Engineering & Maintenance Manager

Engineering / Maintenance Manager - Tewkesbury

Lead site maintenance • Preventative strategy • KPI reporting to SMT/Board

Department: Maintenance
Base Location: Tewkesbury
Hours: 45 hours per week
Responsible to: Operations Director
Responsible for: Engineering (Maintenance) Team

Established in 1938, Cotteswold Dairy is one of the UK’s leading independent, family-owned dairies. We support local farmers and communities by delivering the freshest, finest quality products with first-class customer service.

Team Cotteswold

We believe we achieve far greater success working as a team, with empathetic people management and by valuing each other, our staff and our customers. Our purpose is simple: being at the heart of a responsible and sustainable dairy community.

The Role

As Engineering / Maintenance Manager, you’ll lead the maintenance function to keep our buildings, facilities and production equipment operating safely, reliably and efficiently. You’ll shape a preventative maintenance culture, reduce downtime, manage budgets and contractors, and act as the vital link between engineering, production teams and senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities

- Preventative Maintenance: Plan and deliver robust PM programs to prevent unexpected breakdowns.
- Data & Improvement: Analyse maintenance data, identify trends, improve processes and optimise performance. Report KPIs, departmental focus and potential risks monthly to the Board/SMT.
- Team Leadership: Recruit, train, schedule, supervise and motivate the maintenance team. Ensure the department is structured to support key operational functions.
- Maintenance Operations: Develop and implement maintenance strategies, procedures and standards; oversee repairs, upkeep and installations.
- Engagement: Work closely with site departments daily to drive performance, quality and efficiency through continuous improvement.
- Safety & Compliance: Enforce safety policies, procedures and regulatory standards.
- Asset & Facility Upkeep: Maintain maximum equipment efficiency while protecting facility standards.
- Budget & Cost Control: Manage budgets, procurement and costs while maintaining operational performance.
- Contractor Management: Control contractor performance, quality, budgets and safety.
- Support & Mentoring: Coach and support engineers with fault-finding, upgrades and best practice.
- Operational Resilience: Ensure resources are in place to react to out-of-hours breakdowns and minimise downtime.

What You’ll Bring

- Technical Proficiency: Strong electrical and mechanical understanding; strategic thinker with excellent organisation and time management.
- Problem Solving: Confident diagnosing root causes and implementing effective solutions under pressure.
- Leadership & People Skills: Ability to motivate a diverse team and build strong working relationships across departments.
- Project / Design Skills: Experience using design/visualisation tools such as AutoCAD.
- Administration: Competent in budgeting, procurement, reporting and maintenance scheduling software.
- Flexibility: A flexible approach to working hours, supporting operational needs.

Why Join Us?

- A visible, site-critical leadership role with real influence on performance and reliability.
- The opportunity to embed preventative maintenance and continuous improvement across the business.
- Be part of a long-established, values-led, family-owned organisation.

How to Apply

Apply via our careers site with your CV. If you’re a hands-on engineering leader who thrives on improving reliability, building teams and driving site performance, we’d love to hear from you.