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Maintenance and Reliability Manager

Peterborough, UK

This position is responsible for providing leadership, direction, and functional expertise to the McCormick Peterborough Plant for its asset management strategy. This position leads a Planned Maintenance (PM) strategy focused on building Employee capability and driving Employee engagement through implementation of high-performance work systems to achieve exceptional business results.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Support the creation of and execute the delivery of the site PM Pillar Plan and Strategy in line with Journey to Excellence (JTE, McCormick term for Continuous Improvement) Masterplan.

  • Lead and support Plant PM assessments, audits, and training.

  • Connect Plant, CI and Maintenance Leaders to PM methodology and progress.

  • Ensure the optimal technology (e.g. CMMS) is deployed to create visibility of Maintenance losses.

  • Implement the site PM Pillar and participate in the Regional PM Pillar.

  • Own and deploy standards and training materials for various PM systems, tools and processes (e.g. Breakdown Elimination, Planning and Scheduling and Equipment Ranking, mechanical and electrical components)

  • Create linkage between PM and other pillars (e.g. Autonomous Maintenance Step 3 and 4 standards and Training and Development skills matrix)

  • Own PM KPIs including Maintenance Cost, Storeroom Inventory, and Breakdowns

  • Ensure an effective yearly maintenance plan is scheduled and delivered.

  • Ensure correct and sufficient information is gathered for Life cycle costing (LCC).

  • Ensure the quality control and alignment on all facilities maintenance related tasks via service providers.

  • Coach and/or lead employee’s activities to build PM capability in Operations and Maintenance.

  • Understand Maintenance losses and lead Maintenance savings projects across the site.

  • Recommend and provide support for Maintenance Org Design at a Site, Dept, Line and Shift level.

  • Drive the development of maintenance training needs analyses and matrix, and ensure training is delivered in line with it.

  • Build a Mechanical and Electrical succession plan.

  • Strategic workforce planning of Maintenance team to understand future skills profiles required.

  • Support Process and Project engineers as directed by the site Engineering Lead

    CANDIDATE PROFILE

  • Engineering qualification to Higher National Certificate/BTEC Level 4 (or equivalent) as a minimum.

  • Solid electro-mechanical-automation background in manufacturing environment (FMCG, aerospace or automotive preferably).

  • Experience and fluency in CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) and PM practices.

  • Experience in Food Processing preferred, but not required.

  • Team and Operations Leadership experience - ability to proactively lead and coach teams to solve problems, multi-task and deliver continuous improvement initiatives.

  • Ability to exercise good judgment in high pressure, sensitive situations.

  • Ability and willingness to work flexible hours and days as needed to meet business demands.

  • Ability to rapidly change and adapt in response to market, customer, or strategy.

    COMPANY

    At McCormick, we bring our passion for flavour to work each day. We encourage growth, respect everyone's contributions and do what's right for our business, our people, our communities and our planet. Join us on our quest to make every meal and moment better.

    Founded in Baltimore, MD in 1889 in a room and a cellar by 25-year-old Willoughby McCormick with three employees, McCormick is a global leader in flavour. With over 14,000 employees around the world and more than $6 Billion in annual sales., the Company manufactures, markets and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavourful products to the entire food industry, retail outlets, food manufactures, food service businesses and consumers.

    While our global headquarters are in the Baltimore, Maryland, USA area, McCormick operates and serves customers from nearly 50 locations in 27 countries and 135 markets in Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the Americas, including North, South and Central America with recognized brands including Schwartz.

    At McCormick, we have over a 100-year legacy based on our “Power of People” principle. This principle fosters an unusually dedicated workforce requiring a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical values.

    Agencies: McCormick as needed will work with external recruitment vendors through our Agency Portal. Unless previously contacted, McCormick does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies.

    McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

    As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies
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