Norwich, Norfolk Pure Resourcing Solutions
We are supporting a leading, independent, specialist manufacturer in their search for a key member of the engineering team. The Maintenance Manager is part of an Engineering management team where they will focus on delivering a robust PPM schedule. With 7 direct reports, the Maintenance Manager will coordinate a complex shutdown procedure on critical plant infrastructure. This role is essential to ensuring production is not interrupted and will challenge your Project Management skills and technical knowledge. It is a fantastic opportunity for you to expand your skill set and take full ownership of a business critical function.Core duties include:

• Identify and manage stakeholders to establish and agree on the priority of shutdown work packages to maintain, and improve onsite production capability. To work with Commercial, Logistics and Operations teams to build the site shutdown programme
• Work alongside the Projects Manager to facilitate carrying out non-shutdown projects within a shutdown period to ensure safe and timely delivery
• Contribution to, and validation of, inputs into the CAPEX review process, ensuring that all inputs have a supporting rationale
• Verify and agree with the Engineering Manager on the resources required to deliver work packages, highlighting any issues impacting the delivery, with mitigations to rectify
• Quantify and schedule resources to ensure effective and efficient utilisation
• Arrange all support activities to support the Site Shutdown Programme
• Manage the delivery of work packages from line item through to planning, scheduling, permitting, execution and handover for commissioning

The person:

• HND/HNC qualification, or equivalent, in an Engineering discipline
• Previous experience in a similar managerial role
• Experience with planning, scheduling and executing high complexity, time critical projects
• Exceptional communicator with the ability to encourage, motivate, and influence people at all levels in their application of systems and procedures
• Attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple and sometimes conflicting priorities logically
• Pragmatic decision maker; able to identify potential problems/ difficulties and propose appropriate solutions
• Effective people management and delegation skills
• Continuous improvement mind-set / outlook

This is a specialist role that is rare to come by in the current market. It would suit those looking to take a step up in their career and challenge themselves technically. The potion is Monday to Friday, 39 hours per week. There is a market leading benefits package on offer. Full job description available on request. Apply today for immediate consideration!