Maintenance Leader

Job Title: Maintenance Leader

Location: PQ Silicas - Warrington Site

Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 per annum

Job type: Full Time

For over 200 years, PQ (Silicas) has envisioned the future of performance chemicals through collaborative innovation, making products that touch all of us, every day.

We are a leading global supplier of silicate and derivative products that serve as environmentally friendly substitutes for materials used in a variety of applications. These include end uses such as matting agents in surface coatings, clarifying agents for edible oils and beverages, additives to paints and coatings for thermal insulation, and sensory particles in personal care products to improve feel attributes.

The Role:

To lead the (multi-disciplined) maintenance team by providing guidance, support, behavioural coaching and leadership, for the purpose of achieving a safe working environment and optimal equipment technical availability, whilst working within the agreed budget.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Achieving the required plant availability while adhering to compliant standards in health and safety.
• Maintaining composure under the pressures and frustrations inherent in a fast moving 'output' focussed environment.
• Balancing judgement between short-term remedial action and long-term resolution of root causes.
• Dealing with differing personalities within the team.
• Trying to move the culture and mind-set from one of "We have always done it this way" to one where individuals are keen to learn and apply new tools and methods.

Knowledge Skills and Experience Required:

• Time served multi skilled engineer with qualifications in a technical discipline.
• Ideally minimum of 5 years' experience in a leadership role, ideally in the process industry.
• Able to manage own time.
• Able to make a balanced call on support / escalation to ensure time, costs and business risk are controlled.
• Willingness to take on and learn all site systems to in depth level.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Adopt a "can do / will do my best" attitude
• Flexible to carry out any task as requested within their capability (training, competence)
• Data driven & Result focused.
• Proactive mind-set and good planning skills.
• Experience of working in a highly regulated continuous process environment.
• Proficient in use of SAPPM system and other computer operated systems.
• Clear demonstration of the PQ Values on a habitual basis.
• A "Curious" attitude to improvement with a Go, Look, See approach.
• Experience of World Class Manufacturing techniques

Benefits:

• Holiday allowance. 30 Basic, 8 Bank Holiday, Warrington Walking Day - Total 39
• On site Physiotherapy and Occupational Health
• Bike2Work Scheme
• BUPA Cash Plan Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Group Life Assurance Scheme
• Company Discretionary Sickness Scheme
• Pension Scheme

Additional Info:

• 37.5hr Week

Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.

Candidates with the experience and relevant job titles of: Electrical Engineer, Instrument Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Maintenance Supervisor, Maintenance Team Leader, Maintenance Planner; may also be considered for this role.