Reliability and Maintenance Manager

Kingdom People
Petersfield, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Last month
£60,000 – £70,000 pa

Salary

£60,000 – £70,000 pa

Posted
10 Apr 2026 (Last month)

Are you an experienced Maintenance & Reliability Manager who thrives in fast-paced, high-availability manufacturing environments? Do you enjoy leading multi-skilled engineering teams, improving asset reliability and embedding world-class maintenance practices? If so, this could be a fantastic next step.

We’re supporting a global manufacturing organisation operating a large-scale, highly automated production facility in the UK. This site plays a critical role in worldwide output and operates to the highest standards of safety, quality and compliance. This is a senior leadership role with real ownership, influence and impact.

What’s the role all about?

As the Maintenance & Reliability Manager, you’ll lead and develop the Maintenance & Reliability function across complex assembly, filling and compounding operations, ensuring assets perform safely, reliably and cost-effectively.

You’ll be accountable for asset reliability, maintenance strategy, engineering capability and continuous improvement, working closely with Operations and senior stakeholders.

Your responsibilities will include:

Leading, coaching and developing a multi-skilled Maintenance & Reliability team across 24/7 operations

Owning and embedding Preventive & Autonomous Maintenance (PM/AM) strategies

Driving asset performance using KPIs such as OEE, MTBF, MTTR, PM compliance and CMMS effectiveness

Planning and controlling maintenance execution through CMMS systems

Ensuring GMP, safety and corporate engineering standards are consistently met

Leading Root Cause Analysis, FMEA and reliability investigations

Embedding TPM, Lean and Continuous Improvement methodologies

Eliminating repeat failures and chronic losses

Supporting audits, deviations, investigations and CAPAs

Working cross-functionally with Operations, Projects, Supply Chain and OEMs

Ensuring reliability is designed into both existing and new assets

This is a highly visible leadership role where engineering excellence directly supports operational success.

What you’ll need

To succeed as a Maintenance & Reliability Manager, you’ll bring:

Degree-level qualification in Engineering (or equivalent experience)

Minimum 5 years’ experience in maintenance & reliability leadership

Background in a regulated manufacturing environment (FMCG, pharma, medical devices, food or similar)

Strong experience with TPM, CI, Lean and Reliability Engineering

Proven people-leadership and coaching capability

Expertise in RCA, FMEA and collaborative problem-solving

Experience with CMMS systems and asset lifecycle management

Strong communication, organisation and stakeholder-management skills

Confidence working in fast-paced, high-availability operations

Who you are

You’re a visible, credible engineering leader who balances strategy with hands-on delivery. You enjoy developing people, challenging the status quo and building a culture of accountability, safety and continuous improvement.

You’ll be:

Data-driven and improvement-focused

Calm under pressure

Collaborative and influential

Passionate about reliability and operational excellence

A role model for safety, quality and professionalism

What’s in it for you?

Competitive salary

Senior leadership role within a global manufacturing operation

High-impact position with ownership of asset reliability strategy

Opportunity to embed world-class maintenance and TPM practices

Long-term career progression and development

Ready to take the next step?

If you’re an experienced Maintenance & Reliability Manager looking for a senior role where your leadership genuinely makes a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today or get in touch for a confidential discussion.

Kingdom People are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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