Maintenance Manager

Purpose of Maintenance Manager :
To work in partnership with Customer Management, supported by ESS Head Office Management, to achieve targets.

Manage all Health & Safety matters in the maintenance team, including but not limited to:

• Ensure that all ESS Ltd. employees work in a safe and responsible manner and adhere to on site safety regulations and procedures.
• Issuing Permits-to-Work
• Conducting Risk Assessments on own and team s work

Inducting the team in routine health and safety training such as:

• Lock Out / Tag Out, Permits system, PPE compliance, Accident Reporting and carrying out PPE audits of the team.
• Focus on maintaining plant efficiency within the allocated budget.

• Be pro-active in seeking ways to improve plant performance.

• Motivate and lead the maintenance team to achieve their targets.

• Ensure that all employees are aware that the priority is to keep the plant running efficiently.

Any extra work including special projects must be delegated to others and must not interfere with the day to day plant cover of the core team.

• Completion of PM S is a fundamental requirement and must be managed and monitored by the Supervisor.
• The Supervisor must be available for on site meetings with Management and offer input to help improve efficiencies.
• Monitor the time and attendance of all ESS Ltd. employees.
• Deal with IR issues relating to ESS Ltd. personnel.
• Meet on a fortnightly basis with ESS Ltd. Management and provide a regular weekly report on the previous week s activities.

• Ensure that timesheets are filled in correctly and sign them off with the approval of the client Manager.
• Planning & Scheduling of Maintenance works in close co - operation with Production and Commercial Managers.
• Participate in site audits ensuring compliance.
• Program & issue work orders for ppm/other work to Lead Technician.
• Stock (store management), procure spare parts.
• Ensure availability of materials as required.
• Prioritise 'other work' taking in to account manufacturing priorities and PM completion.
• Maintenance support, data entry, updating equipment records, producing performance reports (KPI's).
• Produce back log of planned work scheduled and not completed and reasons why.
• Manage co - ordination between Operations & Maintenance functions.
• Manage progress & compliance to schedules.
• Manage other contractors on site in a maintenance capacity.
• Ensure service contracts are up to date and liaise with external vendors.
• Challenge systems, processes and procedures to drive change within the Maintenance/Operations function.
• Participate in Site Management initiatives, for example, but not limited to, TPM.
• On call as part of Management Team / Engineering Team
• Hands on with Technicians to organise, prioritise, advise, help etc.

Person Specification:

Trades qualification - Electrical and relevant engineering experience in a manufacturing environment

Experience with modern maintenance management methods and techniques.

Experienced in managing a maintenance team of not less than 5 personnel. With responsibility for Health & Safety (typical tasks as listed above) plus motivating, influencing, coaching the team on day to day technical and operations matters. Proven ability to deal with employee relations / disciplinary matters within the team.

High speed/High Volume background. Ideally experience in Food/Beverage manufacturing processes

Multi-skilled / cross-skilled ethos

Aptitude for process awareness, PLC control equipment and diagnostic / trouble-shooting experience gained in a Hi-volume environment.

Good team player that can use their initiative and communicate well with people and build work relationships.

Responsible and positive person who embraces change and takes ownership for their team and plant.

Computer skills essential

Familiar with Computerised Maintenance Management Systems, ideally Maximo.

COSHH awareness in a food safe environment an advantage.