Maintenance Manager
Maintenance Manager
Deep Sea Electronics Ltd (DSE) is a leading UK electronics manufacturer specialising in the development of advanced control and automation products for the power generation and off-highway vehicle markets. Our range of solutions includes connected devices that are subject to the latest cybersecurity standards.
The Maintenance Manager leads the maintenance team responsible for all production machinery at the Hunmanby site. The role owns the planned and reactive maintenance programme, manages the team across the alternating day shift pattern, and works closely with production to keep downtime to a minimum and the product build process flowing. The role also manages maintenance spares, calibration of test equipment, machine suppliers and outside contractors.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Lead, manage and develop the maintenance team, including allocation of work, shift cover across the alternating day shift pattern, performance reviews, training and mentoring
- Own the planned preventative maintenance schedule for all production machinery, including BTU reflow, Ersa selective soldering, Cencorp through-hole insertion, Panasonic SMT and through-hole placement, Westrock and PKM packing, in-house built automatic product testing machines, and PCB handling and transfer equipment
- Manage reactive maintenance and breakdown response, prioritising work so as not to affect the flow of the product build process
- Act as the technical escalation point for complex faults on mechanical, motor, air, nitrogen, electrical and PLC-controlled systems
- Manage building maintenance, organising and supervising outside contractors to carry out work on site
- Manage relationships with machine suppliers for technical support, solutions and external servicing
- Organise and control maintenance spares, including identification of critical spares and stock levels
- Organise calibration of test equipment and ensure records are maintained
- Oversee the design and build of jigs to support production build processes
- Ensure Standard Maintenance Procedures are created, kept up to date and followed, and that maintenance activities are recorded and reported
- Ensure safe systems of work are in place and followed, including Lock Out Tag Out
- Ensure the team understands and complies with company policies and procedures, including ISO 9001
- Identify and lead improvement opportunities to increase equipment reliability and efficiency
- Contribute to the selection, installation and commissioning of new production equipment
Requirements
- Ability to fault find on a wide range of equipment down to PLC level, AC/DC drives, motors, pumps, compressed air and nitrogen systems
- Planned preventative maintenance systems and scheduling.
- Lock Out Tag Out and safe systems of work
- Leadership and people management
- Well organised, able to prioritise under pressure
- Excellent communication skills at all levels
- Attention to detail
- Confident IT skills
- Significant experience maintaining and servicing production equipment in a manufacturing environment
- Previous experience supervising or leading a maintenance team
- HNC Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
Benefits
- 25 days holiday & Bank Holidays
- Flexible holiday scheme
- Bupa Healthcare package & Life Assurance
- Enhanced Maternity/ Paternity pay
- 5% Pension contributions
- Companywide performance based annual bonus scheme
For full details of the job please download the job description by following the link below:
Maintenance Manager - Job Description (1).pdf
Please Note
For further information or an informal chat contact our Internal Recruitment Team, on 01723 890099. If this role isn't quite right for you, but you are interested in future vacancies with Deep Sea Electronics please continue to monitor our website for regular updates. DSE is an equal opportunity employer. A copy of our statement is available on request.
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