Job Description
Your Responsibilities:
1. Lead, mentor, and manage the Mechanical Maintenance team at ADM Erith (including contractors and mechanical apprentices), driving performance, accountability, and continuous improvement across the department.
2. Oversee the maintenance, reliability, and safe operation of all mechanical installations across the ADM Erith facility.
3. Preventive & Corrective Maintenance: Create, implement, and track preventive maintenance schedules to extend asset life and reduce downtime.
4. Ensure full compliance with statutory, UK, and EU legislation, and internal company standards for all mechanical maintenance activities.
5. Act as the primary point of contact and technical authority for all mechanical compliance, ensuring equipment, procedures, and maintenance activities meet all relevant UK regulations.
6. Develop, implement, and maintain comprehensive maintenance procedures.
7. Provide expert technical support for new installations, upgrades, and modifications.
8. Initiate, develop, and deliver capital and improvement projects.
9. Ensure critical spare-parts availability and optimise the spares strategy to support equipment uptime and reliability.
10. Monitor, report, and drive departmental KPIs, ensuring performance targets are met and improvement plans are executed.
11. Develop and deliver training programmes to ensure all personnel involved in maintenance operations are competent, compliant, and up to date with current standards.
Your Profile:
12. Qualified to City & Guilds/NC/HNC level in an Engineering discipline.
13. Proven experience in an industrial maintenance environment.
14. Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical systems.
15. Leadership Abilities: Proven experience managing teams and resolving conflicts.
16. Communication Skills: Ability to prepare reports, communicate with management, and liaise with vendors.
17. Problem-Solving: Strong diagnostic skills for troubleshooting equipment failures.
18. Software Proficiency: Familiarity with maintenance management software and a good understanding of MS office packages.
19. The role involves working at heights, confined space entry, and manual handling requirements.
Your Future Perspective:
20. Challenging tasks, short decision-making processes and a high level of personal responsibility in a modern work environment with flexible work time models
21. Room for innovative thinking and growth with the possibility to manage your own career path.
22. A company culture which promotes continuous learning and diversity. To assist with this all colleagues are able to join our Women’s and Multicultural Employee Resource Groups, and the ADM Pride Employee Network and the Young Professionals Network. As well as the company wide mentorship programme as mentor or mentee.
23. Excellent career opportunities in a world leading nutrition company.
24. An attractive remuneration including a variety of social benefits like subsidized health & fitness offers.
25. ADM is a company where managers and colleagues are encouraged to discuss and enable the flexibility that is needed to meet the demands of work and life
26. Additional benefits and support for maternity and paternity leave
27. ADM are an advocate of having a workforce who are aware of their mental health. In addition to our network of Mental Health First Aiders, all new starters to the business will be enrolled in ‘Mental Health Aware’ training within three months of joining the business.
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Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are cornerstones of ADM’s efforts to continue innovating, driving growth, and delivering outstanding performance. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce and create welcoming, truly inclusive work environments — environments that enable every ADM colleague to feel comfortable on the job, make meaningful contributions to our success, and grow their career. We respect and value the unique backgrounds and experiences that each person can bring to ADM because we know that diversity of perspectives makes us better, together.
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About ADM
At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at
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