Maintenance & Facilities Manager

Kepak is a leading food company with 14 manufacturing sites and over 4,500 employees across Ireland and the UK, with a turnover of €1.75 billion. The Group operates across three divisions: Meat Division Ireland, Foods Division and Meat Division UK. Guided by our values—Responsibility, Ambition, Passion for Food, and Teamwork—we are committed to operating as a successful, sustainable, future-ready business that is a great place to work. We supply fresh and value-added meat-based products to retail and foodservice through private label and our own brands, including Rustlers, Big Al's and John Stone.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Primary & Facilities Maintenance Manager to join our team in Cork.

As Maintenance Manager you will have full responsible for the safe, complaint, and effective delivery of all engineering operations in the primary unit of the plant (abbatoir and boning hall), facilities, and site services

Leading a skilled engineering team of five (5) and supported by a dedicated Facilities & Services Engineer, you will collaborate closely with Operations, Projects, Environmental, and Quality teams to keep the production supply chain running at its best. With full ownership of engineering KPIs, budgets, and performance plans, this role is central to creating a resilient, efficient, and future‑ready manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

Maintenance & Engineering Leadership

• Own and deliver the site maintenance strategy aligned with production and compliance requirements
• Lead maintenance planning, scheduling, and execution

Production Engineering Support

• Lead engineers dedicated to production lines and operational areas
• Ensure rapid, effective engineering response to breakdowns and quality risks

Facilities & Services

• Ensure utilities reliability: refrigeration, steam, water, compressed air, HVAC,
• Responsible for the reliability and performance of the wastewater treatment plant.
• Manage energy performance, sustainability initiatives, and environmental compliance

Food Safety, Compliance & Health and Safety

• Ensure engineering and facilities activities support BRCGS / FSSC 22000 / HACCP standards

Continuous Improvement & Reliability

• Drive CI initiatives using Lean tools and RCA methodologies

People Leadership & Capability

• Lead, coach, and develop the engineering and facilities teams

Budget & Cost Control

• Own and manage the maintenance and facilities budget

Systems, Reporting & Governance

• Own & optimise the CMMS system and track and report maintenance, reliability, and energy KPIs