Maintenance Manager

Location: Naas, Kildare
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Osborne Recruitment are delighted to be working on behalf of our leading food production client to recruit an experienced Maintenance Manager.

This is an excellent opportunity for a driven engineering professional to lead the maintenance function within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the efficient operation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of all plant equipment and site facilities while leading and developing a high-performing maintenance team.

Reporting directly to the Factory Manager, you will play a key role in maximising plant performance, minimising downtime, and driving operational excellence across the site.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate, and develop the site maintenance team, fostering a high-performance culture.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve preventative and planned maintenance strategies.
• Drive plant efficiencies by identifying and resolving recurring maintenance issues through the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Collaborate closely with production teams to minimise downtime and support the achievement of production schedules.
• Manage and maintain the site’s Computerised Maintenance Management System (Flex).
• Diagnose mechanical and electrical faults, implementing long-term engineering solutions.
• Ensure the uninterrupted supply of all essential site services, including electrical and mechanical systems.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives through Lean manufacturing principles and engineering best practices.
• Manage maintenance budgets, departmental KPIs, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
• Oversee the purchase and control of spare parts, consumables, and maintenance equipment.
• Manage the maintenance purchase order process, including creation, approval, and reconciliation.
• Monitor and report utility consumption and costs, including electricity, gas, refrigeration, water, and steam.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers and service providers.
• Ensure service contracts for critical plant and equipment are maintained and completed on schedule.
• Manage external contractors, ensuring compliance with contractor management procedures, insurance requirements, and method statements.
• Lead the installation and commissioning of new plant equipment and machinery.
• Ensure all statutory maintenance inspections, testing, calibration, and certification requirements are completed on time.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date maintenance documentation and records.
• Ensure compliance with all health & safety, environmental, food safety, quality, and hygiene standards.
• Support internal and external audits, presenting maintenance documentation as required.
• Ensure regular inspection and certification of firefighting equipment and fire hydrants.
• Oversee Legionella prevention measures, including scheduled flushing of water systems.

Candidate Requirements

Essential

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience leading a maintenance team within a manufacturing or food production environment.
• Recognised Electrical Qualification with strong industrial maintenance experience.
• Proven experience managing both electrical and mechanical maintenance activities.
• Strong project management experience with the ability to successfully deliver engineering projects.
• Demonstrated success in leading, mentoring, and developing engineering teams.
• Practical understanding of engineering principles and their application within a production environment.
• Experience using Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
• Excellent communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills.
• A proactive, hands-on approach with a strong problem-solving mindset.
• Continuous improvement mindset with experience implementing Lean methodologies.
• Customer-focused, results-driven, and committed to delivering operational excellence.

Desirable

• Experience with PLCs, automation, control systems, and industrial software.
• Previous experience within the food manufacturing or FMCG sector would be highly advantageous.

For more information, please apply through the link provided for the attention of  Daniel Kirwan or email daniel.kirwan@osborne.ie
If you are interested in finding out more about the above role and would like to be considered other suitable roles that we may have available for your skill set – please attach your CV via the link provided
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Osborne are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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