Maintenance Manager

Since its formation in 1978, Moore Concrete Products Ltd has developed into a world class, quality focused, precast concrete manufacturer based outside Ballymena. The company is customer led, ensuring the continued evolution of our extensive product range, designed to meet the requirements of civil infrastructure, agriculture and building customers across the UK and Ireland.

Moore Concrete are continuously investing in new plant and machinery to meet the demands of our customers and improve our workplace.  The maintenance department is central to ensuring the safety of our staff and quality of our products and has a massive input into our plans for expansion and efficiency improvement projects.

As part of our committed operations team, we are currently recruiting for a Maintenance Manager to be responsible for ensuring that the plant runs efficiently. This will involve planning and coordinating the maintenance of all plant, equipment, and machinery including our computerised Batching Plant, mould equipment and machinery – involving mechanical, electrical, electronic, pneumatic, and computerised systems, cranes and lifting equipment, forklift trucks, HGV, vans and other vehicles.

Hours of work:

Standard hours of work will be Monday – Friday 08:00 – 17:00, however flexibility to work overtime and/or Saturdays as necessary is essential.

Job responsibilities:

• Ensuring that safety standards are maintained and that all works are carried out in a safe manner in line with agreed safe systems of work. Ensure that there are risk assessments and method statements in place before undertaking works.
• Minimise downtime of machinery to ensure the factory runs as efficiently as possible.
• Planning and coordinating both routine and non-routine works to include adjustment of daily schedule in line with urgent requests, breakdowns etc including coordination of sub-contractors.
• Design & update maintenance strategies, procedures and methods for all works carried out.
• Provide work schedules for the maintenance team under your control to include the routine and non-routine works, coordinating with the Production Supervisors.
• Implement regular machinery checks according to the planned schedule.
• Diagnose, report and resolve any breakdown problems. This includes fault finding analysis and reporting recommendations to Management.
• Control and maintain tools, the maintenance store and equipment.
• Manage stock of spare parts to ensure rapid repairs.
• Monitor and control maintenance costs within set budgets.
• Liaise with service providers in obtaining fittings, components and fixtures and other services.
• Regular fire checks and tests of the fire alarm as required.
• Maintain accurate records of maintenance work using computerised systems. Write reports and keep records daily of work completed for your team.
• Keep up to date with the machinery and equipment used within the company including its’ uses and the operators of the machinery to gain knowledge of the faults and maintenance requirements.
• Assist in the design and project management of any new machinery or expansion plans.
• Train, develop, manage and motivate the maintenance team to achieve the department KPIs.

Essential Criteria:

• At least 3 years experience in a Maintenance Management role.
• Ability to work to established Health & Safety, Environmental and Quality Standards.
• Ability to read technical drawings.
• Good computer skills including use of Microsoft Office packages.
• Flexibility to work overtime when required both planned and at short notice.

Desirable Criteria:

• Knowledge of lean manufacturing.

Maintenance of concrete/aggregate storage plant.

Company Benefits:

Closing date for applications: Friday 12^th April 2024 @5pm

Please visit out website www.moore-concrete.com/career to apply for this vacancy

Moore Concrete is an Investors in People Company and Equal Opportunities Employer.