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Maintenance Manager

  • Houghton Le Spring, Tyne and Wear
  • Permanent
  • Oct 23, 2026

Maintenance Manager (Electrical)

£62,000 - £65,000 + Bonus + 1.5x Overtime + Training + Progression + 8% Pension + Excellent Benefits

Houghton Le Spring (Commutable from Sunderland, Newcastle, Washington, Gateshead, Durham, Newton Aycliffe, Billingham, Peterlee, Consett, South Shields)

Are you an experienced Maintenance Manager, Lead Engineer or Senior Engineer with a strong Electrical background looking to take the next step in your career with a market-leading manufacturer?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established business in a key leadership position, where you'll be given the autonomy to drive engineering performance, improve reliability and support the site's ongoing growth.

The company are recognised within their industry and continue to invest heavily in both their facilities and workforce. As a result, they are seeking an electrically biased Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance function and ensure the smooth operation of site-wide production equipment.

You will be responsible for coordinating planned and reactive maintenance activities, managing engineers and contractors, and driving continuous improvement initiatives to maximise plant performance and minimise downtime.

This role would suit a Maintenance Manager, Lead Engineer or Senior Maintenance Engineer with experience within a manufacturing or industrial environment who is looking to lead an established engineering team.

The Role:

  • Lead all maintenance and engineering activities across site
  • 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
  • Strong Electrical Engineering background
  • Minimum HNC in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics or similar
  • 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.

Reference Number: BBBH279754_1792763687
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Houghton Le Spring, Tyne and Wear

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£62,000 - £65,000 per annum + Training + Progression + Benefits

Per annum

Permanent

Job Type

Engineering

Discipline

BBBH279754_1792763687

Reference Number

23 Oct 2026

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