Maintenance Manager

The Maintenance Manager role is vital to the success of the engineering department and wider manufacturing business objectives. You will be responsible for the future development of the maintenance function, collaborating closely with the Site Engineering Manager and being a valuable part of the engineering leadership team. Reporting into this role is a team of engineers and engineering apprentices.
The factory is split into two operational areas, each area has an Maintenance Manager who deals with the day-to-day engineering and production agenda. The Maintenance Manager streamlines and improves current working practices and processes whilst improving and developing impactful teams. In short, you are there to make tomorrow a better place!
Initially, your key role is driving the sites' ambition to move away from a traditional maintenance program to an on-line Reliability Based Maintenance plan using the latest condition-based monitoring techniques.
What will be your key results?
The aim is to manufacture the company's product to an agreed specification in an efficient and safe manner. pladis produces a variety of products to meet customer needs and therefore the daily focus for everyone needs to be on achieving the daily requirements right first time, in a safe factory environment at an improved ongoing cost.
H&S and Quality

• Lead all Health, Safety and Environmental aspects of engineering within area of responsibility, including some specific Responsible Person responsibilities for key areas of safety compliance.


• Help to generate and maintain compliance to DSOP's/ Risk Assessments / Maintenance Risk Assessments / Permit to work systems.


• Take personal responsibility for health, safety and environment.


• Be part of the Engineering Health and Safety team


• Ensure compliance with Everyday Quality processes.


• Maintain high standards of Hygiene and Housekeeping.


• Consider and apply sustainability, waste minimisation and Energy consumption where appropriate.


• Lead the team in day-to-day maintenance and delivery of the overall engineering strategy.


Maintenance

• Lead the R&M budget for area of responsibility, ensuring maximum business benefit from available funds


• Schedule and plan long term horizon activities to feed into the budget process (1-5 yr. horizon).


• Management of the engineering departments critical metrics


• Planning and Scheduling against budget requirement.


• Deliver the transition to condition-based monitoring, utilising authority support from 53 North


• Delivery and coordination of planned maintenance and shutdown activities


• Scheduling (through the maintenance planner) weekly maintenance activities


• Streamlining the maintenance activities


• Maintain SAP Asset history.


Team management

• Deputise for the Site Engineering Manager when required


• Be part of the rota to cover the role of Weekend Duty Engineering Manager


• Direct line management for Engineering Technicians plus contractors


• Running the apprentice programme


• Apprentice development


• Support and champion the implementation of the ATM role within the site


• Operator development through support and mentoring


• Organise and schedule training throughout the year


• Delivery of two training Days


• HR management duties ie recruitment, disciplinaries, absence management, OH, PDP


• Onboarding new staff member.


OPEX

• Ensuring all failures >120 minutes are fully understood and closed out using standard RCA techniques supporting the Maintenance Manager and production managers.


• Supply to loss reviews, to drive improvements in all aspects of Site performance.


• Support the Tiered Accountability process both personally and through direct reports
  
  Confirmed knowledge of condition-based monitoring techniques


• SAP PM and MM knowledge


• Lean engineering knowledge


• Mechanical and Electrical comprehension skills


• Fault finding skills


• Problem solving skills


• Data analysis & interpretation skills


• Risk assessment trained


• Permit to work trained


• Full understanding of safe working practices and relevant legislation where applicable


• Accuracy/attention to detail


• Knowledge of COSHH


• Sound PC skills


• Problem solving techniques


• Influencing skills


Desirable

• Experience of engineering maintenance/planning in a similar FMCG environment


• Experience of implement a condition-based monitoring programme


• Green belt trained
  
  Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don't compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.
To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact
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Why join the team?
Pladis is home to iconic brands Godiva, McVitie's and Ulker. These brands make sweet treats and savoury treats that consumers everywhere recognise and enjoy! As we start on our new journey, we will continue making the biscuits and confectionery people know and expect from these brands, and we will expand their portfolios too. Together we will build new and exciting products at pladis - new flavours, new concepts, and new ways to share happiness!
Our strength is not only in our products, but also in our people and our values. Each business that has united to form pladis are loved for their heritage and values. We will retain the honesty, integrity and trust instilled in our brands by our ground-breaking founders as we embark on the next chapter of our success.
What will this role achieve?, Our Purpose
Bring happiness with every bite
It's a purpose that every one of our colleagues, all around the world believes in. And while we're all unique, we also share the same values.
Each of our values is important on its own. In combination they're incredibly powerful.
Our values have deep personal meaning to us. They're part of who we are and what we stand for as an employer
Living our pladis values is a key part of success, look out for questions in your interview that link to these key pladis values.
Our Values

• Purpose led - We're energised and guided by our purpose to bring happiness with every bite


• Agile - We're ever evolving, we never stand still, always improving for our customers and our consumers


• Positive - We're highly motivated optimistic, courageous, and we inspire each other to be better


• Resilient - We're persistent in the face of setbacks, quick to adapt, learn and move forward


• Collaborative - We gain strength from operating as one pladis, winning and succeeding together.


Best mix of ingredients
pladis is an equal opportunities employer, like every great recipe we're a thoughtful mix. A happy and inclusive place to work that's as diverse as our consumers and the communities we support, live and work in, all around the world. Where every voice is heard, and difference is celebrated. Where fresh perspectives and new ideas help us grow and thrive.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform key job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.
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