Senior Maintenance Engineer

Wienerberger Ltd; Sittingbourne; In loco; GBP 44.000 - 47.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Weekly pay

Salary £44,000 to £47,000 (depending £

Christmas Bonus (subject to company)

Training and career growth

Company pension

SIP share scheme

Wellbeing and money-saving benefits

Descrizione del lavoro

FloPlast is seeking a Senior Maintenance Engineer to lead a small team of maintenance engineers in our UK site. You will drive machine availability, implement preventive maintenance, and oversee Lean improvements across the injection moulding department.

The role requires an apprentice-trained or professionally qualified engineer with strong mechanical and electrical skills and a proactive, hands-on leadership style. Monday–Friday, dayshift, with a paid break and clear career progression.

Competenze

• Apprentice served or professionally qualified engineer/technician.
• Strong mechanical and electrical engineering background.
• Experience leading maintenance teams and Lean manufacturing exposure.

Mansioni

• Supervise a small team of maintenance engineers and ensure machine availability.
• Provide direction, support and mentorship to the team.
• Carry out maintenance in line with health, safety and quality procedures.
• Coordinate maintenance tasks and record activities in the Agility system.
• Develop preventive maintenance schedules to minimise downtime.
• Support projects and capital expenditure within the dept.

Conoscenze

Team Leadership

Maintenance Planning

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Lean Manufacturing

Formazione

Apprentice served or professionally qualified engineer/technician

Strumenti

Agility CMMS

Descrizione del lavoro

Reporting to the Injection Moulding Tooling & Maintenance Manager, you will lead a small team of Maintenance Engineers to oversee and participate in maintenance duties across the department.

This is a full-time position working Monday to Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm with a daily paid break of 30 minutes (divided into one 10-minute break and one 20-minute break).

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Supervision and Team Management:Lead a small team of injection moulding maintenance engineers focussed on machine availability, PPM and consistent output of the Production department.
• Provide direction, support, and mentorship to the injection moulding maintenance engineers.
• Machinery Maintenance:Ensure all maintenance work is undertaken in accordance with Company and Factory control procedures to ensure compliance with all statutory requirements of Health & Safety, Environmental and Quality.
• Typical maintenance would be carried out on the following but not limited to: injection moulding machines, conveyor systems, material systems, granulators and ancillary moulding equipment (temperature control units, small pneumatic presses).
• Use a methodical approach to Identify and address technical issues.
• Communicate with external technical support teams to rectify issues.
• Coordinate and record all maintenance activities through use of the Agility system.
• Develop and implement preventive maintenance schedules to minimise downtime and ensure operational efficiency.
• Support and be involved with relevant project activities and capital expenditure in the department.

Youll be an apprentice served or professionally qualified engineer/technician, with a strong technical background in both mechanical & electrical engineering, who is willing to lead by example.

Youll have/be:

• Apprentice served or professionally qualified engineer/technician.
• Strong technical background in both mechanical & electrical engineering.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and proactive approach to addressing challenges
• Self-disciplined with the ability to set and maintain high standards for self and others.
• Self-motivated to identify opportunities and deliver improvements against agreed objectives and timescales.
• Strong organisational and record keeping skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly - both verbally and written
• IT literate.

Preferred Experience and Knowledge:

• Supervisory experience in an engineering/maintenance department.
• Understanding of Lean manufacturing techniques.
• Experience of Injection Moulding

FloPlast are a leading manufacturer of plastic building and plumbing systems to the UK construction sector. Specialising in Roofline products (such as Rainwater systems and PVC-UE Cellular Foam Fascia, Soffit & Cladding systems), as well as an extensive range of Waste, Soil, Underground Drainage and Hot & Cold plumbing systems., wienerberger UK & Ireland is building for whats next - delivering full building envelope solutions for the built environment. Uniting leading brands and expertise, we empower our partners to create lasting impact, with quality products, technical support, and a shared commitment to progress.

About our Benefits

• Weekly pay.
• Salary £44,000 to £47,000 (depending on experience)
• Christmas Bonus (subject to company performance.)
• Training and opportunities to grow your career with us.
• Company pension.
• SIP ability to become a shareholder via our Share Scheme.
• Benefit Platform offering health, wellbeing and money saving opportunities.

Join us as a Senior Maintenance Engineer and help us shape tomorrow because were building for whats next and that starts with you.

The closing date for this role is subject to change and may be closed earlier than advertised.