Site Maintenance Manager
| Posting date: | 10 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £60,000 to £65,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 November 2025 |
| Location: | Humbie, Scotland, EH36 5PA |
| Company: | Pertemps Recruitment Ltd |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 58151436 |
Summary
Site Maintenance Manager
Humbie, East Lothian
£60,000 – £65,000 per annum
Full-Time, Permanent
Are you an experienced Maintenance or Engineering Manager ready to take the lead at a large, high-performing manufacturing facility? We’re recruiting for a Site Maintenance Manager to oversee a busy timber processing site in Humbie, East Lothian — a key leadership role with real impact and autonomy.
About the Role
- As Site Maintenance Manager, you’ll take full responsibility for all mechanical, electrical, and automation maintenance across the site. You’ll lead a skilled team of fitters and electricians, ensuring plant reliability, efficiency, and safety while driving continuous improvement and cost control.
- This is a fantastic opportunity for a proven maintenance leader who thrives in a fast-paced, heavy manufacturing environment and wants to make a lasting impact on site performance and culture.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the Maintenance team to deliver high performance and reliability.
- Manage all maintenance, asset management, and site engineering activities.
- Oversee preventive and condition-based maintenance through a CMMS system.
- Ensure all work meets strict Health, Safety, and Environmental standards.
- Plan and deliver maintenance strategies to maximise uptime and reduce downtime.
- Manage maintenance budgets, energy use, and project delivery.
- Drive continuous improvement using Lean and TPM principles.
- Partner with Operations to achieve site KPIs and strategic goals.
- Build strong relationships with contractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
About You
- Degree or qualification in Engineering (Mechanical/Electrical) or equivalent experience.
- At least 10 years’ experience in maintenance or engineering management, ideally in heavy industry or manufacturing.
- Proven success leading teams and driving performance improvements.
- Strong technical understanding of maintenance systems and reliability engineering.
- Excellent organisational, communication, and leadership skills.
- Passionate about safety, efficiency, and developing people
- Having a drivers licence and access to a vehicle would be beneficial due to the location and shift pattern
Humbie, East Lothian
£60,000 – £65,000 per annum
Full-Time, Permanent
Are you an experienced Maintenance or Engineering Manager ready to take the lead at a large, high-performing manufacturing facility? We’re recruiting for a Site Maintenance Manager to oversee a busy timber processing site in Humbie, East Lothian — a key leadership role with real impact and autonomy.
About the Role
- As Site Maintenance Manager, you’ll take full responsibility for all mechanical, electrical, and automation maintenance across the site. You’ll lead a skilled team of fitters and electricians, ensuring plant reliability, efficiency, and safety while driving continuous improvement and cost control.
- This is a fantastic opportunity for a proven maintenance leader who thrives in a fast-paced, heavy manufacturing environment and wants to make a lasting impact on site performance and culture.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the Maintenance team to deliver high performance and reliability.
- Manage all maintenance, asset management, and site engineering activities.
- Oversee preventive and condition-based maintenance through a CMMS system.
- Ensure all work meets strict Health, Safety, and Environmental standards.
- Plan and deliver maintenance strategies to maximise uptime and reduce downtime.
- Manage maintenance budgets, energy use, and project delivery.
- Drive continuous improvement using Lean and TPM principles.
- Partner with Operations to achieve site KPIs and strategic goals.
- Build strong relationships with contractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
About You
- Degree or qualification in Engineering (Mechanical/Electrical) or equivalent experience.
- At least 10 years’ experience in maintenance or engineering management, ideally in heavy industry or manufacturing.
- Proven success leading teams and driving performance improvements.
- Strong technical understanding of maintenance systems and reliability engineering.
- Excellent organisational, communication, and leadership skills.
- Passionate about safety, efficiency, and developing people
- Having a drivers licence and access to a vehicle would be beneficial due to the location and shift pattern