Maintenance Manager

AG Barr

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Cumbernauld - UK

profile Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 20 days ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Supply Chain

Job Summary

Description

Job Title: Maintenance Manager

Location: Cumbernauld

Working Pattern:Day shift - 37.5 hours per week

Level:4

Lets Grow!!!

Are you a seasoned engineering leader ready to take on a pivotal role at one of the UKs most exciting soft drinks companies

AG Barr the home of iconic brands is looking for a dynamic Maintenance Manager to champion our site maintenance program in Cumbernauld.

We arent just looking for someone to keep the lights on; were looking for a leader who can transform our operational efficiency and cultivate a high-performing engineering team. If you thrive on continuous improvement strategic maintenance and making a tangible impact on production targets this is your next career-defining move.

What were looking for

As the Maintenance Manager youll be the driving force ensuring our manufacturing and distribution equipment is always available to meet demanding service requirements. Youll lead by example providing vision support and development to our Engineering Team Leaders and their teams.

  • Strategic Maintenance: Design and execute a highly effective maintenance programme clearly defining tasks and frequencies to optimise asset reliability.
  • Continuous Improvement (CI) & Efficiency: Be the site lead for CI using tools like root cause analysis to continually improve the maintenance plan and breakdown execution. Your focus will be on driving key site scorecard targets including OEE availability performance and yield.
  • Team Leadership & Development: Mentor and develop your team to enhance their management and technical capabilities providing clear direction for engineering excellence.
  • Budget & Project Management: Be accountable for the full plant maintenance budget (parts and labour) including budget creation. Youll also manage small capital projects (>10k <20k) focused on maintenance systems.
  • Compliance & Systems: Manage and maintain 100% site compliance with critical regulations like LOLER and PSSR. You will also be responsible for developing and ensuring the accuracy of our Mainsaver Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for accurate value-added reporting

What you will bring:

Youll be a proven hands-on leader with a passion for process efficiency and team motivation.

  • Proven Leadership: A demonstrable track record in successfully managing mentoring and developing technical teams.
  • Technical Authority: Strong functional knowledge across Mechanical Electrical and Automation maintenance. Youll be dual-skilled and be educated to a minimum HND level in Mechanical/Electrical engineering
  • Strategic Maintenance Knowledge: Good understanding and practical experience in implementing advanced maintenance strategies including FMEA criticality and TPM principles.
  • Communication & Collaboration: Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and effectively collaborate with Production Managers and other key stakeholders to drive zonal improvement processes.
  • Safety & Systems Focus: Deep appreciation and practical experience with Permit to Work systems and the control of contractors. A strong understanding of Health & Safety systems of work including Risk Assessment RAMS HOC and incident investigations is essential.
  • Work progressively within an ISO 55001 engineering environment

What we offer

We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive culture where your voice can be heard. Our skilled loyal and committed people are critical to the future success of AG Barr which is why we are continually investing in our employees to develop their talent.

We look after our employees by offering a competitive salary and benefits package which includes;

  • Competitive market salary reviewed annually
  • Annual bonus linked to business performance
  • Defined contribution Pension
  • Up to 34 days holiday (depending on shift pattern)
  • Flexible holiday trading
  • Flexible cash pot to spend on benefits
  • Healthcare Cash Plan
  • Flexible benefits e.g. discounts & cashbacks gym memberships technology purchases etc
  • Life assurance
  • Save as you earn scheme
  • Staff sales discount
  • Free AG Barr products throughout your working day and staff sales
  • Annual salary review
  • Ongoing professional development and access to Learning and Development programmes and content

And much more!


To find out more about what it is like to work for AG Barr please visit our careers platform here.

We are an equal opportunities employer and happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that may be needed for successful candidates with a disability health or mental health condition.

While we have highlighted our ideal requirements for this role we are realistic that the successful candidate probably wont meet every single requirement in this advert but we are big advocates of people growing in role. So even if you dont meet every single requirement we encourage you to submit an application - you may be just what we are looking for! Apply now!

Speculative CVs from agencies will not be accepted.

Latest closing date for applications is2nd November 2025

Please note we may close vacancies early where we receive significant numbers of applications so apply now!


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DescriptionJob Title: Maintenance ManagerLocation: CumbernauldWorking Pattern:Day shift - 37.5 hours per weekLevel:4Lets Grow!!!Are you a seasoned engineering leader ready to take on a pivotal role at one of the UKs most exciting soft drinks companiesAG Barr the home of iconic brands is looking for...
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Key Skills

  • Industrial Equipment
  • Industrial Maintenance
  • Facilities Management
  • CMMS
  • Ammonia Refrigeration
  • Maintenance Management
  • Plastics Blow Molding
  • OSHA
  • Maintenance
  • Programmable Logic Controllers
  • Supervising Experience
  • Manufacturing

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AG Barr has been in the business of quenching the nation’s thirst since 1875. We are now a successful branded business employing around 1,000 employees across our 9 UK sites. Our skilled, loyal and committed people are critical to the future success of AG Barr. We continually invest ... View more

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