Maintenance Manager

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Job Summary

**NEWLY CREATED POSITION!**We have a brand-new opportunity for a MAINTENANCE MANAGER to join our growing engineering team at Florette in Lichfield.

Working in collaboration with the wider engineering function and other departments, this role is critical to the provision of an effective maintenance service to the business. This will include buildings, plant and associated equipment, ensuring efficiency, availability and reliability is maximised. This role will also drive the continuous improvement of the technical elements of our safety agenda, maintenance and equipment improvements, and the development of our engineering teams.

Working hours: 37.5 hours a week

Main Responsibilities

· Support the sites H&S agenda and support the H&S manager to ensure site is compliant against all relevant health and safety legislation.

· Work in conjunction with Engineering Manager and Facilities Manager to ensure all Engineering Health and Safety documentation and procedures across the site are adhered to and all the relevant documentation is up to date.

· Support Engineering Manager with the creation of department procedures. Audit the department for compliance to all company policies and procedures. Facilitate site audits both internal and external e.g., BRC, AIG, GMP. Ensure teams follow internal processes to deliver positive audit results.

· Manage and develop the maintenance team engaging in recruitment, performance management and succession planning.

· Ensure performance issues with both equipment and team are dealt with swiftly and in the correct manner.

· Understand the criticality of plant and equipment to business performance and prioritise and manage Maintenance activities to deliver agreed levels of performance.

· Work with Engineering Manager to set KPIs relating to maintenance. If required, set actions to bring performance in line with targets.

Skills and Experience Required

· Recognised qualification in an engineering discipline or recognised apprenticeship in engineering, preferably multi-discipline.

· People Management Experience.

· Previous experience in FMCG.

· Experience in using CMMS system.

· Sound technical knowledge.

What You Will Get In Return

A competitive salary, annual bonus scheme, life assurance, and a range of employee benefits you’d expect from a market leading business, including 33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) & increasing to 35 days after 5 years’ service.

About Us

Florette is one of three UK food manufacturing factories owned by the French co-operative group, Agrial. Agrial has operations across 18 regions, with 280 farming outlets and 5 different divisions, which comprise Beverage, Dairy, Meat, Fresh Produce & Agricultural operations; it’s not just about lettuce! As well as the 3 factories we also have a farming operation – Agrial Fresh Farms. All UK sites operate under the name of Agrial Fresh Produce Limited and fall under Agrial’s vegetable division.

The business is more recognisable in the UK by its Florette salad brand and we are now one of the UK’s leading producers in the industry. Under the Florette brand, our site processes and distributes pre-packed, ready to eat fresh salad bags to well-known retailers in the UK. We have a recipe for success through our EPIC values and working together as one team.

Next Steps

If you would like to join our ambitious, growing team and you have the skills required then we would love to hear from you. Please apply directly or alternatively contact Liza Crane, Recruitment Officer for a totally confidential discussion.

Note to recruitment agencies: this role is being handled by the company HR team and no agency contact is required.

Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd is an Equal Opportunities employer. In addition, as part of Responsible Recruitment, Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd believes in the Employer Pay Principle. No worker should pay for a job – the costs of recruitment should be borne not by the worker but by the employer.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Free or subsidised travel
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Wellness programme

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Yearly bonus

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: One location