Maintenance & Compliance Manager

Location: North Walsham

Salary: £62,500 + Package

Days (37.5 hours)

This is not a maintenance manager role where you inherit a well-oiled machine.

Read on to fully understand what this job requires in terms of skills and experience If you are a good match, make an application.
This is a role where you build it, shape it, and own it.

Sitting on the Senior Leadership Team, youll take full accountability for engineering standards, asset care, and compliance across a complex, high-volume manufacturing site with the autonomy to raise the bar and leave a legacy.

Why this role stands out

True ownership you define the maintenance strategy, not just execute it

SLT influence a seat at the table with real decision-making authority

Build & shape a function develop structure, capability, and standards

Balance of strategy + hands-on credibility not a desk-only leadership role

Long-term impact asset reliability, compliance, and culture sit with you

What youll be accountable for: Maintenance & Compliance Manager

Youll lead the entire engineering and asset care function, with responsibility for both people and performance.

Own and deliver the site-wide Asset Care strategy

Set and enforce engineering standards, compliance, and safe systems of work

Lead HSE performance with a zero-accident mindset

Drive a data-led maintenance culture through CMMS and KPI ownership

Take full ownership of engineering compliance, audits, and statutory requirements

Lead CAPEX, projects, and installation of new production capability

Manage and develop a multi-layer engineering team, including:

Shift Asset Care Technicians

Compliance Team Leader

Project Engineer

Process Engineering capability

Control maintenance budgets, spend, and long-term asset planning

Partner closely with operations, planning, finance, and senior stakeholders

What were looking for: Maintenance & Compliance Manager

This role needs more than a good maintenance manager it needs a leader who can set direction and hold standards.

Proven experience in a senior maintenance or engineering leadership role

Strong background in manufacturing or industrial environments

Deep understanding of engineering compliance, audits, and statutory requirements

Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams through structure and change

Solid technical foundation (mechanical, electrical, or both)

Track record of delivering projects, CAPEX, and continuous improvement

Able to operate confidently at senior leadership level

Whats on offer

£62,500 salary

33 days holiday

6% pension

Private medical (including dental)

Death in service (2x salary)

But more importantly:

A role with real ownership, visibility, and progression potential

The reality of the role

This is a site with opportunity not perfection. xbpsjku

If youre motivated by:

Raising standards

Building teams

Creating structure where its needed

Leaving a lasting impact

Youll thrive here.

If youre looking for:

A steady-state environment

Minimal challenge

Or a purely strategic role without hands-on leadership

This wont be the right fit.

If youre ready to step into a role where engineering, compliance, and performance sit firmly in your hands, apply now.