Duties and Responsibilities

• Providing mechanical maintenance support to production.
• Ensuring all departmental performance and quality requirements are met.
• Controlling, coordinating and administering all mechanical maintenance activities.
• Controlling and allocating mechanical maintenance resources as required.
• Monitoring suppliers of goods and services ensuring quality of service.
• Providing supervision and direction for all maintenance personnel.
• Prioritising maintenance engineering activities.
• Proactively driving continuous improvement initiatives within the Maintenance Department and actively supporting those being implemented in other areas.
• Being contactable by company provided mobile phone during out of normal working hours.
• Ensuring permits to work are raised and coordinated for all maintenance tasks when required.
• Ensuring the pre planned maintenance for all critical plant and equipment are issued and completed within the appropriate time scale.
• Administrating the man-hours scheduling system on a daily basis.

Qualifications, Experience, Skills and Training

Required:

• Minimum ONC / HNC in relevant engineering discipline.
• Time served Mechanical Engineer.
• Minimum 3 years supervisory experience.
• Proven track record in the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives within an engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Strong health and safety background.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Capable of leading and motivating a team.
• Ability to delegate tasks effectively.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office packages.
• Flexible approach to working time.

Desirable

• HND / degree in relevant engineering discipline.
• 5 years in a mechanical maintenance supervisory role in a manufacturing environment.
• Played a lead role in implementing a CMMS.
• Overseen the training of mechanical engineering apprentices.