Maintenance Engineering Supervisor


Job Code
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TP1137

Location: Leicester
Salary: £25 - 30K + Benefits


Maintenance / Plant Services Supervisor required in Leicester. Our client is an aerospace manufacturer, part of a global precision engineering group. They require a Maintenance Supervisor to support the Operations function by managing equipment breakdowns, facility improvements, planned maintenance activities, and ensure the department meets and exceeds all SHE requirements.

The role also focuses on improving the reliability of key machines by taking a proactive approach to preventative maintenance activities.
Experience / skills

• Proven experience of maintenance supervision within a fast paced manufacturing environment
• Strong hands on maintenance background (ideally multi-skilled)
• Excellent people management skills with the ability to get the best out of a team
• Good understanding of maintenance best practices (TPM, 5S’s, FMEA)
• Proven history of improving equipment reliability

Qualifications

• A formal engineering qualification (in the maintenance field would be advantageous).
• A recognised qualification in Health and Safety / Environment (i.e. IOSH / NEBOSH)
• A formal management qualification would be an advantage, however we do value experience

Key Responsibilities:
• To promote Health & Safety across the facility through adherence to company policies and procedures
• Day to day responsibility for the repair of machine breakdowns
• To manage the departmental workload to ensure machine breakdowns and facilities repairs are conducted in a timely, professional and safe manner
• To be involved in any identified maintenance improvement projects across the facility, including those identified through the “Hazard Report” process
• Manage contractors in a professional manner and in accordance with company procedures.
• Manage the departmental budget to ensure spend is within the agreed level
• Ensure departmental training requirements are identified and met
• To actively support and drive the introduction of maintenance best practices in order to provide a continuous increase in equipment availability
• To provide regular maintenance updates to the management team

Other key requirements

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to contribute in a team environment
• Ability to cope with complexity and to achieve goals within demanding deadlines
• Ability to work closely with other areas of the business and an understanding of the support maintenance provides to operational performance.
• To be a self starter with drive and enthusiasm
• To be willing and able to contribute to the development of the company through involvement in continuous improvement projects / activities
• A willingness and drive to actively endorse and promote excellent standards of work and health and safety compliance.
• A Strong desire to promote maintenance best practice.
• Self disciplined with an ability to work autonomously
• A logical approach to problem solving and ability to make decisions based on facts.
• Good numerical/accountancy skills
• Desire for continuous improvement
• Highly motivated with a strong sense to succeed
• Well organised and thorough



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