About this role
Blackburn, LancashireMonday to Friday, 8:00am - 4:00pm
An established and growing FMCG manufacturer is seeking an experienced Asset Care Manager to join its engineering team at a major manufacturing facility in Lancashire.
The Role Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for developing, managing and continuously improving the site's asset care strategy. You'll play a key role in ensuring preventative and predictive maintenance activities are effectively planned, scheduled and executed to maximise plant availability and minimise downtime.
Key responsibilities include:
Managing and developing the site CMMS systemCreating and optimising preventative maintenance schedules for existing and new equipmentDeveloping predictive and condition-based maintenance programmesAnalysing downtime, breakdown and maintenance data to identify improvement opportunitiesSupporting commissioning activities and maintenance planning for new equipmentDeveloping critical spares strategies and plant lubrication schedulesLeading FMEA activities to identify and mitigate recurring equipment failuresMaintaining equipment history records and asset lifecycle informationCoordinating contractor activities, servicing schedules and maintenance contractsWorking cross-functionally with production, engineering and external suppliers to improve plant reliability and performanceEnsuring maintenance activities meet regulatory, safety and compliance standards What We're Looking For To be successful in this role you will ideally have:
Experience within an Asset Care, Reliability, Maintenance Planning or Engineering Improvement roleStrong CMMS experience (Shire experience would be advantageous)Engineering apprenticeship with supporting engineering qualifications such as ONC, HNC or equivalentProven experience within a fast-paced FMCG manufacturing environmentKnowledge of preventative, predictive and condition-based maintenance methodologiesExperience conducting root cause analysis and FMEA investigationsStrong organisational and planning skillsGood understanding of maintenance compliance and health & safety processesCompetent user of Microsoft Office applications What's on Offer Opportunity to influence and develop site-wide maintenance strategyMonday-Friday days-based positionLong-term career development within a successful manufacturing businessCollaborative engineering environment focused on continuous improvement If you're an experienced maintenance or reliability professional looking to take ownership of asset performance within a high-volume manufacturing environment, we'd be keen to hear from you.
Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates