Maintenance Manager

Hartley People Recruitment are seeking a Maintenance Manager to oversee the engineering function and support the site business operations at our client's food production facility in Naas, Co Kildare.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the planned and preventative maintenance, reaction time to breakdowns, cost control, and the appropriate deployment of resources including contractors within agreed budgets.

Job Purpose

Lead a multifunctional team in overseeing all installations, repairs and upkeep of facilities and Plant.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver the key business objectives and performance targets for the Maintenance Department determined at Group and site level.
• Monitor and control maintenance costs in line with budgetary requirements and obtain necessary authorization in line with Group policies and procedures.
• Provide leadership to the site engineering team and coach engineers during breakdowns and oversee time-critical repairs.
• Manage and direct the day-to-day operations of the Maintenance team, including determining needed repairs and improvements, establishing project priorities and assigning work tasks, scheduling work to most effectively meet the needs of production with minimal disruption.
• Plan scheduled work and respond accordingly to unforeseen work activity ensuring the competence of the engineering team to meet these requirements.
• Utilise internal and external 3rd party resources to deal appropriately with those situations that occur on-site, depending on capability, specialism, and skill set.
• Manage and advise on third party site contracts communicating appropriately with the Site Operations Manager and Group Engineering Manager on costs, SLAs, and ongoing satisfaction with contractors.
• Develop proactive maintenance strategies to improve overall reliability of the plant, personnel, and production processes, and reduce the number of costly breakdown incidents.
• Promote initiatives that support the overall motivation, training, development, and deployment of employee resources within maintenance.
• Manage and maintain all Site Utilities (Electricity, Water, Air, Refrigeration, etc.) utilising the site Engineering team and external contracts as required to ensure continuity and quality of service.

Skills / Qualifications/ Experience:

Essential

• Minimum 5 years’ experience leading a team in a similar role/environment
• Must hold an Electrical or Mechanical qualification with industrial experience
• Ability to apply engineering principles in practical application
• Project Management experience essential
• Proven track record in team development and management essential
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Enthusiastic, energetic, optimistic, can-do attitude
• Is strategic and continuously looking for ways to improve how things are done, use of Lean tools/Methodology
• Customer and results focused and be highly committed to providing excellent standard of service

Desirable

• Controls, PLC, software, automated equipment experience

Hartley People Recruitment work to the highest ethical standards within our industry and we value the trust that you place in us when you send your CV. We can provide a full consultation in confidence and we guarantee that your CV will not be sent to any of our clients without your prior consent.

For immediate consideration please email your CV to Sarah at sarah.dalton@hartleypeople.com

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Additional pay:

• Overtime pay

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Private medical insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Maintenance Management: 3 years (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• Ireland (required)

Work Location: In person