Maintenance Methods Manager
Nestlé Purina PetCare   
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire 
Competitive salary plus excellent company wide benefits. 

Position Summary
 
We’re looking for an experienced Maintenance Methods Manager to join our team in Wisbech. This is an outstanding rare opportunity to develop your career with one of the biggest companies on the planet. 
 
At Purina PetCare, we're passionately committed to helping pets enjoy happier, healthier and longer lives because we're pet owners too.
 
Our Wisbech factory makes some of the UK’s most well-known wet petfood and much-loved brands, such as Felix, Winalot, Gourmet, and Purina ONE, and is constantly developing to meet the changing needs of our consumers. All this happens in a vibrant and historic market town known as the capital of the Fens. For a town with a rich history it also has a strong vision for the future with continued investment planned to ensure Wisbech remains a great place to live, work and visit.
 
Manufacturing in Nestlé is all about ensuring the consumer receives a perfect quality product, at the right time and place whilst driving losses from our business in order to maximise efficiency & productivity. The Wisbech factory is growing and has significant investment planned. 
 
A day in the life of Maintenance Methods Manager

As a Maintenance Methods Manager, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring our consumers receive high-quality products at the right time and place. You will lead the factory team through preventative maintenance methodologies in accordance with the site Operational Master Plan.

Further responsibilities include: 

•    Drive continuous improvement through Nestle Continuous Excellence (NCE) foundations and Total Performance Management (TPM). 
•    Empower people to motivate and develop their capability. 
•    Drive value engineering through strong cost control to agreed engineering budget.
•    Driving exception Safety, Health & Environment standards 
•    Ensuring all members of your team effectively comply with the quality standards within maintenance activities.
•    Supporting the loss tree analysis process to identify and prioritise losses, and give direction to your team in order to drive loss reduction.

 
What will make you successful

To be successful in this role, you should ideally possess the following qualifications and skills:

•    HND/Degree in Engineering/Manufacturing discipline.
•    Previous experience working in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry.
•    Experience in safety management.
•    People leadership experience.
•    Effective communication skills.
•    Continuous improvement mindset.
•    Flexibility and a strong customer service orientation.
•    Teamwork abilities.
•    Technical analysis and problem-solving skills.

 
What you need to know

What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth.

Job advert closing date: Monday 25/11/2024 

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

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