Maintenance Team Leader in Menstrie

Company Description

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Company Name: Colten Care

Job Description Requisition ID 40216

Position Type FT Permanent

About the role

Very Competitive Salary + Pension Matched up to 10% + Life Assurance 6 x Salary + Benefits

We are currently recruiting for a Maintenance Team Leader to oversee day to day maintenance activities at our Menstrie Yeast production facility. This site has a rich heritage, dating back 275 years when a distillery was first established on the site. Today it produces thousands of tonnes of yeast products each year for well known brands across the global food and drinks industry.

As well as leading and motivating their team, the successful candidate will manage and deliver the weekly maintenance works schedule through:

• Daily scheduling of small ad-hoc corrective maintenance requests
• Controlling the day to day maintenance activities
• Ensuring asset performance is optimised through completion of all planned maintenance

This is a permanent full-time position, with a continental type shift pattern involving day, evening and night shifts.

What will I be doing?

• Leading on health & safety by ensuring all engineering and maintenance activities on site meet the appropriate health and safety standards.
• Making sure Kerry policies and standards are implemented and adhered to while ensuring regional, national and local legislative requirements are met by the site engineering function including external services/contractors.
• Monitor maintenance performance against defined KPI’s, taking immediate corrective action and developing systemic preventative actions to address variances.
• Communicating key messages on performance or issues which could affect plant or production performance.
• Collaborating with other functions to deliver a ‘best practice’ engineering approach supporting all quality, KMS and FSSC actions through effective leadership of engineering owned areas.
• Supporting or leading the daily and weekly Engineering meetings where priorities and planned maintenance activities are reviewed and issues escalated.
• Motivating your team through effective leadership, coaching, people management and development.
• Promoting Continuous Improvement (CI) in all engineering and maintenance works and encourages the use of CI tools across their teams.
• Applying your experience, technical and problem-solving skills to correct equipment problems causing excessive production downtime and maintenance work.
• Support and execute the site KAMS excellence journey.
• Overseeing and managing all contractors under Engineering control through managing work standards and adherence to QSHE standards.

What do I need to bring?

• Positive mindset, can-do attitude, flexible and open to change
• Experience within a similar position with line management responsibility, food industry knowledge is highly desirable.
• Excellent troubleshooting ability
• Proven track record building solid working relationships
• Knowledgeable in Maintenance best practice and CMMS systems (SAP PM)
• Strong MS Office skills including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Good technical analysis ability and proficient in writing reports
• Ability to interpret CAD drawings for electrical, mechanical and facilities applications.
• Excellent organisation skills
• Evidence of excellent English verbal and written communication skills, including technical documentation.

In Kerry we benefit from the knowledge of our colleagues who bring a diverse range of cultures, backgrounds, lifestyles, and experiences. One team fostering an inclusive culture that, above all, inspires food and nourishes life. One culture where everyone brings their unique perspectives and experiences to help make us better, together. We are committed to nurturing an environment of positivity and inclusiveness, where everyone can be at their best, both personally and professionally. Our recruitment, selection and assessment process are based on the skills and competencies of the specific roles and based entirely on merit. We are committed to and value Diversity and Inclusion in all recruitment processes within Kerry and do not discriminate based on gender, race, class, economic status, ethnic background, sexual orientation, age, political beliefs, veteran status, marital status, or any other protected characteristic.