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Maintenance Manager

  • Sector: Engineering
  • Contact Email: aisling.lane@collinsmcnicholas.ie
  • Job Ref: 23459

We have an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Manager to join a leading plastics manufacturing company based in West Limerick on a permanent basis. This role is key to the companies’ achievement of World Class Manufacturing. You will be responsible for providing an asset management service, including; optimal asset integrity and productivity, increased availability and reliability, reduced cost and risk, and improved profitability.

Key Areas of Responsibility (full job description available on request):

  • Systematic measurement of Manufacturing OEE and resourcing improvement projects with Departmental Managers.

  • Implementation of best practice maintenance into all Manufacturing areas, factory services and tool care area.

  • Auditing and reporting effectiveness of Manufacturing Asset Care.

  • People management including development and training.

  • Technical leadership – establishing engineering protocols and specifications for the site.

  • Manage capital projects. Identify suppliers and manage delivery of capital projects within agreed timeframes, cost and efficiency criteria.

  • Contractor selection, negotiation and performance monitoring.

  • Management of departmental budgets.

  • New tool design and introduction – close liaison with Central tool / product design team.

  • Maintenance of facility – buildings, roads, services etc.

  • Management of legislative compliance e.g. pressure vessel regulations, lifting equipment regulations, asbestos management, cooling tower maintenance.

  • Management of information systems – IQMS/PMDE.

  • Maintenance inventory management.

  • Effective Quality management systems

  • Management of change

  • Systems knowledge management

What does the ideal candidate look like:

  • Educated to engineering degree standard, likely to be a Charted/European Engineer.

  • Minimum of 3 years experience managing maintenance activity.

  • Formal Health and Safety Qualification advantageous

  • Established project management skill and track record

  • Knowledge of Engineering standards and best practices e.g. RCM, Six Sigma Green Belt.

  • HR skills and experience e.g. disciplinary, performance management processes.

  • Experience of training and coaching people.

  • IT literate to include MS Office.

  • Experience of using lean manufacturing techniques e.g. Value Stream Mapping

  • Extensive engineering design knowledge.

For a confidential discussion and more information on the role, please contact Aisling Lane.

aisling.lane@collinsmcnicholas.ie

(021) 4320675