Mechanical Team Lead

Job description

Position Job Title

Mechanical Team Lead BG and BU: Amcor Flexibles Europe, Middle East & Africa (AFEMEA)

FP&PC - Meat Function

Operations Location: AF Swansea Line Manager’s Job Title: Engineering Manager Advertising Legal Entity: Amcor Flexibles Swansea Ltd.

Contract Length

Permanent Contract

JOB PURPOSE

To effectively manage the Mechanical Department and team, encouraging and fostering a culture that focuses on service, safety, quality and production in line with customer requirements. To manage all Mechanical maintenance functions on a day-to-day basis throughout the plant. To also oversee the smooth running of all Mechanical services.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Manage Mechanical Maintenance team, ensuring team members are developed, challenged and constantly upskilled Manage Mechanical Maintenance Department to deliver world class service to customers
• Ensure all departmental targets are met - safety; quality; hygiene; productivity; waste; costs
• Identify, implement and recommend areas for on-going improvement of service and department Effectively manage team members (i.e. absence management; holiday requests; highlight pay queries etc.) Initiate disciplinary procedures and involvement in subsequent stages as necessary Interview for future employees and have input into final decision; Negotiate with Planning Department to effectively manage Planned Maintenance, machine changeovers, machine downtimes for maintenance activities etc.
• Liaise with all department Supervisors to ensure the smooth running of the production area
• Liaise with Mechanical Engineer and Manufacturing Engineer to improve capability of the manufacturing process
• Monitor maintenance data daily (e.g. log books, PM data, etc.) and take appropriate actions.

Proactively highlight findings to Senior Management when necessary

• Produce monthly maintenance reports on maintenance performance, or as necessary
• Liaise with appropriate personnel on projects (e.g. installations; product development; technical improvements; etc.) Obsolesce management & spare part identification from drawings and liaising with suppliers to source components
• Work closely with Electrical Maintenance Department Hands-on the tools where necessary.

Full responsibility for Engineering Contractor Management and Control

• Communicate key events and ensure there are clear channels of communication at all levels within the department
• Ensure application and enforcement of all company policies and procedures (health & safety; quality; hygiene; HR; etc.) QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS Good organisational and time management skills Time served craftsman, with minimum of 5 years manufacturing experience Supervisory experience will be an advantage Manufacturing Engineering experience (Standard Operations, plant layout, waste elimination, continuous improvement, engineering change control) Small capital expense project management capabilities
• Strong communication skills Flexibility on working hours to meet business demands Decision making, sound business judgement; Team orientated; Communication and presentation skills Organised.