Maintenance Manager

Job Description

H9 Technical Recruitment are looking to hire a Maintenance Manger to work at our clients state of the art Biomass Plant in the South Yorkshire areaOverview You will be responsible for managing all aspects of the site maintenance function (including planned, strategic (Lifecycle) and reactive), to ensure high levels of safety, plant availability, performance and reliability within approved budgets. You workwith operations staff to ensure a high level of service and compliance with all relevant legislation and report to the Plant ManagerRole & Responsibilities

• Supporting the maintenance team, giving guidance on repair techniques, contractor selection, priorities, training, developing and evaluating the performance of staff.
• Developing the new CMMS system and setting up report functions to enable predicative maintenance to be carried out.
• Leading by example and managing the safety standards for the maintenance department and for all support contractors.
• Ensuring proper and thorough safety documentation is completed as required to meet Site Safety Rules.
• Annual strategic management and organisation of the maintenance function; setting budgets and strategies, reviewing and re-organising as required and ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation.
• Taking a lead role for maintenance issues relating to plant reliability and availability, liaising with the Plant Manager and Operations Manager when appropriate and sharing best practice with other site Maintenance Managers at other client locations
• Planning and managing maintenance outages including CDM management, specification of work, quality control and co-ordination between all parties involved.
• Overseeing the use and development of the CMMS, stores and management systems to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the maintenance function.
• Ensuring that the stores levels are maintained, and reviews of plant areas are carried out to increase levels where required.
• Monitor attendance and promote regional and local health and safety meetings.
• Assist with toolbox talks and campaigns to promote and maintain the safety culture within the team.
• Supervise Maintenance activities carried out by in-house and contract staff
• Work closely with the Plant Manager and Operations Manager as part of the management team on site to manage and rectify plant performance issues to ensure that the plant achieves the maximum availability and performance capability.
• Work with the HSEQ department to advise on maintenance matters as required for the implementation of relevant Quality Standards, such as ISO 9001, 14001 and 18001.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum of 5 years Thermal Power Plant Engineering/ Maintenance Management experience
• Degree/ Foundation Degree/ HND level Engineering qualification preferred. HNC minimum.
• Current knowledge of UK legislation relating to the operation of Power Generation/ Thermal Treatment facilities.
• Demonstrates a background of identifying and implementing a methodology of continuous improvement in the workplace, problem solving and a practical approach to solving engineering problems.
• Experience of managing planned maintenance routines, outages and ongoing population of the maintenance CMMS systems.
• Previous Power Plant experience an advantage