Maintenance Team Leader

Brightwork Limited; Dufftown; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Maintenance Team Leader to oversee compliance and maintenance operations. In this pivotal role, you'll assist in budget setting and monitor KPIs while leading a dynamic team. Your expertise in fault diagnosis and maintenance planning will be crucial in ensuring the safety and efficiency of plant operations. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing business that values safety and environmental standards, offering a collaborative environment where your leadership can drive significant improvements.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
• Strong experience in leading maintenance teams and planning activities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with maintenance plans and legal requirements.
• Lead the maintenance team and manage resources effectively.
• Involve in fault diagnosis and ensure timely maintenance.

Skills

Team Leadership

Maintenance Planning

Fault Diagnosis

Communication Skills

Mathematical Skills

Education

HND in Engineering

Higher Mathematics

Science Related Subject

Job description

Our specialist client is currently recruiting a Maintenance Team Leader who will have overall accountability for ensuring that the Maintenance Team conform to compliance requirements.

You will assist the Site Leader in setting the Sites’ budget and the site KPI’s with day-to-day responsibility for monitoring application of KPIs and ensuring that necessary corrective actions are in place whilst ensuring that the budget/maintenance/process targets are met or exceeded.

Responsibilities

Ensure Maintenance Plan is in place to meet legal, compliance and output requirements and to protect company’s assets.

Triage helpdesk requests and assign resource to ensure reactive maintenance is completed in a timely manner to reduce impact to production.

Be actively involved in fault diagnosis as well as resolution to minimise reoccurring faults.

Devise and monitor processes for ensuring the defined maintenance plan is adhered to and performance reported on every month.

Forward plan maintenance activities to ensure adequate resource is in place and that Permit to Works and Risk assessments are completed.

Be actively involved in plant maintenance when necessary to ensure the safe and efficient return on operation of equipment.

Ensure that operational plant is maintained to the highest level of safety and environmental standards, with quick response to breakdowns. Implement asset care and condition-based monitoring where appropriate.

For all scheduled shut down periods ensure comprehensive planning processes are in place to ensure all resources required are available in terms of parts and labour (internal and external). Post shutdown, critically review activities and document findings to drive plant improvement where necessary and to share best practice with other sites where applicable.

Compliance: Safety, Health, Environment & Quality - Leading by example, promote a culture within your team where safe working practices are strictly followed to ensure compliance with all legal and internal requirements

People Leadership & Development - Ensure that the maintenance team are trained and competent to carry out their roles & tasks.

Experience (Essential)

Proven experience working in a modern dynamic manufacturing business

Can demonstrate strong experience of leading a small maintenance team and/or planning and executing maintenance activities

Experience of plant operations and meeting production targets in same or similar industry

Excellent mathematical skills

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Qualifications (Essential)

Qualified to a minimum of HND level in an engineering discipline (or equivalent) or can fully demonstrate comparable experience

Good Higher results in Mathematics and a science related subject

Full UK Driving licence and own vehicle

This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful and growing business. If interested, please send your most recent CV and salary expectations to the address supplied.

Brightwork offers the services of a recruitment agency for permanent roles and a recruitment business for temporary roles.