Maintenance Manager - Masterbatch / Colourants / Additives - Manufacturing

About the position

A well-known masterbatch/colourants and additives manufacturing company providing products to the plastics converting industry requires the above to be responsible for overseeing all mechanical and electrical maintenance/requirements within the production team.
Minimum requirements for the role:

• A fully qualified electrician with a Red-Seal Certification Trade-Tested Fitter or a qualified Millwright is essential for the role.
• Previous experience having worked as a Millwright (Electrical) in a production/industrial environment is essential for the role.
• Previous experience having worked on plastic extrusion lines and high-speed mixers would be advantageous.
• Must have proficient computer skills.
• The successful candidate must be able to work under pressure in a manufacturing environment and have the ability to communicate effectively at all levels, from the factory floor to the director level.
• The candidate will need to have proficient electrical and or mechanical engineering skills.
• Must be able to work as a team with the machine operators, to troubleshoot and quickly resolve any breakdowns.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills is essential.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Overseeing all mechanical and electrical maintenance within a plastics extrusion plant working on equipment.
• Creating and maintaining a scheduled maintenance system for their ISO 9000 System.
• Managing and conducting the required preventative maintenance on production machines.
• Conducting all routine maintenance inspections.
• Overseeing the continuous improvement of all preventative maintenance and inspection schedules.
• Maintaining and periodically updating the critical spares list.
• Ensuring stock levels of critical spares.
• Evaluating machine conditions and breakdowns and ensuring that machinery is operating correctly.
• Providing input on new equipment requirements.

Salary package, including benefits, is highly negotiable depending on experience gained.

Desired Skills:

• Manufacturing
• Additives
• Colourants
• Masterbatch
• Maintenance
• Maintenance Manager