Reliability and Maintenance Manager

about graze and the world we are part of  

At graze, our mission is to rewrite the snacking rulebook. We stand against the snack-stablishment and how unsatisfied it can make snackers feel. We want people to enjoy snacking again by eating delicious treats without worrying about eating too much sugar or salt. That’s why we’re always on the hunt for tastier, crunchier, fresher and better snacks that are good for you (and for the planet). 

But how are we doing this? Well,  we’ve already reduced the sugar in our snacks by 60% and we’re working towards becoming more transparent with our labeling (and encouraging other snack makers to do the same). We’re here to make healthy, exciting and snacking a joy.

So it should come as no surprise that we’re also a certified B Corp and a proud advocate for the Better Business Act. We’ve committed to being a better business by putting equal measure behind how our business operates for people, planet and profit. 

Now that’s a graze idea.

what you’ll be responsible for 

• Line management and leadership of the Shift-based Production Engineers; you will be responsible for their performance and expected to deliver timely high-quality feedback, coach, develop and performance manage them, as well as ensuring that the right level of skills and training exists within your team.
• Leading your team in returning machines back to standard running conditions, through delivering high quality, timely repairs and working to defined standards and processes.
• Taking ownership of reactive troubleshooting and ensure that your team delivers an effective respose to escalations to support operations in achieving their KPIs.
• Managing and delivering the Planned Preventative Maintenance schedule for the Factory including periodically reviewing the plan to increase the value-add activity.
• Ensuring that your team upholds the site GMP, Quality and Safety standards always.
• Managing spend against maintenance resources, spares and contractor works, using our systems to raise Purchase Orders and track and forecast overall spend.
• Conducting and supporting site audits and inspections with regard to maintenance documentation and delivery, maintaining an effective audit trail for the site assets.
• Authorise and manage Permit to Work activities within the plant.
• Report on the status of the site at daily performance reviews and other periodic management reviews.
• Cross functional working with other Graze functions as well as your own engineering team to develop & implement opportunities that improve Safety, Quality, OEE and costs.

what we're looking for in you

• A strong working knowledge of the requirements of Health & Safety within engineering including Risk Assessment and LOTO.
• A proven track record of leading a team.
• Have formal Engineering qualifications, either having completed a recognised apprenticeship or degree.
• Multi-skilled; Strong Experience of fault finding and repair of mechanical, electrical and pneumatic circuits and components.
• Able to communicate effectively with the engineering, operations and quality teams.
• Experience of Microsoft Office.

• Build effective working relationships with your team and peers.
• Establish a trust and respec from your team and build a leadership presence.
• Understand the site Engineering landscape and familiarise with the assets.
• Display technical leadership and ensure your team are solving challenging issues effectively.
• Be a champion for site safety and be an active voice in various site safety committes.
• Understand and quickly become a key user of the CMMS system.
• Ensure that the PPM schedule is maintained.

what’s in it for you?

• You’ll be part of a company where you can have fun, enjoy free snacks (very important) and pick up new skills to really take your experience to the next level.

• 25 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays (To reflect our diverse workforce, four Bank Holidays are interchangable ).

• We want you to be your authentic self every single day - so we create an environment where you feel like you belong, in any (and every) way that’s right for you. Plus, we have a dedicated diversity and inclusion employee resource group that you’re welcome to join! 
• We encourage active learning, so you can enjoy networking events, learning lunches and even more formal qualifications - whatever you need to do the best job possible.
• You’ll be working with some seriously smart, informed, helpful, funny, dedicated (and very, very modest) people at graze HQ.
• You’ll be part of an open, inclusive and pioneering team. What could be better?
• You can enjoy our discounted gym membership.
• You’ll get all the standard benefits including a pension, a yearly bonus, health insurance and so much more.
• Access to Bippit, an all-in-one financial wellbeing platform, which includes unlimited 1:1 coaching from a finance professional.
• A family-friendly policy which includes Paternity Leave, Ordinary Parental Leave, Undergoing IVF Treatment, Pregnancy Loss & Bereavement.
• We also offer one paid volunteering day and one health day each year on top of your annual leave allowance, to use however you wish.
• As you will be working in Hayes and are food focused in our factory  we are pleased to provide you with a few tasty and healthy breakfast & lunch options.

As graze is unable to offer visa sponsorship, you must be eligible to live and work in the UK to apply for this vacancy.

Let us know if you have accessibility requirements for the interview process and we’ll ensure that all your needs are provided for. 

Please feel free to include which pronouns you use (such as she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs etc.) in your application.

graze recruits, employs, trains, and promotes regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, disability, age, and other protected status. We are dedicated to promoting diversity, multiculturalism and inclusion within our team and in all of our work.