Maintenance Shift Manager
📍 [Blackpool ] | 💷 [Competitive Salary + Shift Allowance]
🕒 Shifts: [Contiental days and nights, 12 hour pattern]
📢 Join a Leader in Its Field | Career Progression & Training Opportunities
Are you an experienced Maintenance Engineer ready to take the next step into leadership? Do you thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and have a passion for keeping operations running smoothly? If so, we want to hear from you!
Our client is a market-leading manufacturer known for innovation, quality, and continuous improvement.
As a Maintenance Shift Manager, you'll lead a skilled team of engineers, ensuring machinery uptime, driving performance, and supporting a culture of excellence.
🔧 The Role
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Lead and support a team of maintenance engineers across your shift, 50% hands on and 50% support/admin
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Ensure all planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive repairs are completed efficiently
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Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance equipment reliability and performance
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Manage resources, prioritise workloads, and maintain compliance with safety standards
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Provide hands-on technical support when required
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Maintain accurate maintenance records and report KPIs to senior management
✅ About You
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Proven experience in engineering leadership or as a senior engineer ready for the next step
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Time-served engineer with a recognised qualification (NVQ, ONC, HNC, or equivalent)
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Strong understanding of PPM systems and fault-finding (electrical and/or mechanical)
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Background in a fast-paced manufacturing environment — food/FMCG highly desirable
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Excellent communication and leadership skills with a proactive approach
🚀 What's On Offer
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A leadership role within a well-established, forward-thinking business
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Ongoing training and development to support your career progression
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Competitive salary, shift allowance, pension, and employee benefits
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Opportunity to shape the engineering culture and make a real impact
📩 Apply Now
If you're a motivated leader with a hands-on approach and a passion for engineering excellence, this is your next big opportunity