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Maintenance Manager - Automated Warehouse
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The Maintenance Manager leads and oversees maintenance operations at a customer site for an automated warehouse, managing a team of engineers and providing hands-on multi-skilled support.
About this role
Maintenance Manager - Automated Warehouse
Swisslog shape the future of intralogistics with robotic, data-driven and flexible automated solutions that achieve exceptional value for our customers. Swisslog helps forward-thinking companies optimize the performance of their warehouses and distribution centers with future-ready automation systems and software. A member of the KUKA Group, a leading global supplier of intelligent automation solutions with more than 14,000 employees worldwide.
Due to continued expansion Swisslog require a Maintenance Manager to lead our brand new automated warehousing site based at our customer in Ipswich. Installed equipment includes conveyor systems, cranes and a monorail.
Key Activity
- To provide management oversight and demonstrate responsibility and ownership of the allocated customer site
- Manage a team of engineers and also provide hands on multi skilled maintenance engineering cover
- Ensure that all work is carried out to a satisfactory level as per the Service Level Agreement for the customer.
- Ensure that the Company’s and customers safety regulations are followed at all times, and report any anomalies immediately
- Ensure effective management of shift cover rota, holidays and sickness cover
- To take responsibility for all installation and commissioning issues, site safety and site administration
- Experience of managing staff performance including appraisals
- Proven experience in a Maintenance Manager role and leading engineering staff
- Experience in mentoring and on the tools training
- Proven competence in H&S
- A working understanding of Mechanical, Electrical & Electronic technical manuals & drawings
- Experience working on automation similar to or including pallet stacker cranes, pallet conveyor, light goods conveyor and monorail systems
- Knowledge of software controlled logistic systems and understanding of daily operational problems in a logistics centre
- Good understanding of control systems and techniques
- Experience in PLC systems (S5, S7, safety PLCs)
Skills
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