Job Description:

Job Title: Maintenance Manager

Salary: Up to £70K per annum, depending on experience

Location: Masham HG4 4JB & Dalton YO7 3SS

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

I'Anson Bros Ltd is one of the leading animal feed manufacturers in the UK, a family-owned company with a 126-year history and a forward-looking approach to business, serving a local, national, and international customer base. The headquarters is in Masham, North Yorkshire, with a new state of the art facility at Dalton, Thirsk.

About the role:

We are seeking a skilled, experienced, hands-on Maintenance Manager to lead our on-site engineering team of six, within a fast-paced animal feed manufacturing environment. You will ensure the smooth, safe, and efficient operation of our two production facilities, currently running twenty-four hours five days a week, with additional weekend shifts in place for the Winter months. This is a key leadership role, combining technical expertise and day-to-day team management with responsibility for plant performance and reliability.

You will oversee all mechanical, electrical, and preventative maintenance activities, ensuring equipment compliance and operational excellence. Working closely with Site Managers, you will drive performance and minimise downtime, while maintaining high standards of safety.

Key duties:

• Lead, manage, and develop a team of six multi-skilled engineers, ensuring strong performance, clear communication, and effective daily coordination
• Plan, schedule, and oversee all preventative and reactive maintenance across both sites to minimise downtime and maintain production efficiency
• Lead or support capital projects, plant upgrades, and modifications aligned with operational goals
• Carry out hands-on maintenance, actively engaged in fault-finding, repairs, servicing, and optimisation of plant equipment
• Maintain and update site Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) systems, ensuring accurate records, job completion, and reporting of outstanding tasks
• Supervise day-to-day engineering operations, ensuring all work is completed safely, efficiently and to feed safety standards, including HACCP & FEMAS
• Manage contractors and specialist service providers, ensuring quality, compliance and value for money
• Oversee and control Permits to Work, ensuring adherence to site safety procedures and regulatory requirements
• Support continuous improvement initiatives, identifying opportunities for equipment upgrades, process improvements, and cost efficiencies
• Liaise with Site Managers, attending meetings and provide regular engineering reports
• Ensure spares, consumables and critical stock levels are maintained to minimise downtime
• Oversee an out-of-hours call-out rota, available to support during critical plant issues ensuring continuity of feed production

About you:

• Multi-skilled engineering background with strong mechanical and electrical capability (NVQ Level 3+, City & Guilds, HNC, or equivalent)
• 18th Edition (desirable)
• Proven experience leading or supervising a small engineering team in a production or manufacturing environment (preferably the feed or food industries)
• Strong understanding of reactive and preventative maintenance and engineering best practice
• Excellent problem-solving ability, with a proactive, "can-do" mindset and the ability to work in demanding situations
• Confident decision-maker with strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise effectively
• Good communication skills and the ability to build strong working relationships across departments
• Experience with planned preventative maintenance systems is desirable
• Knowledge of health & safety, HACCP, and compliance standards within a production environment

Why join us:

• An opportunity to lead engineering in a critical and essential industry supporting agriculture and food supply chains
• A key management role with real influence on operational performance and plant reliability
• A varied position combining leadership, technical involvement, and continuous improvement
• A supportive environment prioritising safety, quality, and teamwork
• Salary Up to 70k, dependant on experience
• Entry into the company pension scheme
• Death in service provision
• A strong team ethic

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Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Engineering Manager, Maintenance Manager, Plant Engineer, Reliability Manager, Multi-Skilled Engineer, Production Maintenance, Facilities Engineering, Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM), HACCP Compliance, Capital Projects, Reactive Maintenance, Industrial Automation, Plant Optimization, Lean Manufacturing, and Site Engineering may also be considered for this role.