Reliability & Maintenance Manager

Mars, Incorporated; Castle Cary; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global company in Castle Cary is seeking a Reliability and Maintenance Manager to lead a dynamic team of engineers. You will be responsible for managing all aspects of the maintenance function, ensuring safety and plant reliability while overseeing compliance and budget management. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, experience in lean manufacturing, and proficiency with maintenance management tools.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Best-in-class learning and development support

Company bonus

Qualifications

• Experienced maintenance & reliability professional with strong people leadership experience.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to motivate teams and individuals.
• Tech-savvy & digital literate.
• Experience working in a lean manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Direct line management of the engineering reliability team.
• Responsible for maximizing asset availability through a preventive & reliability centered maintenance program.
• Full accountability of statutory compliance for factory assets.
• Champion for setting & following up on workplace standards.
• Partner with project engineering team on smart factory program.
• Ownership and management of the maintenance budget.
• Lead and manage production support aligned to MSE-AM pillar.

Skills

People leadership experience

Problem-solving skills

Tech-savvy & digital literate

Experience in lean manufacturing

Exposure to CMMS

Experience with SAP

Job description

Overview

Job Description: Reliability and Maintenance manager will lead & coach a dynamic team of shift and day based Multiskilled Engineers, maintenance planners, continuous improvement practitioners as well as champion our Engineering apprenticeship program, all in service of delivering a world class asset reliability program. You will be responsible for managing all aspects of the maintenance function (including planned, strategic (Lifecycle) and reactive), to ensure high levels of safety, plant availability, performance, and reliability within approved budgets.

What are we looking for?

• Experienced maintenance & reliability professional with strong people leadership experience.

• Have worked in a high-performance culture and ability to partner closely with multiple stakeholders.

• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to motivate teams and individuals

• Experience of working in a lean manufacturing environment and solid understanding of PM methodology.

• Exposure to CMMS for day-to-day maintenance management.

• Tech-savvy & digital literate.

• Experience with SAP.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Direct line management of the engineering reliability team, leading development, succession planning and performance management across a team of 14 - 20 Associates. Strong focus on building engineering capability.

• Responsible for maximising asset availability through a world class preventive & reliability centred maintenance program.

• Full accountability of statutory compliance for factory assets under your ownership, including but not limited to PUWER, PSSR, LOLER & L8

• Be the champion for setting & following up on workplace standards including 5S program.

• Partner with project engineering team on smart factory program in rolling out predictive maintenance tools.

• Ownership and management of the maintenance budget for given area of responsibility, including delivery of yearly cost reduction targets.

• Lead and manage production support aligned to the MSE-AM pillar, coordinating activities to drive improvements and deliver against the site CBN and MARS Supply Excellence strategy.

• Drive MSE-PM deployment and daily management across site.

• Provide input to Asset health check program as part of asset care strategy (Maintain vs replace).

• Responsibility for preparation and delivery of CAB projects within area of responsibility combined with PM delivery within CAB projects (spare parts, PM strategy etc…).

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.

• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.