Maintenance Manager

Overview: Working alongside our client a leading injection moulding manufacturer, we are sourcing a Maintenance Manager to join their established team.

 

Benefits:

• Quarterly profit related bonus scheme
• Private healthcare plan
• Free flu vaccination
• Holiday buy back scheme
• Death in service benefit

 

Remit:

• As an electrically bias Maintenance Manager you lead the maintenance department to ensure that all machinery is checked, maintained and serviced to ensure continuous and safe running to reduce incidents and breakdowns
• The successful Maintenance Manager will have experience working in a similar role, with working knowledge of injection moulding machines and pick and place robots

 

Role:

• Plan preventative maintenance schedule across the plant
• Responsible for carrying out and recording all planned, preventative maintenance  for a wide range of manufacturing and plant equipment
• Undertaking fault finding activities on defective equipment
• Organising the timely repair of equipment including injection moulding machines, robotics and ancillary equipment
• Carrying out basic building and facilities maintenance, liaising with subcontractor for more complex or time consuming tasks
• Conducting PAT testing and updating digital records
• Producing monthly technical reports and making recommendations
• Supporting installation projects and equipment commissioning
• Maintaining and recording stock levels of shop floor machine spares as required
• Supporting installation projects and maintenance for customers of Premier Moulding Machinery where required
• Supervising and directing the Maintenance Engineer in their role and supporting their training and development
• Ensure Compliance with H&S legislation

 

Essential Requirements:

• Have previous working knowledge of injection moulding machines and pick and place robots
• Experience of working with pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical systems
• Qualified to carry out PAT tests
• Managerial/Supervisory experience and experience of training and mentoring a junior worker
• Intermediate user of Word and Excel
• Have a good awareness of health and safety in the workplace

 

Desirable Requirements:

• Experience of working in a similar maintenance role
• Experience of organising the Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) activities
• Have ONC (or equivalent) in Engineering or related discipline
• Experience of working with PLC controlled machinery
• Experience with lean manufacturing techniques such as OEE,5s, Kaizen
• Experience of working with EFACS or similar Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software

 

Core Competencies:

• Strong organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise effectively
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Have excellent attention to detail
• Ability to build effective team relationships
• Be able to make decisions under pressure
• Self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously as well as in a team
• Excellent problem solving skills

 

Key Words: “Maintenance Manager”, “Senior Maintenance Engineer”, “Senior Maintenance Manager”, “Head of Maintenance”, “Engineering Manager”, “Maintenance Supervisor”, “Maintenance Engineer” “Electro Mechanical Maintenance Engineer” “Plastics”, “Injection Moulding”