Maintenance Manager - Sidcup

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Are you looking for new challenges within Coca-Cola Europacific Partners? Do you have a personality with the power to influence and connect? Can you sustain the pace to keep on growing? Will you make an impact with your desire to win?

Maintenance Manager, Sidcup

Contract - Permanent role

Competitive Salary + Bonus + Laptop + Pension Plan + Health Care

What you become part of:

Sidcup Operations plays a pivotal role within the CCEP network, producing around 50% of the GB SKU portfolio. The site offers a one-stop shop to the GB Market with a range of packages that are single sourced from Sidcup, such as the wide portfolio range of small cans. Across their 7 manufacturing lines, the site can produce 480,000 cans per hour, 96,000 PET bottles per hour, and 48,000 Glass bottles. There are currently around 300 employees across Manufacturing, QESH, and Engineering. Experience here can lead to excellent career opportunities both in Sidcup and further afield across other GB sites and Pan-European locations.

What to expect:

The main purpose of the Maintenance Manager is to lead the site maintenance program to ensure all site assets, including manufacturing and processing equipment, meet specific site/legislative requirements.

You will focus on technical expertise supporting quick technical resolution to ensure customer service, safety, and quality are not compromised.

Further development and execution of the Maintenance Plan for complex beverage manufacturing lines will ensure all asset care schedules are achieved and assets are available for use, delivering accurate reporting and driving efficiency improvements.

You will collaborate with site leaders and technical staff to assess the effectiveness of the maintenance plan and identify essential technical training requirements to enhance site performance.

Drive Performance, Efficiency, and Effectiveness by:

• Identifying opportunities to improve line utilization and machine reliability through the maintenance plan or Operational Excellence projects, providing advice and guidance to the site, and sharing best practices.
• Engaging with the Site Senior Engineering Manager to support technical projects, including budgetary and CAPEX experience.
• Planning and preparing asset care interventions in a 'best in class' manner, focusing on quality and speed of execution during work and line recovery.
• Actively participating in the Apprentice Program to support recruitment and growth.

Team leadership:

• Manage, mentor, and develop the maintenance team, including technicians.
• Foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement within the team.

Budget and compliance:

• Manage M&R budget, controlling costs while maintaining high standards of mechanical efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, HACCP, and internal safety, food safety, and quality standards.
• Liaise with external contractors and OEMs to ensure value for money and quality service.

Skills & Essentials:

The role requires demonstrating improvements in asset care systems and mechanical efficiencies, alongside budget management, with the ability to identify where investments can make a difference.

It is crucial to challenge the status quo and have a proven track record in driving key KPIs, with strong people management and communication skills, performing under pressure, and making timely decisions aligned with long-term objectives.

Qualifications and experience:

Essential:
Degree or HND in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering.
Proven 3-5 years experience as a Maintenance or Engineering Manager in an FMCG or manufacturing environment.

Preferred but not essential:
Knowledge of SAP, NEBOSH, IOSH, Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma, and experience with TPM.

The closing date for applications is 26/05/25. We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of applications. To ensure consideration, apply promptly.

We are Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), a dedicated team of 42,000 people serving customers in 31 countries. We work together to make, move, and sell some of the world's most loved drinks.

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