Maintenance Improvement Lead:
Reporting to the Engineering & Maintenance Manager at a manufacturing facility, they will work in a technical improvement and support role, working closely with Process, Automation, Production, H&S and Quality teams.
Key Responsibilities (but not limited to):
- Manage, investigate and resolve complex safety, quality, plant and process-related issues with a reliability and continuous improvement mindset.
- Lead maintenance works with a high focus on H&S, risk assessment and risk mitigation.
- Investigate, lead and support opportunities for Opex and Capex investment and propose continuous improvement projects that will reduce costs, reduce risk and/or mitigate downtime.
- Attend meetings and forums and take ownership of resolving actions where applicable.
- Complete and support RCA's, CBA's and event reports.
- When on shift at weekends, amend the Maintenance Plan where required to reprioritise works.
- Support condition-based monitoring systems, ensuring actions and alarms are investigated, and support the evolution and rollout of the system across additional equipment.
- Support the Engineering & Maintenance department with SAP improvements, including work on BOMs, data gathering, and amending and reviewing PMs to ensure they are fit for purpose and contain appropriate detail and spare parts information.
- Support the Engineering & Maintenance department in managing:
- Department budget
- EHS best practice and compliance
- Engineering change management
- Action closure
- Manage external contractors where required and validate completed works.
- Support the LOTO and permitting system when works relate to the Maintenance team.
- Develop strategies to ensure technician training requirements are identified and support the ongoing skills enhancement of Maintenance team members and apprentices.
- Optimise MRO stores stock levels and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure critical spare parts are identified and maintained in stock.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Mechanical or Electrical craft qualification, or third-level qualification in Engineering.
- Relevant experience in a similar role is desirable.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Effective communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Knowledge of SAP and MS Office is an advantage.
