Maintenance Manager

Operating at 20 locations across the UK, North Air is responsible for providing into-plane refuelling services on behalf of major oil companies. Each year we carry out approximately 300,000 refuelling and our aim is to always provide safe, reliable and efficient into-plane services to our customers satisfaction.

North Air places significant emphasis on attracting and employing people who are able to demonstrate a commitment to working together with integrity and respect to encourage a culture of empowerment and continuous improvement. Underpinned by a passion for safety.

Fuelling a brighter future with a passion for safety.

The role based within North Air is accountable for driving maintenance and plant performance with respect to safety, environmental, and cost.

Accountability for managing the maintenance supervisors, maintenance coordinator and wider maintenance technician team. Optimising performance within the team in support of making improvements to the overall delivery of maintenance. The Maintenance Manager will report to Operations Director and work closely with the Engineering and Project Delivery Managers, Maintenance Supervisors and HSSE team to improve safety
, operational reliability and continuous improvement through a preventive maintenance program principles and support business performance objectives.

The Maintenance Manager will also act as point of contact and liaise with capital project teams as well as own and drive site improvement projects and asset performance initiatives.

The role is home based and will involve significant travel to all North Air sites across the UK on a regular (weekly) basis.

Base Salary: £72,873 per annum

• Bonus:
  Up to 10% performance-related bonus
• Car Allowance: £600 per month (£7,200 per annum)

Reporting Relationships

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Reports to:

Operations Director

· Direct reports:
Maintenance Supervisors, Maintenance Coordinator

· Other reporting relationships:
North Air Leadership team, Engineering and Project Delivery Managers, Vehicle Maintenance Manager, Site Managers, Finance Team, HSSE Team and Customers

• Act as a Company SME for all vehicle maintenance operations.
• Ensure that fleet asset availability is delivered to company KPIs, ensuring that all assets are serviced and met regulatory and industry standards without fail.

• Lead and support the team of fleet supervisors and technicians to deliver a safe and high performing operation on behalf of both internal and external customers.
• Lead and coach staff to ensure a highly skilled, flexible and well-motivated team through regular interaction and guidance.

• Support other internal stakeholders in vehicle build recommendations, operational use experience and a desire to continually improve our fleet proposition.
• Lead work management processes, participating where necessary and prioritization of all maintenance activities. Lead department of maintenance supervisors and technicians, ensuring all planned predictive maintenance is complete as per schedule.
• Deliver the Safety Critical Preventive maintenance program, ensuring all breakdowns are recorded for trend analysis and potential investment.
• Accountable for all facility maintenance execution and corrective activities to support North Air Operations, inclusive of HSSE and budget.
• Manages data for performance standards using CMMS system and associated reporting tools. Analyse and reports critical metric data for equipment performance to identify improvement opportunities and deploys resources accordingly.
• Conduct a review of operating systems and processes and based on their expertise and knowledge make recommendations for continuous improvement and/or change.
• Accountable for budget control for workshop locations, purchase requirements and cost recovery process.
• Lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of the plant preventive and predictive maintenance of equipment and plant infrastructure.
• Coordinate with the customers to establish and maintain equipment and infrastructure standards and engineering principles.
• Embed a culture of operating excellence, safety leadership principles, and quality assurance.
• Provide oversight and ownership of on-site stores' operation & material stock strategy, inventory management, and material receipts to ensure critical spare availability to support facility uptime and minimize downtime. Controls…