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The Maintenance Lead Engineer is responsible for leading the maintenance and repair of all production and facility equipment within the Quality Control Centre to ensure 100% availability.

Job Purpose:

The role is to provide the day-to-day leadership of the maintenance team, responsible for 100% equipment availability to ensure product manufacture & supply to stores. Responsible for ensuring compliance with Health and Safety, Food safety and Quality.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Day-to-day leadership of maintenance engineers.

• Ensure 100% availability of production and site critical equipment. Ensure compliance, develop the preventative maintenance duties to maintain optimum equipment availability.

• Promote safety awareness through training, communications, follow-up, and example.

• Respond to breakdowns and solve problems in a timely manner with urgency.

• Substitute for the Engineering Manager in their absence.

• Lead and participate in major repairs and preventative maintenance activities.

• Coordinate contingency plans to minimize operational interruptions in the event of equipment breakdowns.

• To schedule (and execute) planned preventative maintenance

• Assist with all aspects of new equipment installation and capital projects.

• Ensure Engineering Stores are managed effectively.

• Ensure equipment adheres to all applicable safety requirements.

• Work with contractors as needed.

• Maintain accurate and complete departmental / company records.

• Conduct repairs to all site facilities.

• Able to be on call 24/7.

• Manage engineer holidays and absence to provide continued site cover.

• Flexibility to work all shifts as necessary.

• To ensure all engineering facilities are always kept and maintained to a high standard and audit ready.

• To support and develop members of the engineering team and ensure training needs are identified.

Functional Skills:

• Multi skilled in both electrical and mechanical disciplines

• Solid foundational knowledge of PLC based controls systems.

• Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, construction drawings, machine manuals, electrical schematics required.

• Demonstrated skills/certification in general maintenance, HVAC/refrigeration, electrical,

• plumbing PLC logic, hydraulics, pneumatics, and welding.

• Urgency, problem solving.

• Drive, ability to work under pressure and lead others.

• Strong Communication skills at all levels.

• Communicates written and verbally effectively.

• Develop and motivate a multiskilled team.

Education and Certification:

• Proven ability to troubleshoot under high pressure.

• Experience in an automated production facility, warehousing and distribution operations.

• Experience in fresh food industry required.

• GCSE’s, NVQ3, ONC/D, C&G 2330, 17/18th Ed.

• Ability to work shifts in a 24/7 environment.

• Experience Knowledge of Health & Safety and

• Food Safety regulations.

It is the policy of Papa John’s to provide equal employment opportunities for all applicants and team members without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status or civil partnership, national or ethnic origin, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, uniformed service (as defined by 10 U.S.C. §101 (a)(5)), protected disability status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, or gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by statute or law.