Maintenance Manager

Job description / Role

An excellent opportunity has opened for a Maintenance Manager for a leading manufacturer within the Frozen Food industry. The business is well respected within its sector and is considered as a major producer and distributor of frozen products across the GCC.

The Maintenance Manager will be responsible for leading the engineering shift teams to maintain and improve manufacturing infrastructure which support the delivery of manufacturing plans in the most efficient manner and in accordance with food safety requirements

Key Accountabilities:
- Design and execute the maintenance schedule to maximize asset availability.
- Provide leadership and direction to ensure that colleagues are kept safe, engaged, focused, developed and delivering their potential.
- Develop and implement the Planned Preventive Maintenance Systems to enable proactive maintenance whilst balancing risk.
- Ensure that budgetary controls are managed so that the business targets are met.
- Monitor departmental KPI’s , aligning activity to ensure targets are achieved.
- Monitor and report energy usage onsite and instigate controls to promote efficiency of unit consumption in line with budgetary requirements.
- Develop a culture of continuous improvement within the engineering department.
- Applying an appropriate asset management maintenance strategy to optimise asset performance through the life cycle.

Requirements

- Proven track record of operating at engineering management level within a food manufacturing environment or FMCG.
- Project Management skills.
- Understanding of budgetary management.
- Strong experience of effective preventive maintenance, cost control and uptime improvement
- Experience of leading a diverse workforce.
- Experience of contributing to a multi-functional operational management team.
- Food hygiene accreditation.
- Maintenance management expertise

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About the Company

Quest Search & Selection is a specialist recruitment consultancy with over 20 years' experience in sourcing the world's best candidates for the global Retail, FMCG and Hospitality sectors.

With offices in the UK & Dubai, we have an international presence and a global reach. Our recruiters place candidates locally and internationally for a wide variety of roles focusing on the following areas:

Retail Buying & Merchandising, E-commerce & Digital, Food & Beverage, Hotels, Hospitality & Operations, Retail Stores & Operations, HR & Recruitment, Procurement, Supply Chain & Logistics, Sales & Marketing, Technical and New Product Development.

We work in partnership with our clients who range from famous international brands within the Retail, Restaurant, Hotel and Consumer products space. Our reputation is built on our in-depth understanding of the industry and our consultants' skill, knowledge and passion for their sectors.