Maintenance Manager

Internationally successful: The Wienerberger Group

Come and join us as a Maintenance Manager at our Waresley site in Hartlebury near Kidderminster!

Who are we?

Wienerberger are a leading international provider of building materials and infrastructure solutions. We improve the quality of life and shape the future of construction. Our Waresley factory uses specialised tools and heavy plant machinery which turn raw materials into bricks ready for use in the construction industry. With our 19,000 employees at 216 locations in 28 countries, we improve the lives of people all over the world. Our products and system solutions enable energy-efficient, healthy, climate-friendly, and affordable living.

About the Role

The Maintenance Manager is a key leadership role, you will lead and manage our on-site maintenance team to improve the performance of our machines, health & safety, and as part of the leadership team, act as their subject matter expert for all things technical at the plant. With a focus on strategy, you’ll be developing short, medium, and long-term plans for the site from a technical perspective to enable us to innovate, to continuously improve and to reduce costs.

You’ll get the chance to build relationships with your team, coach them to improve performance, and share your insight to improve their technical knowledge and allow them to improve their fault-finding abilities.

Working closely with the Production team, you will develop, train, lead and ensure workmanship standards are met to increase reliability, safety and performance of all manufacturing processes and equipment, effectively on time and to budget.

Duties will also include:

• Lead by example, drive and adhere to health, safety, and environmental working practices in accordance with Wienerberger policies and procedures and legal requirements
  
  
• Deliver improvement through preventative maintenance systems
  
  
• Manage and develop our stores system
  
  
• Develop the maintenance strategy for the plant to ensure optimum manufacturing performance
  
  
• Support development and delivery of the capital expenditure requirements
  
  
• Develop and drive a culture of continuous improvement in the maintenance department, to bring around operational transformation and culture change
  
  Hours of Work: 8.00am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday
  
  About You
  
  
• Possess a relevant engineering (mechanical or electrical) qualification, preferably Degree, HNC/HND or hold a full technical apprenticeship
  
  
• Health & Safety focused, IOSH Managing Safety qualified
  
  
• Experienced Maintenance Manager / Head of Engineering with a proven track record of delivering Best Practice reliability and maintenance solutions working in a fast-moving continuous manufacturing environment managing a team of multi-skilled engineers
  
  
• Extensive experience using computerised maintenance management systems (CMMS)
  
  
• Sound knowledge and experience of computer-controlled machines, PLC’s (preferably Siemens S7), hydraulics, pneumatics and ideally robotics,
  
  
• Extensive experience developing best practice stores layout and management
  
  
• Strong people management, organisational and project management skills
  
  
• Strategic planning, analytical and problem-solving skills
  
  
• Strong communication skills
  
  
• Evidence of managing change
  
  About our Benefits
  
  
• Annual salary of up to £62,089 (depending on experience)
  
  
• Annual Bonus of up to 8%
  
  
• Company Car or Allowance
  
  
• Single Private Medical Cover
  
  
• Professional growth, training, and opportunities to hone your skills and knowledge
  
  
• Ability to purchase additional holidays
  
  
• Company Pension
  
  
• SIP – ability to become a shareholder via our Share Scheme
  
  
• Life Assurance
  
  
• Flexible benefits offering (including health, wellbeing, and money saving opportunities)
  
  So what are you waiting for? Come and join Wienerberger as a Maintenance Manager and start growing your career with us today!
  
  The closing date for this role is subject to change and may be closed earlier than advertised