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Job Overview
About The Role
We’re looking for an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance function at our plastic plant in Telford, a 24/5 operational site.
This is a role with full responsibility for the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of all plant and equipment across the site. You will lead maintenance delivery across a complex, highly automated plastic plant, managing supervisors and multi-skilled technicians and driving a strong planned maintenance culture.
The Maintenance Manager will work closely with Operations and senior site leadership team and will report to the Plastics Plant Manager.
The Site & Operation
AO Is One Of The UK’s Largest Recyclers Of Fridges And Large Domestic Appliances (LDA). The Recycling Facility Operates 24/7 And Includes
- PLC-controlled fridge recycling plant and gas recovery systems
- Material handling equipment, conveyors, screens, magnetic separators, air separators, compactors and balers.
- Forklift trucks, dock bays, and site infrastructure
Here's What You Can Expect To Be Doing
- Lead, manage, and develop maintenance supervisors and mechanical/electrical technicians.
- Ensure effective shift coverage and skills availability across a 24/5 operations
- Set, measure and report clear standards of maintenance performance and safety.
- Own all planned, preventive, and reactive maintenance activities.
- Ensure high PPM compliance leading to reduced unplanned downtime.
- Lead root cause analysis and reliability improvements.
- Own and control the CMMS, including asset data, work orders, and reporting
- Drive consistent CMMS use across all shifts.
- Champion safe systems of work including LOTOTO and permit-to-work.
- Control contractor activities and support audits and compliance
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A Few Things About You
- Experience in a maintenance leadership role within an industrial or process environment.
- Experience managing maintenance in a 24/5 operation.
- Proven leadership of multi-disciplinary mechanical and electrical teams.
- Strong working knowledge of PLC-controlled and automated plants.
- Demonstrable CMMS ownership and PPM management.
- Strong health, safety, and contractor management background.
Qualifications
- NVQ Level 3 / Apprenticeship or equivalent in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
- Technical certificate in a relevant discipline. (City & Guilds, B-Tech, HNC or equivalent)
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Our Benefits
We’ve designed our benefits to cover everything from big moments to little helps. As well all as the essentials, like pensions and holidays, we’ve got our own "AO Perks" to help you with the little things that matter.
To see all our benefits and perks, visit our AO Benefits page.
- Holidays; 25 days, plus bank holidays (increasing to 27 days after 2 years with us!
- Contribute 5% of your annual salary and we'll do the same, giving you a little extra support for the future.
- Be a VIP at the AO Arena; we have loads of opportunities to win free tickets and pre-sale access!
- Health & wellbeing; employee assistant programme; and our Help @ Hand scheme giving you access to virtual GP’s, Mental Health support and much more.
- Exclusive discounts across our product range.
- Family leave; Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave.
- Making a difference; 2 fully paid days a year to donate your time to any charity of your choice.
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