Maintenance Manager

The company

A global manufacturing business, based across 4 continents and supplying into the world's leading Aerospace, defence, building and construction Industries. The company is now undergoing significant expansion across its critical Runcorn site due to a huge influx of demand with key customers and on the back of this growth are seeking a Maintenance Manager to join them as part of their growth plans.

The role

A Maintenance Manager, reporting into the head of Engineering, who will take responsibility for leading a team of 10, including Engineer's, planners and an administrator.

You will take responsibility for:

• Taking the company on a journey from reactive maintenance to a preventative maintenance ethos and culture
• Driving improvement initiatives across a busy manufacturing plant
• Project leading and involvement with key capital projects as well as active involvement in process improvements to reduce costs and keep downtime to a minimum
• Man management of a small team and managing resource effectively to align with Maintenance plans and schedules
• Looking after a variety of heavy engineering equipment including a 2000 tonne press along with various ovens and furnaces

What you need

It is ESSENTIAL for the successful candidate to have the following:

• Previous Management of Supervisory experience within a manufacturing setting
• Proven track record of implementing PPM (Planned preventative maintenance) strategy
• Ability to work with others and positively influence a team and work independently using own initiative.
• Good problem-solving and organisation skills, able to deliver solutions in a fast-moving environment
• Must be computer literate, organised, self-motivated, have a good attention to detail and a strong communicator

Other DESIRABLE skills include:

• Experience of working with Rockwell Automation/ABB/Allen Bradley PLCs would be highly advantageous
• Strong multiskilled experience would be helpful but standalone mechanical/electrical bias is acceptable
• Experience of working in an automated paint spraying plant and/or heavy engineering plant would highly advantageous but not essential

What is on offer

On offer is the chance to join one of the region's largest employers who have a long-standing history of internal promotion and development with high staff retention and a number of employee's being with the business for their whole working careers. Along with this is the opportunity to join a company who will heavily invest in employee wellness and training. You will also benefit from a salary of £45,000 - £50,000 depending on experience, along with a host of benefits including wellness packages, enhanced pension and working Monday-Friday 08:30 - 17:00.

How to apply?

For more information on this role please contact us at our Birmingham office on 0121 820 7020 or email me at .

Alternatively, please use the link in this ad to apply now.

We will aim to respond back to all successful applications within 5 days. If you do not hear back from us within 5 days, your application has been unsuccessful, however we will keep your CV and details on file to consider you for more relevant opportunities in the future.

Pontem Recruitment is a leading specialist recruitment agency who aim to bridge the skills gap between candidates and employers within the Engineering, Manufacturing & Logistics sectors.

Pontem Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.