Manufacturing/Engineering Maintenance Engineer

Role Purpose The Manufacturing/Engineering Maintenance Engineer which a hands on role, is responsible for ensuring the safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of all plant, equipment, and facilities. The role leads the maintenance function to maximise asset availability, reduce unplanned downtime, and support production through a proactive, reliability-led maintenance strategy. Key Responsibilities 1. Health, Safety & Compliance * Lead and enforce a strong safety-first culture across all maintenance activities * Ensure all work complies with H&S legislation, company standards, and safe systems of work * Own risk assessments, permits, lockout/tagout, and contractor safety * Investigate incidents and near misses related to maintenance, ensuring corrective actions are implemented * PPE, Dress code in line with company standards. 2. Asset Reliability & Uptime * Ensure high levels of equipment availability and reliability * Reduce unplanned downtime through effective fault analysis and prevention * Maintain accurate asset histories and failure data 3. Maintenance Strategy & Planning * Develop and deploy a planned and preventive maintenance strategy * Balance reactive, preventive, and predictive maintenance activities * Ensure effective maintenance planning, scheduling, and backlog control 4. Contractor & Supplier Management * Manage external contractors and service providers * Ensure contractors meet safety, quality, and performance expectations * Control contractor costs and effectiveness * Build effective relationships with key suppliers 5. Areas of control (list is not exhaustive) Building maintenance and repairs? All infrastructure that will need maintenance. Power/utilities management and reduction Eg air leaks, heavy consumption New equipment install Key Interfaces * Manufacturing / Production Management * Engineering * Health & Safety * Quality * Planning * Finance * External contractors and suppliers