Technical and Maintenance Manager

Technical and Maintenance Manager Liverpool Area Up to £50,000 Days Benefits - Pension Scheme 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holiday (Rising with Service) Great opportunity to grow with a progressive SME I am working with a growing injection moulding business with great ties into multiple industries. With a progressive and strong culture on site this is a great opportunity to join a business that is thriving in their sector. Key Responsibilities: Tool Trials: Conduct trials for new processing tools and materials to enhance product quality and efficiency. Strategy Development: Set and implement strategies for controlling and improving the injection moulding process and optimizing operations. Best Practices: Collaborate with the management team to define and promote best practices within the injection moulding department. Cross-Department Collaboration: Work with New Product Development (NPD), tool and product design teams to advance process technology and specify capital equipment requirements. Process Development: Lead the development, implementation, and sustainment of injection moulding best practices across the organization. Equipment Specifications: Define specifications for production machines and ancillary equipment to ensure optimal performance. Reporting Tools: Develop and implement reporting tools to measure and analyze injection moulding machinery performance. Sustainable Materials: Explore and assess new material opportunities, focusing on the development of sustainable options. Continuous Improvement: Actively work on continuous improvement initiatives within the injection moulding process. Team Leadership: Provide direction and support to development and setter teams on projects and daily tasks. Data Analysis: Analyze data and prepare comprehensive reports on injection moulding performance. Maintenance: faultfinding and repair on moulding machines, ancillary equipment, conveyors, dryers and robotics, managing contractors and planning maintenance.Qualifications: Time-served mechanical or electrical engineer (mechanical bias preferred). Strong background in injection moulding manufacturing. Experience in fault-finding and repair of moulding machines, ancillary equipment, conveyors, dryers, and robotics. Knowledge of hydraulics and pneumatics. Experience with planned maintenance, and control of stores and spares. Ability to manage contractors on-site effectively. Company Information As a business our client is a market leading manufacturing company with a strong presence on both a UK and global scale. With a growing portfolio of clients and plans to expand even further this role provides a stable and secure opportunity in the present economic market. Please send your CV to directly to Paige Titley at Hunter Selection recruit Engineering professionals in Design, Manufacturing, Field Service, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Production If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'. Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors. Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business