Planned Maintenance Manager
South West Water
Full-time
On-site
Exeter, United Kingdom
At South West Water we believe that the strongest businesses are built on solid, stable foundations - with a vision and a culture that gives them the freedom to change, improve and innovate.
We’re proud to be responsible for providing reliable, efficient and high-quality drinking water and wastewater services for the beautiful South West area.
And we have huge ambitions.
Not only are we committed to reaching net-zero by 2030, but we’ve also partnered with Wildlife Trusts, National Parks and local partners to help ensure a better future for generations to come.
So, if you want to be part of a diverse team where opportunities flow and fresh ideas are welcomed, #JustAddWater.
We currently have an opportunity available for a Planned Maintenance Manager to join our team working across Exeter and Barnstaple. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a salary of between £45,000 per annum plus benefits.
About the role:
As the Planned Maintenance Manager you will lead, plan and schedule work for a team of mechanical and electrical technicians to ensure the availability, serviceability, and performance of operationally critical South West Water assets and processes, supporting the team and being technical support for diagnosis and resolution of complex problems. Supporting the safe and efficient delivery of operational services. Deliver planned maintenance activities and providing timely response to operational issues and challenges in meeting South West Water pollutions targets.
You will need to be resilient with the ability to adapt to changing situations and reorganise tasks and priorities maintaining a positive, flexible approach to work, engaging positively in change, and driven to ensure required outputs are delivered.
What you'll be doing:
- Accountable for establishing planned maintenance schedules against identified M&E assets for delivery attained within SLA.
- Establish relationships with operational management in the wastewater function to understand their objectives, regulatory challenges and process criticality to ensure alignment on delivery priorities.
- Manage and build relationships with M&E service providers to support with planned maintenance activities.
- Engage with the stores and logistics team to ensure a fully optimised supply chain that maximises availability of parts and materials that mitigates compliance risk.
- Ensure M&E assets are maintained and operated to the correct standards, improving process and pollution compliance.
- Manage requests from internal stakeholders regarding planned maintenance activities.
- Ensure M&E field team workload is managed effectively, using technical knowledge and operational relationships to prioritise work baskets.
- Develop, build and maintain the planned maintenance schedule tasks, to ensure serviceability and resilience of operational M&E assets, using the company’s scheduling platform.
- Identify improvements and efficiencies within the M&E maintenance schedule and introduce innovative ways of working.
- Responsible for the ongoing review and optimisation of planned maintenance activities.
- Provide timely response to operational issues, performing onsite analysis, diagnosis, and resolution of complex problems and enforce adherence to established standards and change governance.
- Responsible for providing technical leadership and advice to your team, colleagues and other stakeholders, as well as driving maintenance and efficiency optimisation.
- Support team members through 1:1 and appraisal processes to ensure objectives are met, personal development is achieved, and recognition is gained.
- Ensure health and safety policies are adhered to, inclusive of carrying out risk assessments and permits to ensure safety of the team.
- Responsible for ensuring the M&E team have the appropriate training and development.
- Accountable for meeting OPEX and CAPEX budgets assigned to the role.
- Carry out other tasks as required by the Operational Maintenance M&E Managers.
- Help support effective decision making with appropriate escalation where necessary to safeguard personnel, product and outcome targets.
- Participate in Regional M&E DFM Rota
What we're looking for:
- Minimum 5 GCSE’s at Grade C or above, including Mathematics, English and a Science subject (or equivalent).
- Completed an Engineering Apprenticeship in any of the MEICA disciplines.
- Ability to lead a high performing team in order to achieve optimum performance.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate, both verbally and written to people at all levels of the business including external stakeholders.
- Excellent organisation skills.
- Knowledge in areas of process, systems, legislation, policies, and procedures.
- Inspires others to perform by setting a good example and promotes personal development.
- Effectively organises and plans work according to the needs of the situation by defining objectives clearly and thinking ahead about what will be needed.
- Experience enhancing and developing the team.
- Ability to effectively manage team meetings and one to ones with individuals.
What's in it for you:
- We know that the support and commitment of our staff is key to our success so you will receive the opportunity for ongoing development and training for a long-term career with us. We’re one of the largest companies in the South West and are proud to have been awarded Investors in People recognition.
- In return, we offer an excellent range of benefits including:
- 26 days holiday allowance rising to 30 days plus bank holidays
- A job-need vehicle
- A discretionary Bonus
- Competitive Contributory Pension
- Access to the Company Sharesave Scheme
- Various health benefits
- Wellbeing support programmes
- A range of Group Discounts
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Financial Support services
- Training and Development Opportunities
Closing Date: Wednesday 26th March 2025.
If you are looking for a new challenge, please click apply now to be considered as our Planned Maintenance Manager - we look forward to receiving your application.
Please note that the successful candidate will be subject to a mandatory DBS check as part of the onboarding process.
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