Mechanical Team Lead

JOB DESCRIPTION
Job title: Mechanical Team Lead    Reports to: Engineering Manager
BG/BU/Corp : Maintenance    Location: AF Cumbria

A. Overview of role purpose:

Purpose

To drive improvement in machine availability, (uptime), and machine performance, (OEE), for the assets across span of control by managing the Team through the planning and scheduling of the work and training required. Accountable for all Line Management duties for the Team members.

Reporting structure

•    Reporting to the Engineering Manager 

Outline of duties

•    Managing the Team members to deliver the maintenance activities in line with the Business Priorities.
•    Providing Line Management responsibilities for the Team members including training and development.
•    Executing the Team Lead role within the Planning and Scheduling Process.
•    Identification and monitoring of critical spares across the business utilising stock control systems including input, management and improvement activities.
•    Provide Technical Support to the Maintenance Team on preventive and corrective maintenance as required.

B. Key Accountabilities:

Key Accountabilities    Key activities
Safety    •    Leading by example and encouraging correct behaviours;
•    Maintaining an up to date knowledge of OHSE legislation and taking the necessary steps to ensure compliance;
•    Completing the necessary one-minute risk assessments for each job;
•    Challenging those who are not working safely;
•    Promoting the use of the near miss system;
•    Carrying out behavioural audits;
•    Always working in a safe manner and reporting unsafe conditions:
Hygiene    •    Leading by example;
•    Working to and within the site Hygiene rules;
•    Promoting a clean as you go approach;
•    Complying with 6S activities;
•    Challenging non-conformance.
Quality    •    Implementing Maintenance initiatives that will drive Quality improvements;
•    Supporting Quality improvement programmes.
Waste    •    Identifying and implementing Maintenance solutions that will minimise Waste production;
•    Working closely with Operational teams to support Waste improvement programmes.
Engineering Responsibilities    •    Managing the Team members to deliver the maintenance activities in line with the business priorities, whilst ensuring correct resources allocated to emergency work. This includes staff and 3rd Party Contractors.
•    Providing Line Management responsibilities for the Team members including training and development.
•    Prioritising new and existing preventive and corrective work orders.
•    Complying with the planning and scheduling processes to ensure work is executed in line with those priorities. 
•    Identification and monitoring of critical spares across the business utilising stock control systems including input, management and improvement activities.
•    Provide Technical Support to the Maintenance Team on preventive and corrective maintenance as required.
•    Accountable for the completion of maintenance work orders, documents and records and providing feedback and future learnings for improvements 
•    Working in a positive manner and is open to a new tasks and challenges
•    Chair and actively participate in meetings as required to execute their role.
•    Ensure safe and hygienic working practices are adopted by the Maintenance Team and contractors, including correct use of work permits and isolations.
•    Provide input for the development and implementation of preventive maintenance strategies, plans and standardised procedures
•    Assist in the delivery of project scopes which include but not limited to:
o    improvement activities,
o    machine upgrades, 
o    process improvements,
o    capital investments, 
o    continuous Improvement and quality programs,
o    installation and commissioning
•    Support the development and roll out of TPM programs as required by the business.
People Management    •    To lead and support those within the direct team.
•    To proactively seek out and arrange training requirements.
Operational Excellence/
Continuous Improvements    •    Actively seeking best practice solutions, both from within Amcor and externally;
•    Determination to deliver best in class.
•    Promoting Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvements within Maintenance across the site.

C. Role dimensions and budget responsibility

•    Secondary budget responsibility
•    Support the sites engineering budget delivery through delivery of effective maintenance

D. Internal and External Relationships / Contacts:

The Discipline Team Lead reports directly to the Maintenance Manager.

Direct Reports:
•    Mechanical Chargehand.
•    Mechanical Maintenance Engineers
•    Mechanical Apprentices

Internal and External Stakeholders:

•    The Senior Leadership Team
•    The Engineering Management Team
•    The Project Engineer
•    The Maintenance Team
•    Operational Management across the site
•    Support Functions/Business Partners 
•    Equipment OEM’s
•    Contractors
•    Other Amcor Engineering Departments

E. Qualifications / requirements:

Knowledge and Experience    •    Experience of leading teams
•    Positive attitude;
•    Process knowledge/experience;
•    Problem solving skills;
•    Good organisational skills;
•    Experience of Operational Maintenance within a Manufacturing environment;
•    Computer literate.
•    Improving equipment maintenance strategies and maintenance plans
•    Developing and improving procedures for the execution of the maintenance plans
•    Training and mentoring
•    Planning and Scheduling    •    Positive attitude;
•    Process knowledge/experience;
•    Problems solving skills;
•    Ability to motivate self and others;
•    Good organisational skills;
•    Regulatory and legislative knowledge, and experience of ensuring compliance;
•    Experience of Operational Engineering within a Manufacturing environment;
•    Computer literate, with knowledge of SAP and Engineering resource planning systems.

Education and Certifications    •    HNC in Mechanical engineering discipline or equivalent
•    Relevant equipment specific courses
•    Some form of OHSE qualification (IOSH Managing Safely)
•    Leadership/supervision qualification (ILM Lever 3)
•    CI qualification    •    Ideally 
•    Some form of OHSE qualification (desirable). 
Job Specific Technical Requirements    •    Engineering knowledge of printing presses and blown film extrusion lines;(desirable but not essential)
•    Understanding of Continuous Improvement / Operational Excellence tools and techniques.
    •    Engineering knowledge of printing presses and blown film extrusion lines;(desirable but not essential)
•    Understanding of Continuous Improvement / Operational Excellence tools and techniques.