Aliaxis: We make life flow 💧What does that mean? If you think about it, fluids are needed in every place or process you can imagine - in every home, in every hospital, in every factory, in every farm, in every café… In fact, we rely on fluids everywhere and every day. That’s why Aliaxis are here to help create the safest, most effective, and reliable solutions for sustainable fluid management.The Opportunity/Role 📢We have an exciting new opportunity for a Maintenance Engineering Manager to join our operations here in Huntingdon, Cambs. Reporting to the Manufacturing Director, you will lead the site Maintenance function, delivering a proactive and reactive multi-skilled maintenance service across all operational equipment and facility infrastructure.Main responsibilities will include:<ul><li>Oversee and manage a team of maintenance Engineers and technicians, providing support for Extrusion processes, and support the team development through regular one-to-one meetings, identifying training needs and growth opportunities.</li><li>Develop and maintain a comprehensive Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) schedule, ensuring all tasks are completed on time and any missed activities are promptly rescheduled, as well as ensuring compliance to maximize equipment reliability and uptime, coordinating and documenting all the activities using the CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System).</li><li>Manage and coordinate on-site contractors, ensuring full compliance with legal, safety, and company standards.</li><li>Act as a technical lead for factory services, including water systems, material handling systems, sprinkler systems, and PLCs, to ensure all buildings, plant, and facilities are maintained to a high standard and are fit for purpose, supporting and coaching engineers where required, providing proactive solutions when issues arise, and acting as the go to person for technical issues which cannot be resolved.</li><li>Collaborate with the wider Management Team to drive and actively promoting continuous improvement initiatives and best practices (5S, Lean Six Sigma projects, Daily Performance meetings etc.) that enhance plant reliability, performance and operational efficiency, through data analysis, focusing on metrics such as Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) and Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF), and establishing and managing clear Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).</li><li>Lead the introduction of new machinery, plant, and equipment—from specification and supplier management through to full installation—working closely with all relevant stakeholders.</li><li>Provide maintenance and improvement support to the Warboys site, ensuring appropriate resource allocation.</li><li>Foster a culture of safety, performance, and development by investing in workforce training and building a high-performing, accident-free team, ensuring all maintenance and development activities comply with best practices, Health &amp; Safety legislation, and the Environmental Management System, and that the site meets Aliaxis’ Global Standard requirements by participating in ‘Visible Felt Leadership’ and ‘Safety Excellence Forum’ programmes.</li><li>Control and manage the maintenance budget and forecasts, including Capital Expenditure proposals, ensuring projects are delivered within budget and in compliance with legal requirements and implement strategies to manage and optimize expenditure.</li></ul>Requirements:<ul><li>The ideal candidate is a time-served apprentice or professionally qualified Engineer or Technician, with minimum 5 years’ experience in a managerial or supervisory role within an engineering or maintenance environment.</li><li>Strong background in both electrical and mechanical systems, including industrial automation, PLCs, control panels, fire systems, sprinkler systems, cooling towers, chillers, and compressors is required.</li><li>Proficiency in the use of IT systems and software relevant to engineering and maintenance operations are required, in particular proven experience in managing Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) is fundamental.</li><li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey technical information clearly and effectively, and strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective working relationships across teams and departments are very important.</li><li>Self-discipline, proactive and self-motivated approach are pivotal to deliver improvements within agreed objectives and timelines.</li><li>Established and proven technical problem-solving skills are fundamental to enable quick decision making in a manufacturing environment.</li></ul>Benefits:☀ 33 days holiday (inc bank holidays) &amp; holiday purchase scheme💸 Life Assurance 6x annual salary🏥 Critical illness cover🏥Health and Dental Cash Plans📝 Pension contribution up to 10%👶 Enhanced parental leave👚 Great discounts on local retailers and restaurants🙌 Fantastic Health &amp; Wellbeing package including an Employee Assistance🚲 Cycle to work scheme😍 Plus many moreEqual Opportunity EmployerAliaxis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer who welcomes candidates and employees from all backgrounds. We are committed to building and investing in a culture of belonging, where all our employees feel empowered, can be their true selves and are able to bring their best ideas forward and contribute to the company’s “Growth with Purpose” strategy. For us, equity and belonging starts at the application step: whether it's offering flexibility in scheduling interviews, or ensuring a supportive and inclusive environment, we strive to remove barriers and create equal opportunities for all applicants. Should you have specific needs, please do not hesitate to let us know and we will do our best to accommodate. #LI-EG1

Water &ndash; our most precious natural resource &ndash; is essential to how we live and thrive. At Aliaxis, we&rsquo;re dedicated to preserving every drop to contribute to a better world. Some 75% of our products are designed to distribute, treat or store water, and we&rsquo;re also actively pursuing the transition to clean energy. Our company provides communities around the world with sustainable innovative solutions for water and energy, leading the industry in a way that anticipates the rapidly evolving needs of its customers and of society.

Maintenance Engineering Manager

Aliaxis: We make life flow 💧What does that mean? If you think about it, fluids are needed in every place or process you can imagine - in every home, in every hospital, in every factory, in every farm, in every café… In fact, we rely on fluids everywhere and every day. That’s why Aliaxis are here to help create the safest, most effective, and reliable solutions for sustainable fluid management.The Opportunity/Role&nbsp;📢We have an exciting new opportunity for a Maintenance Engineering Manager to join our operations here in Huntingdon, Cambs. Reporting to the Manufacturing Director, you will lead the site Maintenance function, delivering a proactive and reactive multi-skilled maintenance service across all operational equipment and facility infrastructure.Main responsibilities will include:<ul><li>Oversee and manage a team of maintenance Engineers and technicians, providing support for Extrusion processes, and support the team development through regular one-to-one meetings, identifying training needs and growth opportunities.</li><li>Develop and maintain a comprehensive Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) schedule, ensuring all tasks are completed on time and any missed activities are promptly rescheduled, as well as ensuring compliance to maximize equipment reliability and uptime, coordinating and documenting all the activities using the CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System).</li><li>Manage and coordinate on-site contractors, ensuring full compliance with legal, safety, and company standards.</li><li>Act as a technical lead for factory services, including water systems, material handling systems, sprinkler systems, and PLCs, to ensure all buildings, plant, and facilities are maintained to a high standard and are fit for purpose, supporting and coaching engineers where required, providing proactive solutions when issues arise, and acting as the go to person for technical issues which cannot be resolved.</li><li>Collaborate with the wider Management Team to drive and actively promoting continuous improvement initiatives and best practices (5S, Lean Six Sigma projects, Daily Performance meetings etc.) that enhance plant reliability, performance and operational efficiency, through data analysis, focusing on metrics such as Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) and Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF), and establishing and managing clear Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).</li><li>Lead the introduction of new machinery, plant, and equipment—from specification and supplier management through to full installation—working closely with all relevant stakeholders.</li><li>Provide maintenance and improvement support to the Warboys site, ensuring appropriate resource allocation.</li><li>Foster a culture of safety, performance, and development by investing in workforce training and building a high-performing, accident-free team, ensuring all maintenance and development activities comply with best practices, Health &amp; Safety legislation, and the Environmental Management System, and that the site meets Aliaxis’ Global Standard requirements by participating in ‘Visible Felt Leadership’ and ‘Safety Excellence Forum’ programmes.</li><li>Control and manage the maintenance budget and forecasts, including Capital Expenditure proposals, ensuring projects are delivered within budget and in compliance with legal requirements and implement strategies to manage and optimize expenditure.</li></ul>Requirements:<ul><li>The ideal candidate is a time-served apprentice or professionally qualified Engineer or Technician, with minimum 5 years’ experience in a managerial or supervisory role within an engineering or maintenance environment.</li><li>Strong background in both electrical and mechanical systems, including industrial automation, PLCs, control panels, fire systems, sprinkler systems, cooling towers, chillers, and compressors is required.</li><li>Proficiency in the use of IT systems and software relevant to engineering and maintenance operations are required, in particular proven experience in managing Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) is fundamental.</li><li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey technical information clearly and effectively, and strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective working relationships across teams and departments are very important.</li><li>Self-discipline, proactive and self-motivated approach are pivotal to deliver improvements within agreed objectives and timelines.</li><li>Established and proven technical problem-solving skills are fundamental to enable quick decision making in a manufacturing environment.</li></ul>Benefits:☀ 33 days holiday (inc bank holidays) &amp; holiday purchase scheme💸 Life Assurance 6x annual salary🏥 Critical illness cover🏥Health and Dental Cash Plans📝 Pension contribution up to 10%👶 Enhanced parental leave👚 Great discounts on local retailers and restaurants🙌 Fantastic Health &amp; Wellbeing package including an Employee Assistance🚲 Cycle to work scheme😍 Plus many moreEqual Opportunity EmployerAliaxis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer who welcomes candidates and employees from all backgrounds. We are committed to building and investing in a culture of belonging, where all our employees feel empowered, can be their true selves and are able to bring their best ideas forward and contribute to the company’s “Growth with Purpose” strategy.&nbsp;For us, equity and belonging starts at the application step: whether it's offering flexibility in scheduling interviews, or ensuring a supportive and inclusive environment, we strive to remove barriers and create equal opportunities for all applicants. Should you have specific needs, please do not hesitate to let us know and we will do our best to accommodate.&nbsp;#LI-EG1

Maintenance Engineering Manager

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