Maintenance Team Leader

Maintenance Team Leader

Up to £51,373 DOE

Plus, on call allowance

Monday to Friday 08am to 4pm

Whitby, North Yorkshire

The Company

A leading FMCG and packaging manufacturer supplying innovative resealable solutions across major retail, consumer goods and industrial markets. The business operates high speed extrusion and converting equipment and is known for strong engineering standards, continuous improvement and a hands on, collaborative culture. The environment is fast paced, quality driven and focused on delivering reliable performance for customers.

The Role

You will lead the engineering and maintenance team to ensure maximum equipment uptime, strong preventative maintenance performance and fast response to breakdowns. The role requires an experienced electro mechanical leader with proven capability managing complex machinery in an FMCG or packaging environment. Extrusion experience is highly desirable due to the nature of the site’s production processes.

You will coordinate maintenance activities, manage priorities, support production requirements and ensure all engineering work is completed safely, efficiently and to a high standard. The maintenance team consists of four electro mechanical engineers working a two-shift pattern covering 6am to 2pm and 2pm to 10pm Monday to Friday.

Key responsibilities include:

Leading the engineering and maintenance team to deliver strong performance across safety, quality, delivery, cost and morale
Managing daily engineering priorities including breakdown response, planned maintenance and project work
Ensuring all extrusion, converting and ancillary equipment is electrically and mechanically maintained to required standards
Maintaining and repairing site support equipment including chillers, compressors and sprinklers
Ensuring planned preventative maintenance is scheduled correctly and completed on time
Maintaining and enforcing use of the ILAC preventative maintenance system
Carrying out electrical installation, inspection and testing in line with 17th edition regulations
Ensuring the engineering workshop remains clean, organised and audit ready
Implementing and maintaining 5S systems and shadow boards across the department
Ensuring work raised through EWR and ILAC is completed promptly to minimise downtime
Managing engineering spares and consumables to ensure adequate stock levels
Liaising with suppliers and managing supplier performance to meet departmental needs
Raising purchase orders within budget and maintaining cost control
Driving a strong safety culture and ensuring all safe working practices are followed
Reporting hazards and working with QHSE to maintain COSHH compliance
Calibrating equipment including temperature controllers, width detectors and tension towers
Planning holidays, call out cover and resource to ensure full site coverage
Leading training, development and cross skilling across the engineering team
Holding regular team meetings and one to ones to improve communication and performance
Supporting continuous improvement and contributing to problem resolution meetings
Working closely with Production and Operations to optimise machinery and process efficiency
Participating in electrical, mechanical and site projects and leading maintenance activities
Ensuring the team maintains high housekeeping standards and safe working conditions
Attending company training to maintain regulatory compliance
Completing any reasonable request from Group Leaders or Managers
The Person:

Experienced engineering leader with an electro mechanical background
Extrusion experience strongly preferred
FMCG, packaging or plastics manufacturing experience highly advantageous
Strong electrical and mechanical maintenance capability
Experience leading or supervising engineering teams
Knowledge of preventative maintenance systems and engineering planning
Ability to manage priorities and respond quickly to breakdowns
Strong communication skills with confidence coaching and mentoring teams
Experience working with suppliers and managing engineering budgets
Understanding of safety systems including COSHH and safe working practices
Strong problem solving skills with a continuous improvement mindset
Ability to work collaboratively with Production, Operations and QHSE
Computer skills in Microsoft Excel and Word
17th edition qualification desirable
Experience with calibration processes desirable
Benefits and Package:

Salaried role up to £51,373 per annum
On call allowance of £100 per weekend, approximately 10 weekends per year
Minimum three hours at time and half for any call out
Company pension scheme with employer contributions up to 11 percent
Death in service life assurance at six times salary for pension scheme members
Twenty days holiday plus eight public holidays in year one
Twenty-five days holiday plus eight public holidays from year two
Additional benefits available through Westfield Health
Keywords

Maintenance Team Leader, Engineering Leadership, Electro Mechanical, Extrusion, Packaging, FMCG, Converting, Preventative Maintenance, Electrical Maintenance, Mechanical Maintenance, ILAC, 5S, Continuous Improvement, Engineering Management, Production Support, Factory Maintenance, Leadership, Operational Performance

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