Maintenance Manager - Food Manufacturing

Job Title: Maintenance Manager - Food Manufacturing

Location: Preston, Lancashire, UK

Salary: 50,000 - 55,000 pa negotiable dependent on experience, specifically in relation to candidates with experience in the meat / poultry processing sector.

Job type: Full time, Permanent

Gafoor is a fast-growing, family-owned food manufacturing business supplying major UK grocery, retail and wholesale customers from our modern, BRC-accredited facility in Preston. With 500 employees and a 24/5 operation spanning live intake through to finished product distribution, we are at a pivotal stage in our growth.

We are looking for an experienced Maintenance Manager with a background in FMCG or food manufacturing, ideally poultry or meat processing.

About The Role:

Working within a dynamic FMCG environment, you'll take ownership for the delivery of minor works projects including the associated contractor and supplier management, project tracking and cost control - whilst ensuring all compliance and safety standards are adhered to.

This is a hands-on, detail-oriented role that requires strong organisation, communication, and commercial awareness. Working hours could be flexible on discussion to ensure weekend installations work can be carried out where required.

This role is vital in ensuring the smooth and effective delivery of minor works across the manufacturing, utilities and infrastructure environment.

This role would suit a junior Project engineer looking for their next role or an experienced manufacturing engineer looking to step in to their first project role.

Please note that sponsorship is not available for this role and therefore candidates must have the legal right to live and work in the UK to be considered.

What You'll Be Responsible For:

• Maintenance planning: Work OEM data and reading technical specifications to use and drive improved maintenance practices across the business
• Stakeholder management: Work with Engineering, production, quality and external providers to build a cooperative approach to ensure an improving maintenance regime.
• System Administration: Maintain and update the site CMMS for accurate tracking and reporting. Keeping audit documentation up to date and training records for the maintenance team.
• Process Improvement: Drive efficiency, reduce costs, and implement best practice within the maintenance remit.
• Implementation: measure and report on the effectiveness of the maintenance regime.

Who Will Thrive Here/What we are looking for:

We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience:

• Mechanical / electrical engineering qualification - Essential
• Experience of being a maintenance manager / supervisor - Essential
• Proven experience of running a CMMS system - Essential
• Experience of working within the food manufacturing sector - Desirable
• UK Driving License - Desirable
• Strong IT & Numerical skills - Essential
• Ability to work independently and use initiative - Essential
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail - Essential
• Experience in a fast-moving engineering environment - Essential

What You Gain/Why Join Gafoor:

• Competitive salary
• Support to develop your career and grow with the company, including in-house and accredited qualifications
• Be part of a family-oriented culture
• Free parking and onsite canteen serving fresh hot meals each day
• Play a key role in delivering quality products nationwide.

If you are seeking the chance to join a well-established company at an exciting stage in their growth, please click the APPLY button to send your CV in for immediate consideration.

Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Coordinator, Maintenance Supervisor, Maintenance Engineer, Facilities Manager, Industrial Maintenance Manager, Manufacturing Maintenance Manager, Project Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Engineering Manager, Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) Manager may also be considered for this role.