Maintenance Manager - Kitt Green

About the role

Kraft Heinz is looking for a Maintenance Manager for its Kitt Green site in Wigan. The role leads the engineering team (mechanical and electrical asset technicians) and owns the engineering maintenance plan, with direct responsibility for the engineering-aligned craft and asset technicians. It works closely with the Management team, prioritising H&S and food safety and quality.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the engineering team, including performance reviews, absence and time management, and allocate engineering resources to maximise site performance
• Drive the site reliability agenda: identify failure modes and trends, run root cause analysis and deliver agreed actions to meet maintenance KPIs
• Own the implementation of engineering improvement and change control, and support project and change initiatives
• Manage the engineering budget within the financial plan and ensure value for money
• Ensure all maintenance tasks are entered in SAP, work orders are signed off and stores withdrawals are accounted for
• Manage OEMs and contractors, raise and approve permits, and assess corrective notifications following the JIB process
• Implement the KHMS MRE pillar and the technical skills and people development programme (Apprentice, Graduate and Adult)
• Lead weekend maintenance, manage labour for sickness and absence, and ensure effective handover (QRMP) after works
• Ensure compliance with daily management systems and escalate any issues affecting food safety and product quality

Required profile

• Time served Mechanical, Electrical or Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer with a minimum NVQ3 or equivalent
• At least five years in a manufacturing environment, in a fast-moving setting
• Experience of continuous improvement tools such as PDCA, Ishikawa and 5W1H, and ideally lean principles
• Experience of capital investment programmes and leading change management initiatives
• Experience completing major engineering works to required timescales

Required skills

• CMMS experience, ideally SAP
• Good knowledge of mechanical, electrical and automation tasks
• Computer literacy with Microsoft Office, specifically Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong communication, organisation, analytical and problem-solving skills