FS2 Manufacturing Maintenance Supervisor

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The Role

The Manufacturing Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for directing and coordinating all technical and maintenance activities in support of production in a safe, cost-effective and environmentally friendly manner, assuring capacity and achieving plant performance metrics.

Duties Include:

1. Lead and drive continuous improvement initiatives identified through on-going assessment of equipment issues and reliability (based on gathered data and statistical analysis).
2. Apply effective methods of preventative and corrective maintenance to ensure resource deployment is effective and efficient, including review / optimising of existing Preventative Maintenance Activities "PM Optimisation".
3. Responsible for the development and tracking of the departments KPIs in order to measure equipment and maintenance performance i.e. MTBF, MTTR, OEEs, schedule attainment, labour utilisation, work order backlog, PM / calibration completion rates, spare usage and costs control.
4. Champion and lead asset condition management through the use of new technologies with a particular emphasis on non-intrusive testing, predictive maintenance and monitoring to maximise uptime and identify signs of early failure.
5. Supervision of employees, allocating work, co-ordinate training and dealing with issues as arise up to counselling stage of disciplinary process.
6. Ensure Attendance Management policy is adhered to.
7. Recruitment & Selection of all technicians for assigned department(s).
8. Performance Management – prepare, assess and conduct all 121s & appraisals including end year review, contract staff appraisals, etc.
9. Providing a safe and injury-free workplace for all employees.
10. Ensure compliance with all applicable Environmental, Health and Safety legislation & adherence to Safety procedures & requirements.
11. Partner with the Quality department to ensure compliance with Quality Standards.
12. Foster culture of right first time (RFT) ensuring product quality.

Who You Are

1. Engineering Degree (Level 8) in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or recognised equivalent.
2. Minimum 8+ years' experience in an Engineering / Maintenance Leadership role, preferably within the Life Science, Medical Device and / or Pharmaceutical Industry.
3. Experience or Qualification in Reliability Engineering an advantage.
4. Trades Qualified an advantage.
5. The ability to work effectively within a team environment.
6. Lead a high performing technical group.
7. Keen to learn & take responsibility.
8. Analytical with experience in Lean Six Sigma Methodologies.
9. Familiar with GMP requirements within a regulated industry.
10. Effective verbal, written & interpersonal communication skills.
11. Self-motivated.
12. Strong organisational, time management and planning ability.
13. Computer Literate Excel, Word, Powerpoint etc.
14. Methodical Work Approach.

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