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ESS Maintenance Manager (MMgr0325)

Full-Time

Buckie, Moray, Scotland

Job Details

  • To work in partnership with Customer Site Management, supported by ESS Head Office Management, to achieve targets.
  • Focus on maintaining plant reliability and efficiency, be pro-active in seeking ways to improve plant performance, and manage the activities within the allocated budget.
  • 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.
  • 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.
    • Carrying out PPE audits of the team.
  • Planning of maintenance resources (i.e. shift schedule); monitor the time and attendance of all ESS employees on the site.
  • Program & issue work orders for planned preventative maintenance/other work to the engineering team. Ensure all work is accurately and consistently recorded in Work Orders; Allocation and completion of PM’S is a fundamental requirement; Managing the back log of follow-up/planned work/work requests to ensure timely completion.
  • Planning & Scheduling of Maintenance activities in close co-operation with site Operations.
  • Management of contractors on site involved in maintenance-related activities.
  • Ensure service contracts are up to date and liaise with external vendors.
  • Procurement and stocking of spare parts. Ensure availability of materials as required.
  • Provide weekly and monthly KPI reports on maintenance activities.
  • Housekeeping in maintenance work areas, which includes workshop(s), stores, and site areas where engineering/contractor activities are in progress.
  • Deal with employee relations and performance issues relating to ESS Ltd. Personnel; Participation in the recruitment process for new personnel.
  • Supervision and mentoring of employees on apprenticeship programs.
  • On call as part of Site Management Team / Engineering Team, including site attendance response (rota shared among site functional managers).
  • Participate in site audits ensuring compliance.
  • Management of minor capital expenditure projects within the site (i.e. maintenance replacement/upgrades. Note that capex approvals and major projects are the responsibility of the Plant Manager/Site Capex Management.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Person Specification:
  • Trades qualification – preferably 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, 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.  Knowledge of JD Edwards also an advantage.
  • COSHH awareness in a food safe environment an advantage.