Questech are recruiting on behalf of our client in Keighley, West Yorkshire.

This client are a fast paced production facility and are looking to recruit an

Maintenance Supervisor / Manager.

The Role:

• To supervise the site Maintenance / Engineering function, providing both a reactive and pro-active, multi-skilled maintenance service on all operational equipment and facilities infrastructure and executing long-term strategic plans. 
• This includes ensuring that the facilities, layout and machinery used to produce new and existing materials / products run to their maximum efficiency and output. This would be carried out by total preventative maintenance schedules and managing mechanical / electrical breakdowns. 
• Includes people management and capex / budgetary / cost reporting in liaison with General Manager.
• Ensure that Health, Safety and Environmental requirements are adhered to as well as the procedures and documentation for the Food packaging BRC accreditation required for our customers. 
• Implement and manage continuous improvement and modern manufacturing principals by highlighting deficiencies and recommending changes in training, working practices and processes to aid and improve operational performance.
• Develop the engineering team to improve their knowledge and skill, recommending any additional training where required.
• Identify performance issues and implement appropriate and pragmatic solutions through the use of problem-solving skills, tools and techniques.
• Develop a Planned Maintenance (PPM) schedule, ensuring full preventative maintenance is carried out, plan in missed maintenance activities, and lead and monitor the team to ensure delivering on time and effectively.
• Assist with any breakdowns/projects when required (unplanned absence, several breakdowns at one etc.)
• Work as part of the Management team to share ideas and improve operations, recommending, supporting and implementing continuous improvement activities as well as process and procedures.
• Attend various meetings with production and planning, communicating actions and instructions to team.
• Conduct risk assessments of processes and tasks in the department.
• Manage contractors on site and ensure they meet legal and company requirements.

This role is working: 

Monday - Friday - 08:30am - 17:00pm 

• Start and finish times can be flexible to suit the candidate.
• Must be flexible to suit the business needs.

The salary will be between £45,000pa.

For more information regarding this position contact: 

Laura Riding - Questech Recruitment Ltd.