Maintenance Manager
- Houghton Le Spring, Tyne and Wear
- Permanent
- Sep 18, 2026
Maintenance Manager
£62,000 - £65,000 + Bonus + Overtime + Training + Progression + Excellent Benefits
Houghton Le Spring (Commutable from Sunderland, Newcastle, Washington, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Newton Aycliffe, Billingham, Peterlee, Consett, South Shields)
Are you a Maintenance Manager or Senior Maintenance Engineer from an Electrical or Mechanical background looking to join a well-established manufacturing business where you can lead an engineering function and drive continuous improvement across site operations?
This is an excellent opportunity to step into a key leadership role with a market-leading manufacturer that is known for investing in its people, equipment and long-term growth plans.
As part of the company's ongoing commitment to operational excellence, they are looking to appoint a Maintenance Manager to lead engineering activities and drive plant performance across the site.
In this role, you will lead the maintenance and engineering function, overseeing planned and reactive maintenance activities, managing a team of engineers and contractors, and ensuring high levels of plant reliability, safety and operational performance.
This position would suit a Maintenance Manager, Lead Engineer or Senior Maintenance Engineer with strong electrical and mechanical maintenance experience looking to take ownership of a busy manufacturing site's engineering operations.
The Role:
- Lead the site maintenance and engineering function
- Manage PPM schedules, plant reliability and continuous improvement projects
- Oversee engineers, contractors and maintenance activities across site
- Monday - Friday 8:00am - 16:00pm
- £62,000 - £65,000 + Bonus + Overtime + Training + Progression
The Person:
- Maintenance Manager / Lead Engineer / Senior Maintenance Engineer
- Electrical or Mechanical Engineering background
- Experience within a manufacturing, production or industrial environment
- Commutable to Houghton Le Spring
Maintenance Manager, Engineering, Manufacturing, Electrical, Mechanical, Maintenance
Reference Number: BBBH279754
To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please click "Apply Now" or contact Josh Cooper at Rise Technical Recruitment.
Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.
The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.
We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.
Houghton Le Spring, Tyne and Wear
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£63,000 - £65,000 per annum + Training + Progression + Benefits
Per annum
Permanent
Job Type
Engineering
Discipline
BBBH279754_1789739513
Reference Number
18 Sep 2026
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