Engineering and Maintenance Technical Leader

JOB PURPOSE

Reporting to the Engineering & Maintenance Manager, the Engineering and Maintenance Technical Leader must ensure that facilities, layout, production equipment and other support services run to their maximum efficiency and output. This includes but is not limited to total preventive maintenance, managing breakdowns and most importantly people management.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Maintain and repair Mechanical, Electrical and Electronic systems, and equipment.
2. Assist in running an efficient maintenance operation which can fulfil operational demands and meet set targets.
3. Responsible for the safety of individuals on the team and that of those impacted by any maintenance activity.
4. Understand and work in accordance with the company’s quality requirements.
5. Perform effective diagnosis of breakdowns and timely repair of equipment to maximise availability.
6. Perform scheduled planned preventative maintenance in accordance to minimised unplanned downtime.
7. Record and document all work carried out on all equipment on both paper and electronic systems as is required.
8. Analysis of issues to root cause and development of countermeasures, improvement actions and/or suggestions to improve.
9. Control and source maintenance tools, equipment, and spares.
10. Document breakdowns, identifying root cause and remedial action to help identify and resolve recurring issues.
11. Understand and maintain high standards of tidiness and organisation in line with good 6S (Sort, Set In Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain, Safety) practice.
12. Understand and work in accordance with mandatory requirements of Health, Safety and Environmental requirements.
13. Quality control of work by appropriate reviews.
14. Apply specific technical skills as required to support expediting issues quickly to minimise downtime.
15. Lead the development of innovative solutions to unique problems.
16. Undertake continuous training and development.
17. Ensure Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are met by working to the overall plan, including management of, and reporting.
18. Work with the team and other department members to produce effective maintenance strategies, procedures, and methods.
19. Liaise with Production and Quality departments to ensure highest level of build quality is achieved after any intervention and throughout the working life of equipment.
20. Effectively lead a team of maintenance technicians/engineers, working with manager and colleagues to ensure smooth workflow with maximum output.
21. Feedback to the Management team to share ideas and improve operation, recommending, supporting, and implementing continuous improvement activities and process and procedure improvements to optimise results and improve quality of delivery, in line with quality standards requirements delivery in line with Company and Customer requirements.
22. Control and organise the team’s daily work schedule to achieve targets set.
23. Train both team and broader organisation members where appropriate.
24. Motivate and coach the team to operational success.
25. Monitor the completion of tasks and ensure good performance and record on appropriate systems.
26. Consistently promote high standards through personal example and roll out through the team so that each member of the team understands the standards and behaviours expected of them.
27. Perform other duties as assigned.

HACCP / GMP Related Responsibilities

1. Follow /Amend/ Write Standard Operating Procedures.
2. Compiling SOPs related to the area of responsibility.
3. Frequent follow up of SOP and other training.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS

The Engineering and Maintenance Technical Leader must have a minimum of MQF Level 5 or equivalent. The Engineering and Maintenance Technical Leader will assist in the management of the day-to-day workload for the maintenance team to ensure that an effective and efficient service is delivered and that departmental targets are achieved, including the planning and resourcing of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM). The Engineering and Maintenance Technical Leader must drive a culture of continuous improvement throughout the team of skilled Technicians. Must provide leadership and on the floor management to the team, coordinating and overseeing their workloads, providing support to ensure that the team delivers, monitoring any issues, and ensuring targets, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and quality standards are met. The Engineering and Maintenance Technical Leader must develop the team by focusing on individual performance and support requirements to achieve high standards, whilst fostering a culture of working safely. The Engineering and Maintenance Technical Leader must act independently whilst bearing in mind that decisions and results have an impact on the function and their success.

Applications including a detailed curriculum vitae should be sent to the Human Resources Department via email to: [email protected]