Maintenance Team Lead Function: Supply Chain Location: Knockmore Hill, Lisburn Contract: Permanent ABOUT YOUR NEW JOB Responsible for managing all activities involved in the Engineering & maintenance of your area. Including co-ordinating of all maintenance activities ensuring the production processes run reliably and efficiently with a strong emphasis on preventative maintenance. Demonstrating leadership and commitment through development and execution of continuous improvement strategy. YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Take responsibility for health, safety and well-being to deliver a safety-first culture. Motivate and inspire maintenance team by creating an environment that promotes positive communication, encourages co-operation and collaboration. Lead and develop the maintenance team through consistent approach to Coaching, Performance Management, and feedback to drive a strong high-performance culture within the team. Develop training matrix for each team member, set timely objectives and conduct monthly 1 2 1s. Collaborate with production and quality to deliver KBIs. Organise and oversee annual overhauls. Lead company initiatives to improve equipment reliability. Provide high level technical, engineering support and innovative solutions to production plant, auxiliary equipment, systems, and spares to support improvements in manufacturing performance. Planning and overseeing the quantity and quality of work carried out by the maintenance team and appointed contractors. Ensure the content of the planned maintenance program is adequate and executed to maximise on plant up time and operational efficiency. Ensure that systems are in place for tracking equipment performance and that clear accountabilities are identified. Create an environment that challenges existing practices and seeks to generate or adopt Best in Class practices. Weekly reporting on team KPIs identifying and addressing key issues Comply with company policies and procedures. To ensure compliance with quality standards, conduct quality checks and keep records Operate company IT systems, record and update data as required ARE THESE YOUR SECRET INGREDIENTS? Essential Criteria Recognised qualification in Electrical engineering. Proven experience of people management and development, building strong succession pipelines within your team. Experience of managing a multidiscipline department. Ability to form effective working relationships across all layers of the organisation and with external organisations in order to deliver results. Strong relationship & communication skills with the ability to challenge and influence others. Proven track record in delivering against Maintenance KBIs. IT literate with effective skills in Powerpoint, Excel and ideally SAP. Strong problem solving with root cause analysis to determine clear corrective action plans. Detailed knowledge of manufacturing equipment, and of safety requirements in the maintenance and repair of the machinery. Desired Criteria 3 years recent and relevant experience of leading and managing a maintenance engineering team within a manufacturing environment. Third Level qualification, ideally business/engineering/supply chain related Experience of leading cross function projects that affect the entire organisation Previous experience in FMCG manufacturing environment Skills: Electrical Management People Management Maintenance