Maintenance and Engineering Manager

Overview

Location: Kildare town Co. Kildare

Job Title: Maintenance Manager

Contract Type: Permanent, Full time.

Salary: Competitive Salary in line with market rates and experience

Dawn Meats is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead the Engineering and Maintenance function at our Kildare facility. This is a key leadership role responsible for driving equipment reliability, preventative maintenance programmes, engineering projects, team performance, and continuous improvement initiatives across the site.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the site Engineering and Maintenance team.
• Manage planned preventative maintenance (PPM) programmes to maximise plant uptime and reliability.
• Ensure rapid and effective response to equipment breakdowns and production issues.
• Manage engineering budgets, maintenance costs, contractors, and service providers.
• Drive continuous improvement projects to enhance operational efficiency and reduce downtime.
• Oversee engineering stores, spare parts inventory, and maintenance systems.
• Lead site engineering CAPEX projects from planning through to implementation.
• Ensure compliance with health & safety, food safety, quality, and regulatory standards.
• Collaborate closely with Production, Operations, Utilities, Procurement, and Group Engineering

Qualifications

Key Requirements

• 5+ years' experience in a Maintenance Manager, Engineering Manager, or similar role
• Engineering qualification or time-served Mechanical/Electrical trade
• Proven experience managing engineering teams in a manufacturing environment, ideally food production or FMCG
• Strong leadership, project management, and problem-solving skills
• Experience driving continuous improvement and plant reliability initiatives

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