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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.

Salary: £60000-£65000

Pension

Monday to Friday days

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.

UK Experience working within manufacturing or automated engineering environments

UK Proven experience managing engineering teams

Electrical or Mechanical qualification or completed apprenticeship

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?

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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.

(Mechanical or Electrical bias considered)

Location: Leeds
Hourly rate: £38.00-40.00 Inside IR35
Working hours: 12-hour shifts (days and nights) - 4 days on 4 days off

Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role.

The Role

As a Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of production equipment by carrying out planned and reactive maintenance activities. You will work closely with operations teams to minimise downtime and improve machine performance.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a large, well-established manufacturing business with modern facilities in the Leeds area with lots of career progression opportunities and PLC training. Due to expansion and increased staffing across shift teams, we are currently recruiting 05 Maintenance Engineers to support operations within a highly automated production environment.

Perform planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance on production equipment

Diagnose and resolve mechanical and electrical faults

Work with automated and PLC-controlled machinery

Support continuous improvement initiatives across the site

Ensure all maintenance work is completed safely and in line with company standards

Collaborate with engineering and production teams to maximise equipment reliability

Experience working in a large manufacturing or industrial environment with complex machinery

Multi-skilled maintenance background (mechanical or electrical bias considered)

Candidates with strong mechanical experience and an electrical qualification are also encouraged to apply

Experience with PLC systems would be highly advantageous

Relevant engineering qualification (Apprenticeship, NVQ, HNC/HND or equivalent)

Pension matching up to 6%

12-hour shifts (days and nights)

Opportunity for overtime

Interested in this role? Send your CV to Luana Ferreira at [email protected] or call her on 07918726944.

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.

(Mechanical or Electrical bias considered)

Location: Leeds
Salary range:£48,000 - £65,000 + Benefits (depends on level of experience)
Working hours: 12-hour shifts (days and nights) - 4 on 4 off

Permanent contract

Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role.

The Role

As a Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of production equipment by carrying out planned and reactive maintenance activities. You will work closely with operations teams to minimise downtime and improve machine performance.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a large, well-established manufacturing business with modern facilities in the Leeds area offering career progression opportunities and PLC training. Due to expansion and increased staffing across shift teams, we are currently recruiting 05 Maintenance Engineers to support operations within a highly automated production environment.

Perform planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance on production equipment

Diagnose and resolve mechanical and electrical faults

Work with automated and PLC-controlled machinery

Support continuous improvement initiatives across the site

Ensure all maintenance work is completed safely and in line with company standards

Collaborate with engineering and production teams to maximise equipment reliability

Experience working in a large manufacturing or industrial environment with complex machinery

Multi-skilled maintenance background (mechanical or electrical bias considered)

Candidates with strong mechanical experience and an electrical qualification are also encouraged to apply

Experience with PLC systems would be highly advantageous

Relevant engineering qualification (Apprenticeship, NVQ, HNC/HND or equivalent)

Pension matching up to 6%

12-hour shifts (days and nights)

Opportunity for overtime

Potential relocation support available for the right candidate

Interested in this role? Send your CV to Luana Ferreira at [email protected] or call her on 07918726944.

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.

(Mechanical or Electrical bias considered)

Location: Leeds
Salary range:£52,000 - £58,000 + Benefits
Working hours: 12-hour shifts (days and nights) - 4 days on 4 days off

Permanent contract

Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role.

The Role

As a Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of production equipment by carrying out planned and reactive maintenance activities. You will work closely with operations teams to minimise downtime and improve machine performance.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a large, well-established manufacturing business with modern facilities in the Leeds area offering career progression opportunities and PLC training. Due to expansion and increased staffing across shift teams, we are currently recruiting 05 Maintenance Engineers to support operations within a highly automated production environment.

Perform planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance on production equipment

Diagnose and resolve mechanical and electrical faults

Work with automated and PLC-controlled machinery

Support continuous improvement initiatives across the site

Ensure all maintenance work is completed safely and in line with company standards

Collaborate with engineering and production teams to maximise equipment reliability

Experience working in a large manufacturing or industrial environment with complex machinery

Multi-skilled maintenance background (mechanical or electrical bias considered)

Candidates with strong mechanical experience and an electrical qualification are also encouraged to apply

Experience with PLC systems would be highly advantageous

Relevant engineering qualification (Apprenticeship, NVQ, HNC/HND or equivalent)

Pension matching up to 6%

12-hour shifts (days and nights)

Opportunity for overtime

Potential relocation support available for the right candidate

Interested in this role? Send your CV to Luana Ferreira at [email protected] or call her on 07918726944.

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.

(Mechanical or Electrical bias considered)

Location: Leeds
Hourly rate: £38.00-40.00 Inside IR35
Working hours: 12-hour shifts (days and nights) - 4 days on 4 days off

Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role.

The Role

As a Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of production equipment by carrying out planned and reactive maintenance activities. You will work closely with operations teams to minimise downtime and improve machine performance.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a large, well-established manufacturing business with modern facilities in the Leeds area with lots of career progression opportunities and PLC training. Due to expansion and increased staffing across shift teams, we are currently recruiting 05 Maintenance Engineers to support operations within a highly automated production environment.

Perform planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance on production equipment

Diagnose and resolve mechanical and electrical faults

Work with automated and PLC-controlled machinery

Support continuous improvement initiatives across the site

Ensure all maintenance work is completed safely and in line with company standards

Collaborate with engineering and production teams to maximise equipment reliability

Experience working in a large manufacturing or industrial environment with complex machinery

Multi-skilled maintenance background (mechanical or electrical bias considered)

Candidates with strong mechanical experience and an electrical qualification are also encouraged to apply

Experience with PLC systems would be highly advantageous

Relevant engineering qualification (Apprenticeship, NVQ, HNC/HND or equivalent)

Pension matching up to 6%

12-hour shifts (days and nights)

Opportunity for overtime

Interested in this role? Send your CV to Luana Ferreira at [email protected] or call her on 07918726944.

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.

(Mechanical or Electrical bias considered)

Location: Leeds
Salary range:£52,000 - £58,000 + Benefits
Working hours: 12-hour shifts (days and nights)

Permanent contract

Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role.

As a Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of production equipment by carrying out planned and reactive maintenance activities. You will work closely with operations teams to minimise downtime and improve machine performance.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a large, well-established manufacturing business with modern facilities in the Leeds area. Due to expansion and increased staffing across shift teams, we are currently recruiting 05 Maintenance Engineers to support operations within a highly automated production environment.

Perform planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance on production equipment

Diagnose and resolve mechanical and electrical faults

Work with automated and PLC-controlled machinery

Support continuous improvement initiatives across the site

Ensure all maintenance work is completed safely and in line with company standards

Collaborate with engineering and production teams to maximise equipment reliability

Experience working in a large manufacturing or industrial environment with complex machinery

Multi-skilled maintenance background (mechanical or electrical bias considered)

Candidates with strong mechanical experience and an electrical qualification are also encouraged to apply

Experience with PLC systems would be highly advantageous

Relevant engineering qualification (Apprenticeship, NVQ, HNC/HND or equivalent)

Pension matching up to 6%

12-hour shifts (days and nights)

Opportunity for overtime

Potential relocation support available for the right candidate

Interested in this role? Send your CV to Luana Ferreira at [email protected] or call her on 07918726944.

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.