Plant Engineering Manager / Superintendent

Company Profile: Our client is dedicated to the assembly of small construction machines, typically used on building and construction sites - Backhoe Loaders, Small Wheel Loaders, Mini Hydraulic Excavators and Compact Wheel Loaders.

Job Location: Leicestershire

Job Position: Plant Engineering Manager / Superintendent

Job Status: Permanent

Qualifications: Essential

This position requires an engineering or manufacturing background plus familiarity with company manufacturing facilities, processes, and equipment.
The position typically requires a college or university degree or equivalent experience. In addition, seven to twelve years of progressively responsible job-related experience are typically required.
Knowledge of shop operations and maintenance procedures is required.
Requires an extensive knowledge of maintenance and repair operations and procedures and a good understanding of machining, fabrication, assembly and painting operations.
Experience in many skilled trades staff and supervisory assignments in maintenance, repair, and related areas.
Good human relations skills are required to develop a cooperative work relationship with others inside and outside the department. Key Responsibilities:

Incumbent supervises a staff of supervisors responsible for maintenance, machine repair, building maintenance, utilities, machine cleaning and sanitation services. Services performed in these functional areas include:

Operation of and repair to all electrical, water, compressed air, sewage, air conditioning, heating and ventilating systems; maintenance of boilers, cranes, hoists, and table saws; repair of roofs, roads and parking lots; automotive repair to fork lifts, scooters and trucks; and cleaning of process systems wash and rinse booths.
Establishes maintenance schedules for the above.
Works with staff engineers to coordinate the installation of electrical, mechanical, material handling systems and miscellaneous equipment and the rearrangement and modification of the facility.
Contacts operating divisions to coordinate and schedule maintenance work to assure a minimum of interruption to production.
Directs, through the staff, emergency and preventive maintenance repairs for operational support of the entire facility.
Provides planning direction regarding equipment condition and identifies potential equipment replacement needs.
Monitors essential replacement parts for equipment and coordinates OEM support interactions.
Coordinates activities of the staff to minimize interruptions of critical operations.
Develops overall maintenance schedule priorities.
Provides general maintenance line-up for work schedules on all three shifts.
Supports all maintenance activities.
Oversee the management of the office and facility layouts.
Involves overseeing the management of staff and contracted engineers who do design work for capital and expensed projects.
Keeps facility management informed of special problems and status of maintenance projects and recommends changes to improve maintenance procedures.
The position manages a work unit of primarily management/professional employees where monitoring and reviewing work of subordinates is required as well as training, developing and mentoring.
The position is responsible for all personnel issues and performance evaluation of subordinates. Salary/Rate: £47200 - £59000

Fringe Benefits: Various benefits for permanent staff, including annual bonus, pension, Share Scheme, Death in Service Benefit, 25 days paid holiday in addition to statutory holidays.