Hot End Engineering Manager
Encirc · Chester, England ·
Hot End Engineering Manager | Permanent | Working Hours: Monday - Thursday 08:00-17:00, Friday 08:00-15:15 | Elton, Cheshire We're looking for an experienced Hot End Engineering Manager to lead our IS maintenance operation at our Elton site.
This is a key leadership role within our Hot End operation, responsible for maximising the reliability, availability and performance of our IS forming machines and associated equipment. You'll bring together strong engineering expertise, effective maintenance planning and people leadership to keep our equipment performing at its best.
From driving preventative maintenance and reducing downtime to developing your team and embedding a culture of continuous improvement, you'll play a vital role in delivering safe, efficient and high-quality production. If you're passionate about engineering excellence, solving complex technical challenges and getting the best out of people, this could be the opportunity for you.
What will you be doing? Engineering, Maintenance & Reliability Lead and coordinate planned preventative and reactive maintenance activities across IS forming machines and ancillary equipment, maximising equipment availability and asset uptime.
Monitor equipment condition, identify recurring failures and use maintenance data to develop effective maintenance strategies. Lead root cause investigations into significant breakdowns, implementing sustainable corrective actions to improve reliability and reduce downtime.
Ensure maintenance activities are properly planned, recorded and completed using the site's Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS). Drive effective use of maintenance systems, including work order management, preventative maintenance scheduling, equipment history and performance reporting.
Ensure the correct fitting, alignment and configuration of forming equipment to maintain operational performance and product quality. Analyse shift reports, equipment losses and breakdown trends, taking action to address performance deviations and prevent repeat issues.
Ensure the availability of critical spare parts and effective inventory management to support maintenance requirements. Job Change & Operational Performance Coordinate and support Hot End job change activitie...