Maintenance Manager

Role : Maintenance Manager

Location: Birmingham Job Type: Permanent, full-time Salary Range: £57,000–£70,000 + benefits

About the Role

We are partnering with a leading aerospace components manufacturer in Birmingham to recruit a Maintenance Manager to lead their engineering maintenance function. This is a high-specification manufacturing environment, producing flight-critical, tight-tolerance components where machine uptime, accuracy and traceability are non-negotiable. As Maintenance Manager, you'll take full ownership of the site's maintenance operation, leading a team of skilled engineers, safeguarding the performance of precision machining assets, and ensuring equipment capability meets the exacting demands of the AS9100 quality management system.

Your Mission

• Direct all aspects of mechanical, electrical and fluid power maintenance across a facility running precision manufacturing equipment, including 5-axis machining centres, CNC turning cells, grinding machines and EDM capability
• Build and drive a maintenance strategy that supports the site's OEE targets, shifting the balance from reactive intervention to planned, condition-based asset care
• Own the site's calibration and equipment capability programme, ensuring measuring equipment and machine tools remain within tolerance and fully traceable in line with aerospace quality requirements
• Manage the PPM schedule within the CMMS, maintaining accurate asset histories and documentation that will stand up to internal, customer and AS9100/NADCAP audits
• Lead, develop and motivate a team of multi-skilled maintenance engineers, setting clear standards, coaching technical skills and building a culture of accountability
• Control the maintenance budget, managing spares inventory, contractor spend and capital proposals to deliver value without compromising equipment integrity
• Support new machine installations, capacity expansion projects and technology upgrades, providing engineering input from specification through to run-off and acceptance testing
• Work hand-in-glove with production, quality and manufacturing engineering teams to protect delivery schedule adherence (DSA) and support programmes aligned to SC21 improvement goals

What You'll Bring

• Significant experience in a maintenance leadership role within aerospace, precision engineering or another high-specification manufacturing sector
• A strong technical grounding across mechanical and electrical disciplines, with a solid appreciation of precision machine tools and their criticality in a flight-critical supply chain
• Working knowledge of aerospace quality frameworks — AS9100 as a minimum, with exposure to NADCAP special processes a distinct advantage
• A track record of managing CMMS-driven maintenance operations, with the analytical mindset to interrogate downtime data and act on it
• Proven people leadership — you can develop technicians, hold standards and inspire a team even when the pressure is on
• Commercial and budgetary acumen, with the ability to build a compelling business case for investment in plant and equipment
• Relevant qualifications (HNC/HND or degree-level engineering, or time-served with demonstrable progression) alongside a commitment to health and safety leadership on the shop floor

The Rewards

• A salary of £57,000–£70,000, commensurate with experience, plus a comprehensive benefits package
• Seniority and autonomy — you'll own the maintenance strategy and report into senior site leadership
• The opportunity to lead maintenance in a genuine aerospace environment, where engineering standards and precision matter every single day
• A visible platform to make your mark, backed by a business investing in its facility, technology and people
• Ongoing development, from leadership training through to exposure to the wider aerospace programme landscape
• A permanent, secure position with an established manufacturer serving some of the most demanding customers in the industry

How to Apply

If you're an experienced maintenance leader ready to take on a flagship role in aerospace manufacturing, we'd love to receive your CV.