Maintenance Manager

Croydon
3 weeks ago
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Maintenance Manager (Mechanical)

Croydon

£60,000 to £70,000 + Bonus + Pension + Life Assurance + Private Health Care + Dental Health Scheme + Cycle To Work Scheme

Monday – Thursday, 8:30am to 16:30pm, Friday 8:30am – 15:30pm. 36.5-hour working week.

Maintenance Manager required by a well-established manufacturer. In this role, you will manage the engineering team on a day-to-day basis, in relation to workload and Engineer’s workshop activity.

This role sits between the Head of Engineering and the Engineering team for technical/ engineering purposes to provide an additional layer of engineering and technical knowledge, experience, and assurance. As well as their own engineering tasks, typically this role will manage tasks of the Engineering team and review the outputs from the engineering team, prior to approval by the Head of Engineering.

This role contributes to the team development and efficiency, to ensure that the company meets or exceeds customer requirements, enabling delivery of engineered products and services, according to quality, to cost, safely and ‘on time, in full’ to achieve targets and standards.

The Maintenance Manager Role:

  • To manage the engineering team on a day-to-day basis, in relation to workload and Engineers workshop activity.
  • To have mechanical engineering experience, in relation to component and system failure analysis.
  • To support the business from a hands-on Engineering perspective including: -overseeing condition assessments, preparation for FAIs, warranty claim investigation, problem solving, creating method statements, creating component overhaul and reclamation instructions, test procedures, support with material analysis and comparisons, report reviewing and sign off, (list is indicative but not exhaustive).
  • Assist and identify training requirements, ensuring the team continue their development in general engineering, product knowledge, safety, confidence, attitudes, processes, skills, standards, etc.
  • Assist purchasing and quality with approval of new supplier selection and assessment.
  • Assist with the improvement, development, implementation, and management of engineering processes in safety critical environments.
  • To understand and work within a range of requirements including quality standards applicable to mechanical and rail engineering systems.
  • To deputise for the Head of Engineering in their absence.

    The Maintenance Manager:

  • Experienced Maintenance Manager with as a minimum an HNC/HND qualification (or equivalent) in a mechanically biased engineering discipline.
  • Experience of managing an engineering team with a balance of general engineering, reverse engineering, unit testing, problem solving, understanding technical process, report writing and review for technical investigations, review task management.
  • Knowledge of various industries ranging from heavy Engineering, Rail – Marine, Power Generation and Oil - Gas sectors

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