Maintenance Manager

Cork / Permanent - July, 31st 2025

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Maintenance Manager - Cork, Glanmire

To lead, manage and continually develop the maintenance team in the achievement of functional objectives that support the Site/Plant and Company Business Plan. Work closely with the production team to continuously improve site overall equipment effectiveness, people development and a lean culture.

Core Responsibilities:

  • The role holder must have the ability to demonstrate Elis’s Vision, Strategy and Values aligned to Determination, Empowerment, Teamwork, Caring, Safety, and Integrity.

  • To ensure that the company operates in line with all legal requirements including Health & Safety and Data Protection requirements at all times.

  • To ensure that the company’s vision, values and policies and procedures are adhered to at all times.

     

Health & Safety 

  • You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with the Elis Health and Safety Policy, national legislative requirements and the safety and wellbeing of your team. 

  • Ensure compliance with regulations for fire and alarm systems, PAT, pressure valves, etc, analysing the results and ensuring corrective action is implemented to continuously improve the working environment. 

  • Ensure risk assessments/COSSH/RIDDOR, etc are implemented and undertaken and accident prevention measures are initiated as required. 

  • Plan, monitor and ensure appropriate safety training is completed. 

  • Ensure PPM schedule is adhered to and highlight issues to management team. 

Engineering  

  • Planning, organising and coordinating resources to meet production requirements of ongoing maintenance, machine replacement and unplanned issues. 

  • Plan and direct the installation, testing, operation, maintenance, and repair of facilities and equipment as per production requirements. 

  • Monitor and continuously improve machine availability and effectiveness.

  • Work with approved suppliers to obtain parts and machinery. 

  • Work with management to coordinate and direct projects, making detailed plans to accomplish goals and directing the integration of technical activities. 

  • Ensure all plant property, equipment and other assets are fit for purpose in compliance and Group standards and best practices. 

  • Ensure retention of any relevant accreditations for the Maintenance department (e.g. ISO/EN14065), inclusive of planned preventative maintenance. 

Leadership  

  • Providing training to engineers and operators on new machinery, using the machinery documentation and SSOWs. 

  • Lead, manage, control and develop employees (including absence, performance management, grievances and Health and Safety Training) using SMART objectives during regular review and feedback meetings.  

Finance  

  • Develop, propose and agree functional budgets with General Manager, monitoring, managing and controlling all activities in accordance with the agreed functional budget, investigating and resolving any variances. 

Continuous Improvement 

  • To review all functional activities, develop, propose and if agreed implement improvements to ensure continuous improvement through increasing effectiveness, efficiency and added value. 

  • Lead the reduction of impact to the environment e.g. WECO usage within the site 

  • Investigate, analyse and implement corrective actions to resolve all production/engineering problems eliminating unplanned downtime and continuously improving working practices. 

 

Knowledge and Skills:

  • Experience of managing a team, particularly in a production/process facility. 

  • Knowledge of ERP systems (AX preferred). 

 

ESSENTIAL

  • Good written, verbal and organisational skills. 

  • Ability to listen to and influence peer group and department team members to build and lead effective working teams. 

  • Good attention to detail and the ability to analyse data and interpret the information effectively to continuously improve the department and/or team. 

  • Ability to organise self and others to ensure tasks are carried out in a timely manner.

  • IT skills (email, all MS Office software including Project and PowerPoint). 

  • The ability to quickly learn technical terminology and processes. 

  • Financial knowledge covering budgeting forecasting. 

 

DESIRABLE

  • Experience lean (Six Sigma) implementation of lean manufacturing systems. 

  • Excellent communicator with first hand direct people management experience. 

Education / Experience

  • Educated to degree level within an engineering discipline and/or time served as an apprentice with experience of electrical/mechanical/steam operations. 

  • Experience of implementing continuous improvement programmes. 

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