Senior Asset Optimisation Manager in Port Talbot

Acorn by Synergie is recruiting for a Senior Asset Optimisation Manager to join a long-established global industrial organisation with a major UK manufacturing footprint. Reporting directly to the Director of Engineering, this is a national role with responsibilities and collaboration across wider Group subject matter experts. The successful candidate will play a key role in developing and deploying the company's maintenance strategy while driving reliability and continuous improvement across manufacturing operations.

Key Duties

• Lead the development and deployment of the company's maintenance strategy across UK manufacturing operations.
• Support the deployment of asset integrity policies to safeguard the organisation's licence to operate.
• Contribute to the implementation of the Journey to Reliability (J2R) approach in collaboration with central teams and site colleagues.
• Drive continuous improvement across the Company Asset Management Framework (CAMF).
• Provide subject matter expertise across areas such as Preventive Maintenance, Strategic Asset Management Planning, and Condition-Based Maintenance.
• Promote modern asset management practices across manufacturing sites.
• Manage the organisation's engineering standards platform and publication governance.
• Support reliability programmes through training and the implementation of risk-based asset expenditure and planning methodologies.
• Collaborate with managers and subject matter experts across international operations to support global process improvement initiatives.
• Engage with external stakeholders for benchmarking and best practice development.
• Participate in international travel where required.

Requirements

• Degree qualified in an engineering discipline.
• Significant experience within maintenance, asset management, and continuous improvement environments.
• Strong understanding of asset management systems aligned with ISO 55000 (desirable).
• Experience assessing or auditing maintenance work processes.
• Structured and organised approach with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to act as a trusted technical advisor across multiple levels of an organisation.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to promote knowledge sharing and standardisation.
• Experience producing and maintaining high-quality technical documentation.
• Comfortable working within an international environment, including occasional travel.
• Confident delivering training and technical guidance within your area of expertise.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary negotiable depending on experience.
• Opportunity to work within a global industrial organisation with a significant UK presence.
• Involvement in strategic reliability and asset management initiatives across multiple sites.
• Exposure to international collaboration and best practice development.
• Long-term career progression within a well-established organisation.

Interested? Apply now with your up-to-date CV to be considered for this opportunity, or contact Acorn by Synergie for more information. Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.