Maintenance Manager

Posted 28 September 2026
Salary doe
LocationWaterford
Job type Permanent
Discipline Engineering
Reference12488

Job description

Our client, a leading Food Manufacturing company are seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to join the Management Team at its Waterford site.

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  • Manage and co-ordinate all maintenance activities across the plant.

  • Manage preventative and predictive maintenance programmes

  • Drive equipment performance, uptime, and continuous improvement initiatives

  • Lead maintenance projects and support capital investment activities

  • Develop and mentor engineering and maintenance team.


What are we looking for : 

  • Candidates will be experienced Maintenance professionals with strong supervisory experience in a similar role in Food, FMCG or manufacturing environment.

  • Strong knowledge of maintenance management systems, reliability engineering, and continuous improvement methodologies

  • Third level qualification (Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, or Trade)

  • Proven leadership and team management experience

  • Passionate about driving maintenance excellence and operational performance

  • Candidates may come from an experienced trades background in manufacturing./ food.

Apply for this job by emailing updated CV stating experience and qualifications to Audrey Cullen, Technical Team Lead - audrey@matrixrecruitment.ie.  Please call 051 511720 for an informal chat.

Candidates to be resident in Ireland.

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