Maintenance Manager (Permanent)

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Maintenance Manager, Materials Recycling Facility (MRF), Milton Keynes

Salary – Competitive

At Viridor, we’re one of the UK’s leading recycling, renewable energy and waste management companies and part of the FTSE 250 Pennon Group. We put waste into action, transforming it into high quality recyclables, raw materials and energy and are at the forefront of the UK’s green economy and we use smart people and technology to deliver our vision, bringing people together to give the world’s resources new life. We’re undergoing rapid change and development which provides opportunities for those who are seeking a role to make their mark and drive forward a best in class performance.

Materials Recycling Facilities (MRFs) process large volumes of municipal, commercial and industrial dry mixed materials to produce a range of high quality recyclable outputs. A combination of advanced mechanical sorting techniques and manual quality control is used to separate the materials so that they can be reprocessed into new products. The technologies we use at our ‘next generation’ MRFs are now so sophisticated that we are able to recycle over 95% of the materials that go through the plants.

Due to continued success and growth, we are now looking to recruit a Maintenance Manager for our team in Milton Keynes. Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Maintenance Manager will be responsible for the safe and effective delivery of the site maintenance strategy. Working in partnership with the production team, the Maintenance Manager will coordinate all activities and optimise plant availability, performance and quality.

The Maintenance Manager role will include:

• Be proactive in assisting the site maintenance team with the delivery of planned and reactive workload or technical expertise as and when required.
• Ensure that all Planned Maintenance inspections as defined by the site maintenance plans are completed safely, effectively and within budget.
• Prioritise and plan all maintenance work, ensuring that tools, parts and materials are available and production downtime is minimised whilst also upholding and exceeding standards of safety.
• Plan and deliver multiyear maintenance plans and capital expenditure projects.
• Ensure that all modifications or changes to equipment are in line with PUWER machinery safety regulations.
• Continuously evaluate equipment reliability leading to Root Cause Analysis (RCA) studies and the planning and implementation of subsequent improvement activity.
• Provide engineering expertise to the Plant Manager and production teams as well as provide information and recommendations to assist and influence decision making.

Our ideal Maintenance Manager: 

• Relevant engineering background with relevant management experience 
• Completed apprenticeship (NVQ level 3) in an appropriate engineering skill or possession of a HNC / HND in a relevant discipline
• Previous experience working within a process, production or manufacturing environment
• Safety and environmental policies, procedures and regulations
• In depth understanding of a strategic approach to engineering and maintenance
• Understands how lean concepts fit within the production and maintenance environment
• Good understanding of engineering best practice
• Analytical approach to problem solving
• Working knowledge of health and safety regulations

In return for your hard work as our Maintenance Manager, we can offer a competitive salary plus excellent benefits, including pension, healthcare and a range of flexible benefits.

If you want to work within in a team-orientated and collaborative environment, for a company that strives to be environmentally, socially and economically sustainable, APPLY now.

No terminology in this advert is intended to be deemed discriminatory. We are happy to accept applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their age, gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or marital status.