About the Role:
The Reliability Maintenance Engineering Area Manager will lead a team of engineering technicians in maintaining the focus on safety, training, developing, and coaching them. They will deliver a high level of equipment availability by ensuring all preventative maintenance is conducted and internal processes and procedures are followed.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead, support, and mentor the team to identify barriers that prevent them from working in a safe, standard, and efficient manner.
• Work with the team and the wider network to harness technical expertise and build solutions.
• Support the Reliability Maintenance Engineering Manager in implementing, recording, and auditing safety and statutory compliance programs to provide a safe working environment.
• Implement network standards and focus on preventative maintenance to provide high equipment availability to internal customers.
• Ensure sufficient technical coverage is available for shifts by managing and driving the training program for the team.
• Manage local projects or support EU-level projects as assigned by the manager.
• Be prepared to work on shift to maintain a strong connection to the team and daily work.
Requirements:
• Degree or NVQ Level 4 in a relevant engineering discipline or served a full engineering indentured apprenticeship.
• Significant practical engineering experience, including a supervisory role managing people.
• Experience of automated equipment, including packaging machinery, sortation, and conveyor systems.
• Excellent communications skills in English and experience working to appropriate health and safety standards.
• Experience with MS Office, CAD, and PLC-based control systems preferred.