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Factory Maintenance & Projects Manager

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Weston-super-Mare

On-site

GBP 55,000 - 60,000

Full time

28 days ago

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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Factory Maintenance & Projects Manager to lead their maintenance operations. This role offers the chance to work autonomously in a forward-thinking environment, focusing on optimizing manufacturing efficiency and managing projects from start to finish. With a strong emphasis on collaboration and innovation, you will guide cross-functional teams while also being hands-on when necessary. This exciting opportunity promises personal growth and the chance to make a significant impact in a growing business that values sustainability and quality. If you are ready to take on this challenge, apply now for immediate consideration.

Benefits

25 days annual leave
Benefits package
Career development opportunities

Qualifications

  • Skilled in maintenance and engineering with a focus on optimizing manufacturing efficiency.
  • Experience in sourcing and installing new manufacturing machinery is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and optimize manufacturing facilities and equipment for efficiency and safety.
  • Oversee projects from conception to completion while ensuring quality and budget adherence.

Skills

Maintenance Management
Engineering Knowledge
Project Management
Team Leadership
Problem-Solving

Education

Degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Manufacturing Machinery
RFQ Compilation

Job description

Job Description

Factory Maintenance & Projects Manager

Salary: £55,000 to £60,000 + benefits package (inc 25 days annual leave)

Based in Weston-Super-Mare

Our client is a small but well-established, growing, market-leading specialist in the delivery of sustainable manufacturing services to many major OEMs. They are a forward-thinking and dynamic business, continuously investing in new technology, focused on improving efficiency and quality. It is an entrepreneurial business, promoting openness and free thinking and offering true autonomy within the role.

Following a move to a new factory and due to expansion and ambition for further growth, they now seek to appoint a new role of Maintenance & Projects Manager, responsible for all Manufacturing Facilities & Equipment. The emphasis will be on managing suppliers, ensuring as much maintenance and repair as possible is outsourced but should have sufficient technical/engineering understanding to manage a small in-house maintenance team and to have the ability to diagnose technical problems.

You will be a skilled Maintenance/Engineering professional with a passion for optimizing manufacturing efficiency through well-planned and controlled maintenance programs. Ideally, you will also have some experience, or interest in, the sourcing and installation of new and improved manufacturing machinery and infrastructure projects (tooling, assembly lines, etc.). The role autonomously manages all elements of Factory Services.

  • Manage, motivate, mentor, and collaborate with cross-functional teams, in an SME environment, to design, plan, and optimize manufacturing facilities, ensuring efficient workflow, safety, and compliance.
  • Oversee plant, equipment, and small projects from conception to completion, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality/industry/safety standards.
  • Develop niche tooling specific to industry & product, compiling RFQs and equipment specifications where necessary.
  • Collaborate with external contractors, vendors, and relevant authorities, ensuring seamless coordination and execution of engineering and maintenance projects.
  • Evaluate existing factory layouts and identify areas for improvement, implementing both changes and TPM to enhance productivity and operational efficiency.

Primarily a management function, but you should be willing and capable of being "hands-on" when appropriate. You should be willing and able to work with a high degree of autonomy, taking ownership of your department.

You will have a clear vision for best practice, a focus on making sustainable change in the pursuit of efficiency, quality, and safety. The company has won a significant new contract and has others due to land in the near future, offering the right person a real opportunity to add value.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious business, with great potential, in a high-profile role and will undoubtedly offer the successful applicant an ongoing opportunity for personal career development. If you are interested in hearing more, please apply now online with your CV for immediate review.

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