Maintenance Manager

Description:

Job Summary

We have an opportunity for an experienced MAINTENANCE MANAGER to join our specialist engineering team at Florette in Lichfield. Working in collaboration with the wider engineering function and other departments, this role is critical to the provision of an effective maintenance service to the business. You'll manage and develop our team of skilled engineers, contributing to their individual development, and engaging in recruitment and succession planning activities. Your work will ensure the efficiency of the plant and associated equipment, ensuring availability and reliability is maximised. This role will also drive the continuous improvement of the technical elements of our safety agenda, maintenance and equipment improvements.

Working hours: M-F, 37.5 hours a week

About Us

Agrial Fresh Produce grows, processes and distributes pre-packed, ready to eat, fresh salad bags and bowls to some of the UK's well-known retailers and restaurants. We have an enviable client base, supplying household names and blue-chip customers and have an unwavering a focus on providing the highest quality products and levels of service. The business is more recognisable in the UK by its Florette salad brand, and we are one of the UK’s leading producers in the industry. We have a recipe for success through our EPIC values and working together as one team. Owned by the French co-operative group Agrial, our UK operations are formed of three factory sites and a farming operation. We’re a responsible, ethically led business focussed on operating our business in a sustainable and ethical manner.

Main Responsibilities

* Support the sites H&S agenda and support the H&S manager to ensure site is compliant against all relevant health and safety legislation.

* Work in conjunction with Engineering Manager and Facilities Manager to ensure all Engineering Health and Safety documentation and procedures across the site are adhered to and all the relevant documentation is up to date.

* Support Engineering Manager with the creation of department procedures. Audit the department for compliance to all company policies and procedures. Facilitate site audits both internal and external e.g., BRC, AIG, GMP. Ensure teams follow internal processes to deliver positive audit results.

* Manage and develop the maintenance team engaging in recruitment, performance management and succession planning.

* Ensure performance issues with both equipment and team are dealt with swiftly and in the correct manner.

* Understand the criticality of plant and equipment to business performance and prioritise and manage Maintenance activities to deliver agreed levels of performance.

* Work with Engineering Manager to set KPIs relating to maintenance. If required, set actions to bring performance in line with targets.

Skills and Experience Required

* Recognised qualification in an engineering discipline or recognised apprenticeship in engineering, preferably multi-discipline.

* People Management Experience.

* Previous experience in FMCG.

* Experience in using a CMMS system.

* Sound technical knowledge.

What You Will Get In Return

A competitive salary, inclusion in our annual bonus scheme and a range of employee benefits you’d expect from a market leading business, including:

* Life Assurance - three times your basic salary paid to your nominated beneficiary.

* Access to our Employee Assistance Programme: providing a Remote GP service along with a 24/7 helpline for financial, legal, medical and life issues.

* A flexible & competitive annual leave entitlement that increases with service and offers an option to purchase additional holiday.

* Personalised training and development.

* Employee discount and salary finance schemes, recognition awards, and an annual volunteering day.

Next Steps

It’s an exciting time to join our business! We’re looking for positive and innovative people to join our professional team. If you have the skills and experience we are looking for, and want a new challenge we would love for you to join us on our journey!

Please apply directly or alternatively contact Liza Crane, Recruitment Officer for a totally confidential discussion.

Note to recruitment agencies: this role is being handled by the company HR team and no agency contact is required.

Agrial Fresh Produce reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

We are committed to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of all of our staff. That’s why we’ve taken the Mental Health at Work Commitment and are currently delivering a programme of activities to ensure that everyone can have open and honest conversations about their wellbeing in the workplace and feel supported. We encourage applications from persons with experience of poor mental health and are committed to supporting our employees to fulfil their potential and perform at their best in work.

Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd is an Equal Opportunities employer. In addition, as part of Responsible Recruitment, Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd believes in the Employer Pay Principle. No worker should pay for a job – the costs of recruitment should be borne not by the worker but by the employer