Maintenance Manager Position

Role – Maintenance Manager position
Location – Based close to Thetford, Norfolk
Working hours – Monday to Friday - Full time hours.
Salary – £30,000 - £40,000 per annum – depending on experience
Capacity of role – Permanent position
Our client is a reputable and forward thinking business who is currently recruiting for a Maintenance Manager to join their team.
This is a pivotal role where applicants will be improving facilities, reducing the possibility of breakdowns and developing strategies to improve reliability and safety of the plant.
Main duties will include -
• Ensuring that the engineering team works safely and complies with site requirements and compliance
• Organising planned preventative maintenance across a variety of machinery and production equipment to maximise machinery up time and minimise disruption to production targets.
• Ensuring 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 processes
• Ensuring emergency maintenance in the event of equipment breakdown.
• Managing the team efficiently to ensure all electrical/mechanical engineering work is completed in a safe manner.
• Establishing maintenance policies and procedures.
• Maintaining 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.
• Providing and maintaining an excellent level of service to the business.
Candidate Attributes
• 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.
Skills:
Maintenance, PPM, Electrical, Mechanical, Plant equipment, CI, Multi skilled engineer, Own transport, Flexible to working hours as and when required
Qualifications:
Electrical and Mechanical based qualification, Driving licence
Keywords:
Maintenance, PPM, Electrical, Mechanical, Plant equipment, CI, Multi skilled engineer, Own transport, Flexible to working hours as and when required