Maintenance Manager
Long Clawson Dairy (Clawson Farms)
Based: Long Clawson (LE14 4PJ)
Salary: Up to £65,000 per annum Dependant on Experience + Great Benefits
Hours: Monday to Friday – 08:00 – 16:30
Why Clawson?
We are a truly unique business! Our award-winning cheese is considered a national treasure, and we have over a hundred years of cheesemaking experience. From our dairy farmers’ cooperative through our modern factories and on to our multiple customers from all over the world, our Protected Designation of Origin Stilton is a British heritage brand to be truly proud of.
Our people are experts in their craft – they care passionately about what they do, have great integrity, constantly innovate and stick together.
We are now seeking a Maintenance Manager, to join the Clawson family situated in the Leicestershire village of Long Clawson, just 6 miles from Melton Mowbray.
We are an award-winning Heritage brand with a broad customer base. We have a dedicated team of engineers who manage the highly specialized equipment in our factories, whilst fixing breakdowns is a key part of the job, you will spend a significant amount of time in developing improvements and supporting the strategy of investment and installation of new equipment.
Working at Clawson is different from other manufacturing sites. Yes, you will be reacting to breakdowns and fixing problems, but you will also have the opportunity to help with capital project installations.
There isn’t a ‘chase the case’ culture, and how the factory runs supports a good level of pro-active work to ensure equipment reliability is good and improvements can be implemented.
It is a well invested site with many new machines including equipment that has been specifically developed for the portioning and packaging of Stilton cheese. The future will see substantial investment to further secure the sites future and support growth.
What you’ll do
The Maintenance Manager will assist the Engineering Manager in managing the Engineering workload and leading the team on their site to ensure optimum Engineering Performance.
Our values and what you will be doing.
Innovation
- Deliver site performance improvement through development of the maintenance management procedures and optimisation of the PPMs
- Develop cost reduction initiatives for the department
- Undertake small projects as required
- Lead root cause analysis sessions for larger or repeating breakdowns & train the team to be able to carry them out themselves
Passion
- Hold routine meetings with your team to update them on departmental & company matters and to discuss any issues the team may be having
- Attend shop floor production meetings
- Work closely with production staff to achieve daily targets and to keep them updated on the status of relevant Engineering tasks
- Work closely & communicate with QA to ensure audit actions are closed in appropriate timescales
- Support the Engineering compliance manager to ensure that all statutory requirements are met, as well as audit and accreditations are achieved
- Keep the Engineering manager informed of any significant SHE / production issues
We Care
- Ensure the Engineers comply with site rules and procedures
- Ensure requirements are met for Control of Contractors and Visitors including issuing and control of permits
Togetherness
- Drive and support a culture of excellence
- Organise the Engineers to ensure maximum plant and equipment efficiency and minimise downtime, taking in to account the business’ priorities
- Ensure there is always sufficient Engineering cover in place to support business needs.
- Ensure the completion of all maintenance hand-back sheets, dynamic risk assessments and PPMs on the CMMS system or in hard copy, as required
- Coach and mentor your team to support & develop them as appropriate
- Ensure planned Engineering tasks are delivered on time and to the required standard
- Ensure good Engineering and manufacturing practices and procedures are followed
- Manage the Engineering team’s routine reviews, holiday, absence and disciplinary issues
- Provide technical support to the Engineering team
Integrity
- Deliver site performance improvement through development of the maintenance management procedures and optimisation of the PPMs
- Develop cost reduction initiatives for the department
- Undertake small projects as required
- Lead root cause analysis sessions for larger or repeating breakdowns & train the team to be able to carry them out themselves
What are we looking for?
- Electrically biased engineer used to working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment – preferably food but not essential
- Someone with significant experience of managing engineering teams who has the ability to inspire and motivate teams
- Good understanding of Legal Compliance
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Involved in managing department HSE procedures
- Used to working to high standards.
Because of the nature of our business and the responsibilities of your role, we may occasionally ask for your flexibility to work extra hours, weekends, or shifts during busy seasonal periods. We appreciate your support in helping us meet these demands!
Benefits include:
- Competitive salary plus performance bonus
- Pension Scheme
- Company Profit Related Bonus
- Life Assurance
- Clawson Connect (Rewards and savings portal)
- Plus many others
Does this sound like you?
Then we would love to hear from you, send us your CV using the link below.
Excited about the role, but your experience or qualifications don’t perfectly match everything in the job description? We would encourage you to still apply. Studies have shown that some people, particularly from minority groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification.
We are dedicated to building belonging, empowering our colleagues to be their true self by offering a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. You may just be the right candidate for this role, or other future roles across our business.