Maintenance Manager

Sector: Engineering and Manufacturing
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 per annum
Location: Braintree, Essex
Role: Full Time
Contract: Permanent
Job ref: 913467
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Just Recruitment is recruiting for a Maintenance Manager for a manufacturer within the engineering sector based in Braintree, Essex.

The role will involve managing the maintenance team in planned maintenance and breakdown repairs throughout the site. The job is to ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the company-wide machines and buildings.

Hours: Mon to Fri, 6.45am to 3.15pm.

Duties will include:

  • Responsible for H&S of the Maintenance Workshop, Maintenance Team, and machinery within the department.
  • Responsible for H&S whilst working on any machines during planned or unplanned work.
  • Building a planned maintenance schedule and allocating work to your team.
  • Complete a monthly Directors report for your department advising of the budget required for a rolling 3 month period – this should include a detailed breakdown of what work is planned and the cost per job.
  • Attend H&S meetings and act on improvements required but also positively engage in the process.
  • Maintain stock levels of critical spare parts for breakdown of vital plant and machinery.
  • Be available at short notice (outside normal working hours – evenings/weekends etc) to remain onsite to repair breakdown machinery.
  • Appraising your team ongoing including annual appraisals.

Skills, experience and qualifications:

  • Apprenticeship minimum to NVQ Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship in Mechanical Engineering (Craft and Technician) Foundry.
  • Management or Supervisory Training e.g. ILM level 3 or above.
  • Hydraulics and pneumatics training.
  • Electrical qualifications - Electrical Maintenance basics at a minimum.
  • IOSH or NEBOSH qualification.
  • Ideally, 5+ years experience as a Maintenance Technician/Engineer.
  • Ideally, 2+ years experience as a Manager of a department.
  • Experience 5+ years of team working (2 or more people).
  • Ideally have 5 GCSE’s including Maths, English and Science (C or above).
  • A good working knowledge of Windows and MS Office.
    • MS Office, Outlook, Word and Excel most importantly.
    • Trello (ideally).

 

Just Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent roles.
The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

 

Contact Tracey Bates to talk about this role on 01376 517079