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Hays Engineering

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9 days ago

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Engineering Maintenance Manager (Manufacturing) Ayrshire

Job Description

I am dealing with a good client of mine who is a large industrial manufacturer to assist them in sourcing an Engineering Maintenance Manager for their site in Ayrshire. Reporting to the Plant Manager, the ideal candidate will come from a mechanical or electrical background and have in-depth knowledge and experience in heavy industry with a proven track record in good manufacturing practice and lean principles.

You will be responsible for all maintenance mechanical and electrical work, automation, site projects and maintenance systems on site. You will work closely with operations to manage the sites' production capacity to deliver on the Group's strategic objectives.

Duties and Responsibilities

Lead the maintenance team of fitters and electricians to deliver high performance process efficiency.

Demonstrate strong leadership and team management skills to ensure performance of people and equipment is optimised.

Comprehensive knowledge and experience of asset management, reliability, maintenance strategy, organisation and systems, including planning, CMMS, preventive and condition-based maintenance.

Ensure the maintenance function operates on the site requires Health, Safety and Environmental standards.

Planning and developing PEMAC / CMMS systems to deliver maximum line/process efficiency including energy, plant services and utilities.

Delivery of KPIs: downtime, uptime, PM schedules and workflow.

Implement best plant practices in process engineering & maintenance systems involving new technology and design standards.

Development of the maintenance team's capability and skills, leading performance review, training and individual on the job coaching/mentoring and support to best industry standards.

Responsible for cost management in the maintenance and engineering functions, delivering costs to weekly KPI budgets including energy and projects.

Developing Maintenance Lean Systems using tools and techniques to meet continuous improvement targets that are critical to the success and delivery of a high-performance plant.

Working with external contractors and installations companies to complete in-house maintenance and project work to the required standards.

Essential Skills and Experience

Qualification in Engineering - mechanical & electrical background, or related field or equivalent knowledge and experience.

Minimum 10 years' maintenance/engineering management experience is essential; heavy industry experience is an advantage.

Knowledge of maintenance strategies e.g. RCM, TPM, Asset Management are desirable.

Knowledge and experience to promote a safe working environment and ensure compliance with appropriate regulatory standards.

Reduces complexity and increases efficiency in processes to maximise outcome/return.

Leads, by example, with a "can do" approach, passion, energy and a strong work ethic.

Strong leadership and people management skills.

Very strong organisation skills and attention to detail.

Drive to exceed goals and push self and others towards high levels of performance.

Makes good decisions and delegates responsibility and accountability to the appropriate level.

Understands the importance of managing and developing people.

Creates a climate in which people can do their best.

Open to change with a capacity to deal comfortably with risk and uncertainty.

Strong communication skills with the ability to build trusted relationships.

If you have a good M&E manufacturing background and this is a position that is of interest to you, please drop me a note of your interest.

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United Kingdom