Engineering Maintenance Lead

Aylesbury

Salary - Negotiable DOE plus 10% bonus

Monday - Friday day 40 hours per week

Your new company:

Based near Aylesbury, you will be joining a well-known environmentally sourced material manufacturing business, who, due to an upcoming retirement, are seeking an experienced engineering maintenance professional to join them as Maintenance Manager for a site of approx. 100 people.

If you are an experienced Maintenance Manager looking for a change or an experienced, multi-skilled lead engineer or similar looking to take your next step, this could be the right role for you!

Working alongside the Operations Manager, the Maintenance Manager will oversee and maintain the overall capacity of machinery, planning and performing preventative, planned and reactive maintenance.

Key Responsibilities & Duties:

• Plan and perform scheduled inspections and maintenance tasks on equipment and systems.
• Diagnose and repair equipment faults, including replacing parts.
• Developing and implementing preventative maintenance programs to minimise downtime and extend equipment life.
• Manage spare Parts and Inventory management
• Assist with installation, alignment and commissioning of new machinery or production lines.
• Set a Capex plan for the site and ensure it's delivered at an optimum cost and best delivery.
• Engineering budget management

This is just a summary of duties, and other responsibilities will be required.

Skills & Experience required:

• Maintains relevant mechanical or electrical qualifications
• Has experience in a management or lead role in a maintenance capacity - Beneficial
• Experience with diagnosing faults and performing maintenance-based tasks
• Experience with automated machinery and understanding of PLC systems
• Strong communication & problem-solving skills
• Ability to work to strict health and safety procedures and regulations

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