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Senior Maintenance Inventory & Administration Leader 2 year Fixed Term Contract

Open 21d posting dated 4 days ago

Summary

Lead maintenance inventory and administration for a UK manufacturing site, overseeing spare parts, CMMS (SAP/Agility), and preventive maintenance to ensure operational reliability and compliance.

What we achieve together

  • In your role as Senior Maintenance Inventory & Administration Leader, you will lead the management and control of all maintenance spare parts on site, ensuring availability, traceability, and efficient inventory processes that support uninterrupted operations.
  • Working closely with the Industrial Maintenance & Compliance Manager, you will develop and continuously improve preventive and predictive maintenance programmes across mechanical, electrical, and process assets to maximise reliability and performance.
  • Your responsibilities will include maintaining and optimising the Computerised Maintenance Management System, ensuring accurate asset records, work order history, failure analysis, lifecycle information, and maintenance performance indicators.
  • Through effective collaboration with engineering and maintenance stakeholders, you will ensure efficient parts flow, control, and traceability while safeguarding the availability of critical components required for business continuity.
  • By providing technical insight into asset performance reviews, equipment risk assessments, failure investigations, and improvement initiatives, you will support informed decision-making and continuous operational improvement.
  • Together with an interdisciplinary team, you will promote a culture of safety, compliance, development, and accountability while mentoring colleagues and helping them achieve their full potential within an inclusive and high-performing environment.

What makes us successful together

  • You have successfully completed at least a Level 3 NVQ Extended Diploma in Engineering Maintenance or an equivalent engineering qualification.
  • You bring previous experience in a senior maintenance administration, maintenance planning, or maintenance leadership position within an engineering or manufacturing environment
  • You possess strong knowledge of maintenance management systems and asset management principles, ideally including experience with SAP and Agility Computerised Maintenance Management Systems, combined with excellent analytical and reporting capabilities.
  • An IOSH Working Safely qualification and experience supporting compliance requirements, maintenance audits, and engineering improvement programmes would be advantageous
  • You are an organised and collaborative leader who communicates effectively with stakeholders at all levels, builds strong relationships, and inspires teams through a positive, inclusive, and improvement-focused approach.

What you can count on

  • We offer our employees an attractive remuneration package, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and bonus opportunities.
  • We offer a generous pension scheme which enables our employees to have greater financial security when they do retire.
  • For our employee’s peace of mind, we provide a death in service benefit and the option of subsidised private health care.
  • The safety of our employees is paramount and Vaillant Industrial are proud to have received the ROSPA Gold medal award for the 10th consecutive year and the resultant Presidents Award.
  • We pride ourselves on our family friendly policies designed to support our employees during important life events.
  • The health of our employees is important, we provide free eye test vouchers, health checks and flu vaccinations to all.

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