Maintenance Manager

Select are currently recruiting for an Experienced Maintenance Engineering Manager to join their team on the outskirts of Attleborough, Norfolk. 
My client is a leader within their field, due to continued growth and expansion, they are currently looking to recruit a Maintenance Manager to join their established team. 
As the Maintenance Manager, you will be required to assist in Improving production facilities, reduce the incidence of costly breakdowns’ and develop strategies to improve overall reliability and safety of plant, personnel and production processes.
Responsibilities to Include:

• In this busy and fast paced role, you will ensure that the engineering team works safely and complies with site H&S rules and food safety requirements.
• Organise planned preventative maintenance across a variety of machinery and production equipment to maximise machinery up time and minimise disruption to production targets.
• Ensure all plant and equipment adheres to relevant legislation in order that a safe working environment is maintained.
• Fault finding, pro-active maintenance and continuous improvement.
• Ensuring emergency maintenance in the event of equipment breakdown.
• Manage the team efficiently to ensure all electrical/mechanical engineering work is completed in a safe manner.
• Ensure all expenses stay within the allocated budget.
• Establish maintenance policies and procedures.
• Maintain a record of preventative and emergency maintenance carried out.
• Ability to understand business needs, working to a defined schedule and where necessary prioritise own work accordingly.
• Maintain inventory, highlighting shortages.
• Provide and maintain an excellent level of service to the business.
• Identify gaps/efficiencies in PM schedules based on experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• A time served multi-skilled engineer, with a proven track record.
• Mechanical/electrical fault finding with regards to maintenance and breakdowns.
• Background working in a manufacturing and farms environment.
• Strong problem solving and root cause analysis skills.
• Good communication skills.
• Flexible approach to work.
• Strong ability to work cross functionally.
• Have experience of working with automated production lines, packaging machinery and conveyors.
• Be able to work on own initiative and as part of a small team.

For more details on this exciting opportunity, please contact Pete Watson at Select or apply here.