Maintenance Manager (Electrical Bias)

Futures are looking to appoint an experienced Maintenance Manager (Electrical Bias) to join a well-established manufacturing business operating heavy machinery and industrial equipment. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for managing the maintenance team while ensuring the reliability, efficiency, and safety of all electrical and mechanical plant equipment.

The successful candidate will combine strong electrical engineering expertise with proven team management experience, maintaining high operational standards while supporting continuous improvement across the facility.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop the site maintenance team, including electricians and multi-skilled engineers.
• Ensure the effective maintenance and reliability of heavy manufacturing machinery and plant equipment.
• Plan and oversee preventative and reactive maintenance schedules.
• Carry out hands-on electrical maintenance, fault finding and repairs when required.
• Diagnose and resolve complex electrical and mechanical faults to minimise downtime.
• Coordinate maintenance shutdowns and planned engineering works.
• Manage maintenance records, reporting, and spare parts inventory.
• Work closely with production teams to minimise disruption and maximise machine uptime.
• Support installation and commissioning of new machinery and plant upgrades.
• Proven experience in a Maintenance Manager, Engineering Supervisor, or Senior Maintenance Engineer role within a manufacturing or heavy industrial environment.
• Strong electrical engineering background with experience working on industrial machinery.
• Hands-on experience with fault finding, diagnostics and repair of industrial electrical systems.
• Experience working with preventative maintenance systems and schedules.
• Strong understanding of health & safety standards within manufacturing environments.
• Ability to balance hands-on engineering work with leadership responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Recognised electrical engineering qualification (NVQ Level 3, HNC/HND, or equivalent).
• Electrical regulations knowledge (18th Edition preferred).
• Additional engineering or management qualifications are advantageous.