Regional Maintenance Manager

Location: Yorkshire Region

Keep our operation moving. Raise standards across the region.

At Panda, we do more than manage waste. We power the circular economy by turning waste into value, and that takes reliable, safe and high-performing sites.

As a Regional Maintenance Manager at Panda, you’ll lead maintenance across our Yorkshire operations, covering both mobile equipment and static plant machinery across a varied network of recycling and waste management facilities.

This is a key leadership role for someone who can combine hands-on engineering credibility, maintenance strategy and strong operational partnership. You’ll help drive uptime, improve standards, reduce repeat failures and build a stronger maintenance culture across the region.

The Role

This Regional Maintenance Manager role is about bringing structure, consistency and accountability to maintenance performance across multiple sites.

You’ll take ownership of maintenance standards across the Yorkshire region, making sure our equipment, plant and facilities are safe, compliant and operating as they should. Working closely with site leaders, maintenance teams, contractors and the Regional Operations Manager, you’ll help improve reliability, reduce downtime and support safe, efficient operations.

You’ll need to be comfortable moving between strategy and the shop floor — setting maintenance plans, reviewing performance, challenging standards and stepping in practically when operational issues need support.

What You’ll Be Doing

Your focus will include:

• Leading maintenance activity across the Yorkshire region
• Building and embedding effective maintenance plans across all sites
• Driving high standards in safety, compliance and engineering discipline
• Ensuring statutory inspections are planned, completed and kept up to date
• Auditing sites regularly to make sure maintenance standards are being followed
• Managing maintenance teams to ensure the right capability, structure and resource is in place
• Responding to downtime issues and supporting fast, practical resolution
• Carrying out root cause analysis to reduce repeat failures
• Reviewing critical spares holdings to minimise unplanned stoppages
• Developing reporting tools to track downtime, reliability and plant performance
• Supporting the delivery and improvement of CMMS across the region
• Supporting site improvement, development and capital projects
• Working closely with operational leaders and contractors to improve reliability and performance

About You

We’re looking for a maintenance leader who knows how to operate in a busy industrial environment and can bring structure, accountability and continuous improvement across a multi-site region.

You’ll likely bring:

• Strong maintenance leadership experience in waste, recycling, manufacturing, heavy industry or a similar operational environment
• Experience managing both static plant and mobile equipment
• A strong understanding of maintenance planning, compliance and engineering best practice
• Good knowledge of health and safety standards, including isolation, lock-off and safe systems of work
• Experience leading maintenance teams across multiple sites or a regional operation
• A track record of reducing downtime and improving plant reliability
• Confidence managing contractors, projects and improvement activity
• Experience with CMMS systems or maintenance system improvements
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work closely with operational leaders
• A practical, hands-on approach with the confidence to support operational issues where needed

Why Join Panda?

This is a chance to take on a Regional Maintenance Manager role with real visibility and impact across the Yorkshire region.

You’ll be joining a business that is continuing to invest in its people, sites and operational capability. In return, you’ll have the opportunity to shape maintenance standards, improve plant performance and play a key part in how we deliver safe, efficient and reliable operations.

At Panda, we value people who take ownership, solve problems and want to make things better.

This is a strong opportunity for an experienced Regional Maintenance Manager who wants to make a practical difference across a busy, operationally important region.

We are Panda. We value waste.

We’re in the business of waste management but that doesn’t just mean collecting bins. Behind every collection is a passionate team of people finding smarter, safer, and more sustainable ways to recycle and repurpose materials that would otherwise go to waste.

Over the past 30 years, Panda has grown into a leading resource recovery business, bringing together almost 3,000 people across multiple brands, united by a shared vision and strong values. While our operations are diverse, our purpose is clear: to protect our people, support our customers, and create positive impact for the communities and environments we serve.

At Panda, people are at the heart of everything we do. We work as one team, combining different skills, experiences, and perspectives to achieve shared goals. We care for each other’s wellbeing, encourage development, and support growth because we know we’re stronger together.

We expect excellence in how we operate. High standards, bold thinking, and continuous improvement drive our passion for innovation. We challenge the ordinary, put safety first, and embrace new ideas while delivering practical, cost-effective solutions that move our business forward.

We own what we do. From day-to-day tasks to major projects, we take pride in our work and responsibility for the outcome. We don’t walk past problems we address them together. Our expertise, reliability, and care reflect who we are and the difference we make.

And above all, we act with trust and integrity. Trust is built through open communication, honesty, and accountability. It allows us to move quickly, make confident decisions, and deliver results — knowing our people are empowered to do the right thing.

Our journey depends on talented, committed people who want to make an impact.

Take the first step and join us on the journey.

Panda is committed to attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the communities in which we operate and the people we serve.
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