Maintenance Manager

Job Title: Maintenance Manager

Knauf stands for opportunity. We know that opportunity looks different to each person, and we are proud that we see opportunity in everyone. This exciting role within Knauf Insulation in the Engineering Team could be the perfect next opportunity for you to build a unique career, in a values-led culture with a clear purpose of making tomorrow a home for all of us. We are a global manufacturer of construction materials and within our Group, our 41,500 team members in 90 countries across 300 sites provide a huge opportunity for anyone with ambition and energy. We value everyone's contribution equally and we ask that you bring your whole self to work, to enrich the business further, as together we achieve more in a safe and inclusive environment.

Knauf Insulation is proud to be part of the Knauf Group. To learn more about the business, click here.

Can you say ‘yes’?...

• Do you enjoy leading and managing people?
• Do you work with safety as a priority?
• Do you have strong technical knowledge and maintenance experience?

As our Maintenance Manager, you will be responsible for the safe and effective delivery of the day-to-day site maintenance. Working in partnership with the production team, the Maintenance Manager will ensure all maintenance tasks are completed safely and to the required standard, whilst providing people management support to the Maintenance and Engineering Supervisors.

What you’ll be doing…

• Provide direction and support to the Engineering team supervisors to enable achievement of objectives.
• Build strong relationships across the Engineering team and wider business, including external parties and head office functions.
• Support the Engineering Manager in providing people management support in the day to day running of the Engineering teams, including consideration of headcount, application of work, absence management, and employee relations activity.
• Deputise for the Engineering Manager, providing clear communication and leadership when they are absent from site.
• Manage the delivery of day to day planned and reactive workload.
• Ensure all work carried out by Knauf personnel or contractors is done so to the required standards of safety.
• Ensure stores systems are maintained to the highest standards and that critical parts are available.
• Accountable for KPIs for safety, utilisation, budget and equipment availability.
• Plan and supervise outages (OCOs).
• Support engineering project work and assist with new installations or refurbishments.
• Have an active involvement in RCA of equipment and the subsequent improvements.
• Provide engineering expertise to the production teams.

A full role profile is available upon request from HR/Talent Acquisition.

What we’d love for you to have:

We are interested in you as a person, your attitude, behaviours and values. If you have the willingness to learn anything you need for the role that you don't already have, we'd love to speak to you.

If you have any of the following – this would be an added advantage:

• Previous people management experience
• A strong technical knowledge and hands-on experience of maintenance activities
• Computer literate and familiar with Microsoft 365 applications
• Experience in the application of Health, Safety & Environmental procedures
• Demonstrable achievements in Continuous Improvement, Change Management disciplines, tools and techniques and evident motivation to impart these to others.
• Proactive mind-set and good planning skills.
• Independent, organized, proactive;
• Ability to communicate effectively and work as part of a team, work within deadlines
• Assertiveness and self-confidence in presenting and supporting conclusions, having communication and interpersonal skills

We'll provide:

• Enhanced Holiday Pay – 33 days including bank holidays plus the opportunity to purchase more
• 16 weeks Company Sick Pay after 3 months of service
• Group Income Protection
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption packages
• Life Assurance – 4 x annual salary
• Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
• Staff Bonus Scheme
• Career Progression Routes
• Employee Assistance Programme through Health Assured
• Westfield Health Cash Plan
• Perkbox
• Access to Costco Membership
• Wickes Employee Purchase Scheme
• On site Gyms
• Wellbeing Initiatives and Mental Health First Aiders
• Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• On site Car Charging Points

What happens next?

We appreciate that your time is precious and applying for a new job can be a lengthy process, so we will reply to your application ASAP.