Maintenance Manager

TieTalent; Humbie; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading timber processing company in Scotland is seeking a Maintenance Manager for its Windymains facility. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in maintenance management within heavy industry, focusing on lean practices and safety compliance. Responsibilities include leading a maintenance team, managing projects, and ensuring optimal operational performance. Strong leadership and organizational skills are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years maintenance/engineering management experience.
• Experience in a heavy industry or sawmilling is an advantage.
• Strong communication skills to build trusted relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Maintenance team to ensure high performance efficiency.
• Manage maintenance projects and systems at the Windymains sawmill.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards.

Skills

Leadership

Asset management

Maintenance strategy

Safety compliance

Organizational skills

Education

Engineering qualification

Job description

Overview

Glennon Brothers is a leading timber processor in Ireland & UK with a strong growth story. As a leader in the Green Tech industry, Glennon Brothers is a growing, dynamic and innovative organisation with ambitious growth plans. Glennon Brothers supplies both the Irish and UK markets with products for the construction, pallet wood and fencing industries. It also manufactures timber frame homes and engineered roof trusses for the house building sector. It has over 900 employees with plants in Troon, Edinburgh (Windymains) and Inverness in Scotland and Enniskillen, Longford and Fermoy in Ireland. Its people, a commitment to service, and ongoing investment in new technology are core to the business. As the company prepares for continued growth and investment, Glennon Brothers is now seeking to appoint a Maintenance Management for our Windymains facility.

Job Description

Reporting to the Plant Manager, the ideal candidate will have an in-depth knowledge and experience in heavy industry with a proven track record in good manufacturing practice and lean principles. They will be responsible for all maintenance mechanical and electrical work, automation, site projects and maintenance systems on the Windymains sawmill site. They will work closely with operations to manage the Windymains sawmill production capacity to deliver on the Groups 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 to the site required 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.
• PEMAC / CMMS utilisation from a scheduling, stores and purchasing perspective.
• 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; sawmilling or heavy industry experience is an advantage.
• Knowledge of maintenance strategies e.g. RCM, TPM, Asset Management 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 skill.
• 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.
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Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing

Industries

• Technology, Information and Internet

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