Senior Asset Optimisation Manager
UK (National Role) | Full Time | Salary Negotiable Depending on Experience
Introduction
Acorn by Synergie is recruiting for a Senior Asset Optimisation Manager to join a long-established global industrial organisation with a major UK manufacturing footprint.
Reporting directly to the Director of Engineering, this is a national role with responsibilities and collaboration across wider Group subject matter experts. The successful candidate will play a key role in developing and deploying the company's maintenance strategy while driving reliability and continuous improvement across manufacturing operations.
Key Duties
Lead the development and deployment of the company's maintenance strategy across UK manufacturing operations.
Support the deployment of asset integrity policies to safeguard the organisation's licence to operate.
Contribute to the implementation of the Journey to Reliability (J2R) approach in collaboration with central teams and site colleagues.
Drive continuous improvement across the Company Asset Management Framework (CAMF).
Provide subject matter expertise across areas such as Preventive Maintenance, Strategic Asset Management Planning, and Condition-Based Maintenance.
Promote modern asset management practices across manufacturing sites.
Manage the organisation's engineering standards platform and publication governance.
Support reliability programmes through training and the implementation of risk-based asset expenditure and planning methodologies.
Collaborate with managers and subject matter experts across international operations to support global process improvement initiatives.
Engage with external stakeholders for benchmarking and best practice development.
Participate in international travel where required.
Requirements
Degree qualified in an engineering discipline.
Significant experience within maintenance, asset management, and continuous improvement environments.
Strong understanding of asset management systems aligned with ISO 55000 (desirable).
Experience assessing or auditing maintenance work processes.
Structured and organised approach with strong attention to detail.
Ability to act as a trusted technical advisor across multiple levels of an organisation.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to promote knowledge sharing and standardisation.
Experience producing and maintaining high-quality technical documentation.
Comfortable working within an international environment, including occasional travel.
Confident delivering training and technical guidance within your area of expertise.
What We Offer
Competitive salary negotiable depending on experience.
Opportunity to work within a global industrial organisation with a significant UK presence.
Involvement in strategic reliability and asset management initiatives across multiple sites.
Exposure to international collaboration and best practice development.
Long-term career progression within a well-established organisation.
Interested?
Apply now with your up-to-date CV to be considered for this opportunity, or contact Acorn by Synergie for more information.
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