Maintenance Manager

Vacancy Information

We have a fantastic opportunity to join the team at Greggs Balliol Park Newcastle savoury site responsible for producing around 12 million savoury products per week across four lines as an Engineering Maintenance Manager, responsible for a team of 35 leading them forward to plan and shape the Engineering and Maintenance department of the future.

We can offer you:

• Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 10% of your salary
• Pension scheme with matching employer contributions up to 7%
• Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products
• Profit share - We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our colleagues who have at least 6-month service, or more, each year
• 25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service (in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day
• The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave twice a year
• Colleague share plans, giving you the opportunity to save and invest in Greggs, with the chance to buy Greggs shares at a discounted rate
• Private Medical Insurance which is free for you and subsided for your dependants
• Income Protection should you become unable to work due to long-term sickness
• Death in service benefit which provides a lump-sum payment equal to 4 times your year's salary
• Virtual GP, Physiotherapy and Lifestyle Consultations - we provide access to a fantastic total wellbeing app for you and your family
• Employee Assistance Programme - we provide all colleagues with access to an EAP helpline providing mental health support as well as financial and legal support
• Savings and discounts, including digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers
• Career progression and learning and development opportunities
• A company who cares about our communities; the environment and being a better business! Click here to read about The Greggs Pledge
• Colleague Networks - internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, and provide support to one another

About the role

• This is a full-time role, however flexibility in this will be considered
• We know that having a work-life balance is important, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role
• The base location for this role is Balliol Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8EW

What you'll do

Develop & Manage the Maintenance Systems

• Responsible for the development, implementation and on-going management of the CMMS across site. Builds detailed prioritised work plans to maximise value added time of engineering resource, ensures all materials and skills are available for scheduled work. Ensures work plans are coordinated with production schedules.

Supports Management of the Engineering Team

• Supports the Engineering Manager with day-to-day management of the Engineering team, including setting out daily & weekly work plans, reporting on under delivery of set work plans, feeds into PDR’s as requested, supports coaching & mentoring and recruitment.

Engineering Stores

• Manages the Engineering stores & replenishment cycle through CMMS. Ensures stocks are regularly reviewed for correct min/max levels, looking for opportunities to reduce unnecessary stock holding whilst ensuring critical spares availability.

Maintenance Strategy

• Develops detailed maintenance SOP’s, driven by criticality assessment, with defined pass fail inspection criteria with appropriate frequency. Utilising CMMS & purchasing systems, develops and maintains Key Performance Indicators and monitors budgets, producing department reports as required. Supports Root Cause analysis of failures, improves systems with new learning’s.

Department Development

• Assist the Engineering Manager in developing the Engineering business plan and support development of Engineering resource capability. Deputise for Engineering Manager as required.

Managing Systems and Documentation to Ensure Legal Compliance

• Ensures good record keeping for all planned and reactive maintenance activity. Ensures procedures and practices are followed and any exceptions are highlighted to minimise risk in all areas of legal & corporate responsibility.

About you

You will fit right into this role if you

• Are an outstanding problem solver, capable of identifying and rectifying the root cause of the issue with a permanent solution
• Have experience of leading and coaching by example
• Are IT literate with good level of competence in key Microsoft packages (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)
• Have a record of accomplishment of leading & improving safety within an Engineering function
• Have a minimum 3 years management experience in a FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) or similar manufacturing business (refrigeration experience would be an advantage)
• Want to develop and are ready to work alongside some great people and have lots of fun on your Greggs journey!
• Able to dive deep into downtime numbers to formulate achievable solutions to drive numbers down
• Some UK or international travel may be required to visit suppliers or other sites therefore a full UK driving licence would be required for this role.

About Greggs

Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes Greggs so special is our culture – the way we are, the way we behave and the way we support each other. We're hard-working, but above all else we're family; and it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from or what your favourite bake is, we’d love you to join us! We want everyone to feel welcome at Greggs and our colleagues to be able to be themselves at work, whatever their background, preferences, or views.