Maintenance Engineering Manager

About the role

Pact Group is seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineering Manager to lead the maintenance team at its Fairfield homecare site. You will be responsible for equipment availability, safety, and driving reliability across a fast‑paced 24/5 manufacturing environment.

Key responsibilities

• Lead site maintenance activities, contractors and trades, ensuring effective preventative and predictive programmes.
• Manage SAP PM/CMMS systems, maintenance schedules, work orders and budgets, including spare parts and CAPEX.
• Conduct root‑cause analysis, breakdown investigations and support planned shutdowns, changeovers and equipment commissioning.
• Drive equipment reliability, uptime and OEE improvement initiatives while maintaining correct equipment layout.
• Oversee safety, compliance and continuous‑improvement programmes across the site.

Required profile

• Proven maintenance leadership experience in FMCG, food, packaging, pharmaceuticals or similar manufacturing environments.
• Strong background in preventative maintenance, reliability improvement and shutdown planning.
• Hands‑on leadership style with a focus on safety, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Excellent problem‑solving, communication and stakeholder‑management skills.

Required skills

• SAP PM or other CMMS platforms
• Reliability engineering and OEE improvement
• Preventative and predictive maintenance techniques

What we offer

• Opportunity to shape sustainable manufacturing and packaging.
• Leadership role in a growing business with impact on safety and performance.