About this opportunity

Your work environment : We now have a vacancy for a Mechanical Engineering Coordinator, based at Peterborough (UK). The role reports to the Engineering Manager. This is an incredible opportunity to join Crown in a brand-new role and become one of the ‘first feet on the ground’ staff for the new Plant.

Your mission in Crown
The key responsibilities will be to co-ordinate a team of Mechanical Maintenance and Toolroom Technicians to provide Mechanical support for the manufacturing can lines. Key outputs of the role will be to be primarily responsible for ensuring optimum availability of the Lines to enable production to achieve/surpass budgeted operational levels. This will be achieved by efficient deployment of engineering resources and delivering effective maintenance programmes.

Main responsibilities:

• Deliver maintenance plans across the Lines safely, on time in full, and ensure effective reporting of these activities in the relevant systems
• Ensure follow-up activities from the maintenance are followed up, communicated and closed out in a timely manner
• To analyse production reporting, Pareto analysis of losses, on the Lines, and to plan corrective actions as appropriate to maximise production
• To manage periods of downtime to ensure the loss of production is kept to a minimum
• To ensure the production lines and processes are reliable to meet the Plant’s LHE and spoilage targets
• To organise mechanical workshop activities in line with the plant priorities
• To Manage & develop and coach the Maintenance engineers to maximise their contribution and effectiveness
• To ensure housekeeping standards are maintained and that “5S” methods are deployed
• To ensure that best practices and statutory obligations are fully met and that a safety culture is developed
• To implement Good Manufacturing Practice and housekeeping improvements across the Plant and keep stores stocks updated and appropriate for the line equipment and processes
• To manage and control contractors on site ensuring compliance with H & S and food safety requirements including permits to work/risk assessments/method statements etc.
• Good commercial awareness and experience of managing suppliers and contractors, to deliver planned & annual maintenance activities within budget

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About you
The ideal candidate has a Technical background, preferably Mechanical or Industrial Engineering degree and more than 5-7 years in an Engineering/Maintenance department in a manufacturing environment. You have a teamwork approach whilst being able to deliver outcome and drive improvements, ensuring maintenance activities are completed on time in full. Knowledge of installing new equipment / setting up asset care / maintenance / spares etc and a risk assessment working experience.

With a safety first mind-set, you have demonstrated managerial and leadership skills. You will have an organised and logical approach and well-developed problem-solving and IT skills. You have a strong knowledge and experience of continuous improvement tools and techniques, project management; experience of managing a computerised maintenance system an advantage.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated candidate, with effective communication skills at all level, with the ability to update and feedback progress to a wide variety of people.