Maintenance Manager

Description:

Maintenance Manager – Energy from Waste Power Station

Competitive salary + bonus + benefits

Sittingbourne, Kent

SCINERGY Recruitment are recruiting for a Maintenance Manager to join one of the UK’s largest Energy from Waste facilities in Kent.

Generating in excess of 70MW and processing more than 650,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste annually, this is a large and technically complex power station requiring the highest standards of maintenance, reliability and asset performance.

Reporting to the Plant Manager, you will lead the site maintenance department and take responsibility for the maintenance strategy, plant reliability, major outages, budgets and continuous improvement across the facility.

The role will involve:

Leading and developing a multidisciplinary team of Engineers and Technicians
Ensuring plant assets are safely and effectively maintained to maximise reliability, availability and performance
Developing preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance programmes
Leading the planning and execution of major plant outages and shutdowns
Providing technical leadership and supporting the resolution of complex plant issues
Managing maintenance budgets, resources, contracts and critical service agreements
Overseeing the preparation, scheduling and completion of maintenance work orders
Managing contractors and ensuring work is delivered in accordance with CDM Regulations and site procedures
Developing maintenance standards, procedures and asset-management strategies
Driving reliability improvements and continuous-improvement initiatives
Ensuring compliance with statutory, environmental, health, safety and quality requirements
Working closely with operations and senior management to support wider site performance
To be considered for this role, you should have:

A HND/HNC level qualification in an engineering discipline, ideally Mechanical Engineering or Power Generation
Extensive maintenance-management experience gained within power generation, EFW, biomass, paper production, site utilities etc
A strong track record of leading and developing multidisciplinary maintenance teams
Detailed knowledge of maintenance strategy, reliability-centred maintenance and asset-management principles
Proven experience planning and delivering major plant outages and shutdowns
Experience managing significant maintenance budgets, contracts and specialist suppliers
A strong understanding of CDM Regulations, contractor management and statutory compliance
Experience using CMMS and maintenance-management systems
Strong leadership, communication, decision-making and problem-solving skills
A proactive and safety-focused approach, with the ability to remain effective under pressure
What’s on offer:

Competitive salary
Performance-related bonus up to 20%
Private medical and dental cover
Company pension scheme
Training and professional development opportunities
The opportunity to lead maintenance at one of the UK’s largest Energy from Waste facilities
For further information or to apply, please contact Steve Utton at SCINERGY Recruitment on (phone number removed) or