Job Description
Baltic Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with a market-leading manufacturing organisation to assist with their search for a Maintenance Lead.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established and innovative business, playing a key role in driving maintenance strategy, improving equipment reliability, and leading a skilled engineering team within a fast-paced production environment.
Overall Purpose:
* The Maintenance Leader will report directly to Production Manager and be responsible for the Maintenance Technicians and Tool Makers.
* As Maintenance Leader they will be responsible for ensuring all maintenance activities, both planned and reactive, are carried out within a timely, efficient and safe manner throughout the site and that the reporting and recording of maintenance activity and staff are maintained at a high standard.
Key Duties:
* Ensuring that all maintenance within the site is carried out in a timely, safe and effective manner and within budget limits. This will include works across workshop, moldshop, facilities and the clean rooms.
* Review and implementation of Preventative Maintenance Schedule to minimise downtime within production
* Liaising with outside contractors for installation, repair and modification of equipment.
* Upskill of current and new staff members that fall under the Maintenance Leaders responsibility to ensure a cohesive work force across all aspects of maintenance.
* Clear and concise reporting of all maintenance work carried, faults found, modifications, etc. within the Maintenance Management System.
* Ensure all work carried out by themselves and direct reports is to an agreed upon specification to ensure the high quality of products required for industry.
* Working with Shift Leaders and Mouldshop Supervisors to ensure that set ups and change overs are carried out in order to meet the production schedule.
* Ensure safe working practices and high standards of husbandry/5S are being withheld by the maintenance environment.
* To work with minimal supervision to achieve tasks at a high standard.
* Ensure that training of set ups is distributed to relevant Clean Room/Mold shop staff to allow for a more versatile workforce.
* Work with Process Engineers/New Product Development to aide in delivering new equipment and equipment modifications.
* Ensure the upkeep of all safety and lifting equipment is kept up to date including fire equipment.
Key Requirements:
* Have a time served apprenticeship or equivalent certificate/diploma in a mechanical engineering discipline to a minimum of Level 3.
* Previous experience in the fault finding and repair of machinery and working in a similar role.
* A minimum of 5 years' experience within a maintenance role.
* Previous experience running a maintenance team.
* Minimum of 5 GCSE's including English and Maths.
* Strong IT skills including use of Microsoft Excel and Word.
The Package:
* £43,000 - £46,000 per annum.
* Day shift role: Monday to Thursday 7:45 and 16:40 & Friday 07:45 to 12:45.
* Flexible Working is offered for this position. Employee is able to build a Flexible allowance 2 days credit/1 day deficit.
* Pension contribution 5%.
* Pension Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
* Death In service Benefit 2 x Annual salary.
* Perkbox.
* Health Shield, Cash Health Scheme.