Job Description
JOB PURPOSE
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Manage plant-wide maintenance and capital investment programmes, maximizing asset reliability, uptime, and cost effectiveness with available resources.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provides long-range planning for the plant and equipment needs including capital and major repairs.
Develops implements and oversees predictive, preventative and corrective maintenance programmes.
Uses other maintenance disciplines in the development and application of reliability engineering, root-cause analysis and fault-diagnosis of equipment and processes.
Coaches and develops all maintenance technicians, creating individual training and development plans
Continually reviews the effectiveness of the service, ensuring that cost controls are maintained and internal customer expectations are managed
Ensure support & cover for the site is maintained through the maintenance team.
Manage and control all site maintenance and engineering activities.
Drive and support process improvement activities in the pursuit of excellence.
Work with the Site Leadership Team to ensure that the level of service meets the business needs, developing long-term plans as required
Ensure that all plant and equipment is regularly inspected in order to meet current Health, Safety and Environmental standards, insurance requirements and legislative compliance
Develop a high-performance maintenance team, where individuals take responsibility for:
o Following safe-working practices
o Improving the performance of their designated machines
o Managing one or more functions of the maintenance department
o Maintaining good working relationships with machine operators
o Accurate reporting of interventions and other activities
- Recruit and manage individual performance through formal performance review and one-to-one coaching
- Support each member of the team in his/her ongoing personal development
o Multi-skills
o Machine-specific technical know-how
o Problem-solving skills
- Develop and implement a cost-effective maintenance programme comprising:
o Planned, preventive maintenance
o Predictive and condition-based maintenance
o Targeted refurbishment programmes
o Prioritised work-to lists and opportunistic maintenance
Create an environment of Continuous Improvement where machine downtime and machine-related quality defects reduce with time, embracing the appropriate improvement tools eg.
Pareto analysis
FMEA and RCFA
CMMS
Develop and manage a cost-effective spare-parts holding
Support the TPM programme, in particular giving support where needed
Report machine and departmental performance through agreed KPIs
Manage projects and ensure that all machine modifications are controlled
Meet current legislative requirements and best installation practices
Risk assessed for human, product and equipment impacts
Relevant documentation is updated, spare-parts holding modified, training provided
Control expenditure within agreed budgets and provide ongoing, accurate forecast
Manage site contractors to ensure that safe working practices are applied and that work is completed within the agreed timescales and cost.
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
- Achieve departmental KPI’s
Constantly strive to reduce downtime to agreed levels
Meet and maintain customer requirements in terms of quality and output
Compliance with all company’s quality standards
Adherence to the company’s health safety & environment standards (HASAWA Act)
Maintain a good overall condition of work area through routine maintenance
Accurate & efficient control of components including filing and good housekeeping practices
Cost Saving
Department housekeeping improvement – 5s continuous
Training attendance
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
MANAGEMENT
Maintenance Department
SUPERVISORY
Manager
BUDGETARY
Maintenance dept
HEALTH & SAFETY
Managerial
CUSTOMERS
Internal & External
3RD PARTIES
Auditors as required
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SKILLS/QUALS
- Graduate or HND in an Engineering discipline
Have management/supervisory experience in a maintenance or engineering function
Proven experience in project management
Track record of improving processes and goal achievement
Demonstrates strong communication skills and team leadership ability
Has high level of numeracy with strong problem-solving skills
Experience of modern maintenance practices including Reliability Centred Maintenance, use of CMMS, spare parts management, modification and documentation control
Able to demonstrate effective maintenance resource planning and scheduling
A good understanding of, Continuous Improvement /Six-sigma/Lean Manufacturing ideals and systems is desirable
Health and Safety qualification or experience
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
Energy and drive
High standards, compliance mentality
Analytical thinking
People development
Results focussed
Positive attitude and commitment
Ability to apply good practice and common sense in a people management environment
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
Ability to influence others and generate new ideas
Effective problem-solving and decision making
Forward thinking, innovative and able to see the ‘bigger picture’