Lead- Maintenance

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 Thermal Ceramics division designs, manufactures and installs a broad range of thermal insulation products that significantly reduce energy consumption and emissions in a variety of high temperature processing applications. Our product offering is extensive and covers application needs from Industrial to Commercial markets.

Key Figures: Revenue £1,100.7m (2024), ~8,000 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.

Job Purpose

• Install, maintain and optimize equipment/technology in support of process and manufacturing systems.
• Perform routine maintenance on tools, technology, and equipment
• Determine causes of operating errors and decide what to do about it
• Troubleshoot maintenance problems in accordance with established procedures
• Support the installation, customization, or upgrading of equipment.
• Coordinate preventive maintenance to ensure production or industrial process runs smoothly.
• Identify, diagnose, and/or repair equipment problems.
• Communicate with others to ensure maintenance and repairs meet operational needs.
• Maintain hands-on knowledge of equipment operations.
• Maintain equipment, tools, and workstations.
• Manage the maintenance team in terms of work scheduling, performance measurement, development and well-being which includes ensuring a healthy a safe workplace
• Building, changing and improving procedures, practices and technology that care for environment.
• Implement relevant concepts of TQM/TPM/ Management Systems at work place

Summary

The maintenance leads are responsible for managing the direct staff in achieving the zero stoppage productivity.

Essential duties and responsibilities

Technical & Functional responsibilities would include:

1. Overall maintenance of plant, equipment and technology
2. Ensuring Machine Availability and reducing Mean Time Between Failures/Repairs
3. Managing maintenance and operations teams and facilitating their efforts in line with the performance-baselines
4. Managing spare parts and ensuring availability while keeping the inventory at a healthy level
5. Identification and implementation of cost control measures
6. Facilitating all applicable Statutory compliance, Organizational , Health and Safety ,Labour Laws ,Excise, Sales Tax State/Central etc
7. Responsible for organizational , Health and Safety Guidelines and Rules and Regulations while transporting , storing, delivering , installing and removing of goods and services and complete the necessary documentation .
8. Gathering technology, best practices, equipment updates
9. Preparing performance reports as per agreed intervals
10. Maintaining all Contractual and Regulatory records for the specified period.
11. Taking Corrective and preventive actions and solving audit findings.

Key result areas

• Operational efficiency KPI
• Energy efficiency KPI

• Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical/Equivalent)
• Masters in Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
• 8 to 10 years of experience in similar manufactiring/ process industries
• Expert/ Strong mechanical background ( Hands on) along with electrical knowledge is preferable.
• Hands on experience in all types of Maintenance, TPM, FMEA, OEE,LEan Six sigma, cost control , productivity & efficiancy improvements.
• Must Lead as an example in safety ,communication & stron skills in people management

Engineering Degree- Essentao-1