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Job Title:  E&I Maintenance Supervisor

Location: Hull

Salary: £50,000 - £56,000 plus 10% benefits package

Hours: Monday to Friday 7:30am to 3:30pm, plus some weekends

Contract/Permanent: Permanent

Site Based/Office/Remote: Site

Start Date: ASAP

About The Role

My client is seeking an experienced Maintenance Supervisor to join the E&I team at our top tier COMAH site at the Saltend Chemicals Park in Hull.

As the Maintenance Supervisor you will be required to lead the team of E&I maintenance technicians, technical planning coordinators, subcontract resources, through the client's Maintenance Process (VMP). 

As part of the role, the post holder will be responsible for delivering the maintenance strategy to ensure high standards of safety, quality assurance, statutory compliance, cost control and efficient work processes.

There will also be the requirement to supervise and co-ordinate the work of various contractors and semi-skilled staff engaged in reactive and planned works. Applying leadership within the maintenance team is a key aspect of the role.

Key Responsibilities

Implementing and maintaining high standards of safety suitable for an upper tier COMAH site. Coordinate the maintenance resources/process to support optimised continuous production activities and prevent loss of throughput and/or efficiency that might affect commercial profit and loss.

Role specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Work closely with Planners/Scheduler in order to facilitate successful execution of the weekly planned works together with T&I's Ensure key responsibilities are communicated to all work parties and monitor the progress of the weekly scheduled work and report in the daily calls
Confirm correct implementation of all PM, PdM and corrective programs with adequate analysis and timing.
Continuously review, coordinate and follow up weekly potential and actual overdue work orders to mitigate against rising backlog numbers
Monitor overdue work orders for critical and non-critical equipment and ensure the deferral process is followed.
Establish annual training plan for each employee and ensure compliance with training matrix.
Develop, monitor and manage KPI's for your relevant function and provide feedback as required.
Work with the planners and engineers to ensure all tooling/equipment requirements are met and procure new as required.
Ensure documentation of maintenance activity and equipment history, including as found, repairs, spares usage and man hours.
Develop/review maintenance procedures for maintenance activities and ensure they are signed off by the relevant discipline engineer at the required periods.
Follow up with Operations to ensure equipment are released for maintenance activities and give updates on maintenance statuses.
Additional Information

Engage will relevant stakeholders for further checks on unforeseen findings.
Report any major item status in the daily scheduling call.
Provide required feedback and Communicate all Backlog concerns that require management involvement.
Identify budget needs and control costs within maintenance budget.
Assist in ongoing reviews of maintenance strategy to ensure fit for purpose and continuous improvement.
Assist in the Performance reviews as required for the yearly PDP program.
Manage technician availability through holiday/ absence tracking

About You

The successful Maintenance Supervisor will display a cooperative communication style, and will enjoy collaborating with their peers in order to facilitate the team togetherness which is synonymous with our team culture.

The Maintenance Supervisor will have an eye for the strategic, and will inspire others to be the best versions of themselves by implementing and perpetuating inclusive team traits.

Knowledge - skills and experience required

HNC/ HND desired
Previous exposure to an upper tier COMAH site
NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent experience
Experience of leading a team
Experience working with CMMS systems (AX Dynamics preferable)

Personal attributes

Self-driven, results orientated with a positive outlook and a clear focus on safety, high quality, and commercial success. Proven people management skills with the ability to lead and inspire others to excel. Be an excellent communicator with good interpersonal and leadership skills. Maintains high personal and professional standards with high attention to detail and be able to focus on the task in hand.

Attention to detail/accuracy
Ability to influence or persuade
Conflict Management
Good Analytical and problem solving skills
Ability to coordinate multiple tasks
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to lead meetings
Aptitude to prioritise works based on risk to the business
Good writing and document skills

About Us

We operate on the Saltend Chemicals complex in Hull. We are part of the ABF Sugar division within ABF (Associated British Foods). ABF is a FTSE 10 group that operates in 53 countries across Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and Australia.

What do we do?

In simple terms we convert locally sourced feed wheat into both bioethanol, a more environmentally friendly transport fuel, and a highly nutritious animal feed for the dairy industry.

We are passionate about what we do and proud to say the bioethanol we produce helps to reduce transport carbon emissions in the UK.

Safety comes first, but equally important is how we work; our people and culture make us who we are.

Our Benefits

Working with us offers a great benefits package that equates to 10% on top of your salary, and encompasses options such as:

Matching pension scheme up to 10%
Life Assurance
Income Protection
Cycle to work scheme
25 days annual leave plus 8 Bank Holidays (rising with time)
Private medical options
On site free staff parking

We also recognise that whilst work is a big part of who we are, our people have other roles to fill in their lives. Enabling our team to balance work and home life is important to us.

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