress into broader operational or senior leadership roles.


Package & Benefits

  • Salary: £60000-£65000

  • Pension

  • Generous holidays
  • Monday to Friday days

  • Additional management training
  • Further progression to next level engineering management

About the Role

The successful Maintenance Manager will lead engineering maintenance activities across their site in Leeds, ensuring maximum plant reliability, reduced downtime, and continuous improvement in OEE performance. You will manage engineering teams within a manufacturing environment and drive best practice maintenance strategies.

Lead Engineers or Team Managers stepping up into their first Maintenance Manager role will also be considered.


Key Requirements

  • UK Experience working within manufacturing or automated engineering environments

  • UK Proven experience managing engineering teams

  • Electrical or Mechanical qualification or completed apprenticeship


Key Responsibilities

  • Deliver and manage the planned preventative maintenance programme

  • Implement and manage maintenance schedules to ensure optimal plant condition

  • Maintain and develop planned maintenance systems with budget accountability

  • Create flexible maintenance plans aligned to production demands

  • Allocate work to engineering specialists and manage performance feedback

  • Identify training needs and develop team capability plans

  • Manage spare parts stock levels to support operational continuity while controlling cost

  • Ensure compliance with Health & Safety legislation and training requirements

  • Support Continuous Improvement and Zero Loss initiatives

For more information on the Maintenance Manager Leeds role please contact Simon on 07799 866285 or submit your CV to [email protected] or simply click apply.

Maintenance Manager role is commutable from Leeds, Rothwell, Pontefract, Wakefield, Ossett, Dewsbury, Castleford, Heckmondwike, Barnsley, Normanton, Middleton Park, Great Preston, Swillington, Newsam Green, Morley, Lofthouse, Robin Hood, Methley, Woodlesford, Garforth and other parts of West Yorkshire

Proactive also offer a referral scheme for successful applicants - if you know anyone that could be suited to this position then please contact Proactive with their details and if they are placed by Proactive you will £250*. *T&Cs apply

Why work with Proactive?

Proactive Global is an industry leading, specialist engineering recruitment agency focused on the automation, manufacturing and advanced technology sectors. We offer specialist recruitment services to a niche customer base, vetting that our clients offer the best opportunities for your career. Proactive encourages and promotes equality and diversity within the workforce. We act with honesty, integrity and impartiality, ensuring your application is considered on its own merits and without bias.

When registering with Proactive you will have the opportunity to apply for some of the most interesting, specialist, opportunities in the marketplace, with the biggest companies in the sector. Follow us on Linkedin and Facebook for industry news and download our app for live notifications about newly listed vacancies. We look forward to helping you find your next role!


Proactive Global is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Proactive Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

£60,000.00 - £65,000.00
Per annum
GBP60000 - GBP65000 per annum + + bonus, pension, shares
Added 09/06/2026
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