Electrical Plant Manager — Lead Reliability & Improvements

Samuel Frank; Chester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonus up to 13%

10% employer pension

Private medical

Annual training and development

Job summary

Samuel Frank is recruiting an experienced Electrical Engineering Manager / Plant Manager for a large manufacturing site in the Deeside/Chester area. You will lead electrical engineering across the plant, overseeing teams of Automation Technicians, Electrical Maintenance Engineers and HV Engineers.

This role owns plant reliability, maintenance performance, continuous improvement and electrical engineering standards within a major manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• A strong electrical engineering background within manufacturing, industrial, or process environments.
• Experience leading electrical maintenance teams, engineering personnel or multidisciplinary departments.
• Solid understanding of industrial electrical systems, maintenance, and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the site's electrical engineering teams (Automation Technicians, Electrical Maintenance Engineers, HV Engineers).
• Manage electrical maintenance to maximise plant reliability, equipment availability and performance.
• Drive continuous improvement to improve efficiency, reliability, quality, and cost effectiveness.
• Lead health and safety performance and ensure compliance with site standards.
• Develop and implement strategic maintenance plans, RCA and asset management initiatives.
• Identify and implement electrical improvements to increase reliability and reduce downtime.
• Provide engineering support for capital investments, plant upgrades and equipment improvements.
• Control annual maintenance budget and expenditures.

Skills

Leadership

Electrical engineering

Maintenance management

Budget management

Root Cause Analysis

Asset management

Safety leadership

Job description

Samuel Frank is recruiting an experienced Electrical Engineering Manager / Plant Manager for a large manufacturing site in the Deeside/Chester area. You will lead electrical engineering across the plant, overseeing teams of Automation Technicians, Electrical Maintenance Engineers and HV Engineers.

This role owns plant reliability, maintenance performance, continuous improvement and electrical engineering standards within a major manufacturing environment.