Senior Maintenance Manager

Morgan Advanced Materials is a business rich in history and innovation. Founded in the UK in 1856, we have grown into a global organisation with 70 sites in 18 countries. Our model to serve our customers where they need us has led to a diversified product range using our unparalleled expertise in ceramic and carbon materials, which we exploit to solve difficult problems for our customers across a diverse range of markets.

We are a purpose driven organisation. Our purpose is to use advanced materials to make the world more sustainable and to improve the quality of life. We deliver on that purpose through the products that we make, and the way that we make them.

The Technical Ceramics business of Morgan Advanced Materials engineers high performance functional and structural ceramic materials, components and sub-assemblies to address customer-specific technical challenges.

Key Figures: Revenue £1,114.7m (2023), ~8,500 employees, manufacturing in 20+ countries, and a global customer portfolio. A UK PLC with head office located in Windsor, Berkshire UK.  Listed on London Stock Exchange; Member of the FTSE 250 Index.

The Maintenance Manager will be responsible for creating a World Class maintenance program by developing and maintaining the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), managing the performance and execution of the maintenance and CApEx projects team, delivering on the maintenance metrics that drive the business performance, and instilling a culture of continuous improvement.

• Partnering with the operation leaders, develop a robust set of maintenance metrics that are indicators of business performance.
• Lead a team of maintenance engineers that focuses on equipment reliability and maintenance planning.
• Lead CapEx Projects team to define and execute the CapEx budget, aligns to business strategy plan.
• Partnering with a 3^rd party contractor, lead the execution of the reactive, proactive, and predictive maintenance activities for the site.
• Utilizing IT resources, lead the development, startup, and maintenance of the CMMS.
• Provide overall EHS leadership to the maintenance team and actively participate in accident investigations and site tours.
• Partnering with the maintenance team, maintain the LOTO procedure database and post as required on the related equipment.
• Establish the baseline and target for the maintenance metrics and costs and provide frequent updates and action plans to operations team.
• Through internal and external benchmarking, gather and compile examples of best in class maintenance practices to share and implement with the operations team.
• Develop project plans for maintenance turnarounds and continuous improvement projects and regularly meet with the maintenance and operations teams to update progress and implement corrective actions as required.
• Partnering with the integrated supplier, ensure the proper critical spares are available when required while optimizing the amount of inventory in stores.
• Partnering with the integrated supplier, develop a kitting program to reduce the maintenance technician time required gathering parts.
• Develop and maintain a database of equipment documentation (drawings, manuals, etc.) and provide access to the maintenance and engineering teams.
• Partnering with the finance team, develop weekly and monthly reports that capture all maintenance labor and supplies spend by asset and department.
• Develop and maintain a labeling program for all assets including all electrical and mechanical equipment.

• BS degree in engineering plus 10 years overseeing maintenance jobs, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of experience an industrial or manufacturing setting
• Experience in using a CMMS
• Knowledge of the following trades:
• Electrical
• Local power supply regulations (CFE)
• Instrumentation
•  Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s)
• Fluid Power
• Mechanical
• HVAC
• Variable Frequency Drives (VFD’s)
• Fabrication
• Welding
• Robotics
• Experience in project management, technological advancement, new product/process implementation, and greenfield experience.
• Possess superior organization, communication, and presentation skills. Ability to perform as a Leader and Collaborator and the ability to communicate comfortably at all levels of the organization.
• Experience operating in ERP systems is preferred 
• Advanced MS Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project Management, good report writing, and data analysis skills.

Physical Requirements: Must be capable of sitting and using a computer for a considerable portion of an 8-hours workday. Must be capable of walking throughout the facility and property to check on employees and equipment. Must be able to physically wear personal protective equipment such as, but limited to, hard hat, safety glasses, respirator and steel toe boots.

Morgan Advanced Materials is an EEO/AA/M/W/D/V Employer Ind-1