Maintenance Manager

Hook Norton, Oxfordshire
Staffing Match

Join Our Client’s Dynamic Team as a Maintenance Manager!

Are you an experienced Maintenance Manager looking for a new and exciting challenge? Our client, a leading FMCG company, is on the hunt for a talented individual to join their successful and well-established team.

As the Maintenance Manager, you will report directly to the Site Engineering Manager, overseeing a high-performing Engineering Maintenance team. Your mission will be to foster a strong team culture while ensuring maximum plant availability through a well-developed and executed maintenance strategy.

Standard hours are 09:00 – 18:00, Monday to Friday. However, flexibility is key, as you may need to work weekends, nights, and Bank Holidays to fulfil your duties effectively.

In return you can expect a starting salary of circa 60,000 – 70,000 per annum DOE + Benefits package & potential relocation package, if required.

As Maintenance Manager your key responsibilities will include:

• Strategic Management: Oversee engineering operations, personnel, and spare parts usage to meet efficiency targets such as DIFOT, Waste %, OEE, MTBF, and MTTR. Ensure downtime is minimized with actionable plans.
• Capex Management: Keep capital expenditure within budget and on schedule.
• PPM System Oversight: Manage and review the PPM system to reduce downtime and monitor staff usage.
• Measurement Systems: Implement and maintain systems to meet evolving business needs.
• Reporting: Provide accurate and timely reports.
• Team Communication: Lead the engineering team using various communication methods, including meetings, focus groups, and post-it note reviews.
• Compliance: Adhere to food safety legislation and quality processes, enhancing them as needed.
• KPI Development: Introduce and maintain visual workplace KPIs for production lines.
• Engineering Services: Ensure effective delivery of services such as compressed air, refrigeration, water, effluent, steam, and facilities.
• Improvement Plans: Assist in developing 1-3 year plans for engineering and manufacturing process improvements.
• Collaborate: Work with Production and Supply Chain managers for engineering planning and downtime.
• Meetings: Chair weekly and daily maintenance meetings.
• Budget Management: Monitor maintenance expenditure to meet performance targets within budget.
• Job Planning: Plan jobs with necessary parts and labor for efficient production handovers.
• Shutdown Management: Effectively manage and regularly review plant shutdowns.
• PPM Structure: Build and maintain the PPM structure in the CMMS to ensure effective asset care.
• Compliance: Ensure compliance with HSE, Quality, Food Safety, Customer, and Regulatory standards.

To be successful in the position of Maintenance Manager you will possess the following skills and experience:

• Proven experience in a similar role within the FMCG (ideally food) manufacturing sector.
• Engineering degree or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of mechanical systems, PLC / CLX, SCADA, HMI, Robots, and drive programming is desirable.
• Strong people management, planning, and process control skills.
• Awareness of H&S, Quality, and Food Safety.
• IOSH safety knowledge is desirable.
• Ability to manage staff according to policies and procedures.
• Project Management and Continuous Improvement expertise.

This role is based in Banbury and is easily accessible from Oxford, Daventry, Northampton, Stratford Upon Avon, Moreton-in-Marsh, and Royal Leamington Spa.

If you’re ready to take on a dynamic and varied role as a Maintenance Manager, don’t hesitate to apply. Join the team and make a significant impact on our client’s success!

This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Staffing Match who are operating as an employment business.