Maintenance Section Manager

Are you an experienced and dynamic Maintenance Manager, Engineering Manager, Maintenance Supervisor or Engineering Supervisor looking for your forever role?  At Tarmac, ‘who you are’ matters.  We want to get to know you.  If you share our values and are proud of a job well done, collaborative in working well with others and ambitious to make things better, then have a read of what we have on offer.   We are currently recruiting for a Maintenance Manager - Section to join and lead our friendly maintenance team at our Tarmac Dolyhir/Strinds Quarry which is located in Presteigne, Radnorshire, Powys in Wales. The site is easily accessible from Presteigne, Hereford, Hay-on-Wye, Ludlow, Leominster, Llandrindod Wells, Newtown, Builth Wells and the surrounding areas.  Here at Tarmac, we are working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it’s important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds.  Main ResponsibilitiesAs the Maintenance Manager - Section you will be responsible for managing the section, taking ownership of performance and quality, achieving and maximising the efficiency of the process and delivering a preventative maintenance scheme for fixed and mobile plant. Managing a team and controlling health and safety requirements in respect of the full range of activities carried out.  Responsible for instilling an inclusive culture where people are treated with dignity & respect.  You will be proactive and ‘hands on’ in all maintenance activity including Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM), defect and risk management, breakdowns, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and project engineering work.  As Maintenance Manager - Section your responsibilities will include (not exhaustive):  Monitoring and maximising productivity of processes, making cost effective use of resources, products and equipment. Identify ways to improve processes and quality   Driving achievement of optimum Overall Operations Effectiveness (OOE) and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)  Communicating performance targets and KPI’s to team through meetings, briefings and site objectives  Supervision of maintenance activities  Completing plant and vehicle maintenance checks and inspections as required  Applying basic maintenance practices, (i.e. check levels, parts, wear, pressure & sensors, grease and lubricate equipment)  Undertaking and reviewing maintenance inspections and report defects (AAA)  Monitoring and reporting key successes and deficiencies across site (performance, product, equipment, people) to management, undertaking root cause analysis and calling out problems as required  Controlling production costs (including temp labour and overtime), reviewing these regularly with management  Maintaining Health and Safety rules and regulations and ensuring all Safe Systems of Work are signed off and complied with leading towards a target of zero harm for personnel and contractors  Leading, managing and developing a team, optimising engagement, and overall team performance  Leading in resolving complex technical issues or failures as they arise  Building and maintaining strong working relationships with all internal and external stakeholders ensuring effective service contracts are in place and demonstrate best value  Planning, processing and producing materials to meet specification, ensuring a high quality product is maintained  The Ideal CandidateThe successful applicant in the role of Maintenance Manager - Section will be instrumental in the future development and support of the engineering culture to achieve the benefits available through continuous improvement strategy. You will have experience as an Engineering (Supervisor or Manager) / Maintenance (Supervisor or Manager) within a similar heavy manufacturing industry and line management experience will be essential.  Suitable candidates for the role of Maintenance Manager - Section will also have:  Mechanical, Pneumatic and Hydraulic systems knowledge  Understanding of electrical systems advantageous  HNC/HND and / or recognised apprenticeship or BEng advantageous  Ability to challenge people, hold them accountable for job completion and quality of completion   Proven computer literacy - familiarity with MS Word and Excel   Strong communication skills to engage with stakeholders at all levels both internally and externally  Positive, proactive can-do attitude in dealing with your team and other stakeholders  Continuous Improvement techniques, Lean methodology, Six Sigma and FMEA and Root Cause Analysis investigative methods  Why UsIn the role of Maintenance Manager - Section we also offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits including:  Bonus scheme  Enhanced holiday entitlement  Contributory pension scheme  Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.  Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice  Access to join our Employee Communities (employee networks) we currently have nine communities inc.(REACH) Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage, LGBTQ+, Parents & carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female voice and menopause  Training and development opportunities  Interested? Why not click here to find out more?  Go on… are you ready to build your future? Tarmac, a CRH company, is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.  Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when this happens we sometimes bring the published closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.  @Tarmac #Tarmac #TarmacCareers #Engineering #Engineeringmanager #Maintenancemanager #Mechanicalmaintenancemanager #mechanicalengineeringmanager #maintenancesupervisor #engineeringsupervisor #Aggregates #plantjobs #quarrying #quarryingoperations #asphalt #asphaltjobs #plantjobs #quarryjobs #Presteigne #Hereford #HayonWye #Ludlow #Leominster #LlandrindodWells #Newtown  Tarmac Trading Limited