Rockfield Specialist Recruitment
Weston-super-mare, Somerset
Manufacturing Projects & Maintenance Manager Manufacturing Projects & Maintenance Manager Our client is a small but well-established, fast-growing, market-leading specialist in sustainable manufacturing services and partner to many major OEMs. They are a forward-thinking and dynamic business, continuously investing in new technology to improve efficiency and quality. Following a move to a new factory and due to expansion and ambition for further growth, they now seek to appoint a new role of Manufacturing Projects & Maintenance Manager. You will be a skilled engineer with a passion for optimizing manufacturing facilities and overseeing plant and infrastructure projects. Manage, motivate, mentor, and collaborate with cross-functional teams in an SME environment to design, plan, and optimize manufacturing facilities, ensuring efficient workflow, safety, and compliance. Oversee plant, equipment, and small construction projects from conception to completion, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality/industry/safety standards. Develop niche tooling specific to the industry and product. Compile RFQs and equipment specifications where necessary. Collaborate with external contractors, vendors, and relevant authorities, ensuring seamless coordination and execution of engineering and maintenance projects. Evaluate existing facility layouts and identify areas for improvement, implementing changes and TPM to enhance productivity and operational efficiency. Primarily a management function, but you should be willing and capable of being hands-on when appropriate. You should be willing and able to work with a high degree of autonomy, taking ownership of your department. You will have a clear vision for best practice, a focus on making sustainable change in the pursuit of efficiency, quality, and safety. They have won a significant new contract and have others due to land in the near future, offering the right person a real opportunity to add value. This is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious business with great potential in a high-profile role and will undoubtedly offer the successful applicant ongoing opportunity for personal career development.
Manufacturing Projects & Maintenance Manager Manufacturing Projects & Maintenance Manager Our client is a small but well-established, fast-growing, market-leading specialist in sustainable manufacturing services and partner to many major OEMs. They are a forward-thinking and dynamic business, continuously investing in new technology to improve efficiency and quality. Following a move to a new factory and due to expansion and ambition for further growth, they now seek to appoint a new role of Manufacturing Projects & Maintenance Manager. You will be a skilled engineer with a passion for optimizing manufacturing facilities and overseeing plant and infrastructure projects. Manage, motivate, mentor, and collaborate with cross-functional teams in an SME environment to design, plan, and optimize manufacturing facilities, ensuring efficient workflow, safety, and compliance. Oversee plant, equipment, and small construction projects from conception to completion, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality/industry/safety standards. Develop niche tooling specific to the industry and product. Compile RFQs and equipment specifications where necessary. Collaborate with external contractors, vendors, and relevant authorities, ensuring seamless coordination and execution of engineering and maintenance projects. Evaluate existing facility layouts and identify areas for improvement, implementing changes and TPM to enhance productivity and operational efficiency. Primarily a management function, but you should be willing and capable of being hands-on when appropriate. You should be willing and able to work with a high degree of autonomy, taking ownership of your department. You will have a clear vision for best practice, a focus on making sustainable change in the pursuit of efficiency, quality, and safety. They have won a significant new contract and have others due to land in the near future, offering the right person a real opportunity to add value. This is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious business with great potential in a high-profile role and will undoubtedly offer the successful applicant ongoing opportunity for personal career development.
