Maintenance Manager - County Westmeath.
As Maintenance Manager, you will lead and manage all maintenance activities across the site, ensuring optimal equipment performance, effective preventative maintenance, and high levels of uptime.
You will oversee a skilled team and play a pivotal role in supporting production efficiency, safety, and continuous improvement.
This is a fulltime, onsite position with responsibility for Toolmakers, Fitters, Welders, Facilities staff, Maintenance Admin, and Apprentices.
Key Responsibilities: Prioritise maintenance and repairs in line with production requirements.
Manage and optimise spare parts inventory for all critical equipment.
Coordinate, supervise, and verify work completed by external contractors.
Lead, mentor, and develop the maintenance team, including performance management.
Develop and deliver a robust Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) strategy.
Drive continuous improvement and ensure achievement of all maintenance KPIs.
Control maintenance-related expenditure and develop cost-effective plans.
Monitor supply trends and communicate any impacts on equipment or materials.
Conduct risk assessments and maintain compliance with all H&S and environmental standards.
Ensure all plant equipment is backed up, including PLC and robotic software.
Manage technical documentation for all plant, machinery, and software.
Build strong multi-skilling and cross-training capability within the team.
Manage uptime reporting, data analysis, and daily performance graphing.
Skills & Experience requirements for this role: Minimum 5 years' experience in a similar maintenance leadership role.
Strong people management and team-building skills.
Excellent communication, problem-solving, and decision-making ability.
Results driven and able to perform under pressure within tight deadlines.
Skills: maintenance manager engineering manager manufacturing