Asset Care Manager (Days 800 - 1600)

Blackburn, Lancashire Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 4:00pm An established and growing FMCG manufacturer is seeking an experienced Asset Care Manager to join its engineering team at a major manufacturing facility in Lancashire. The Role Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for developing, managing and continuously improving the site's asset care strategy. You'll play a key role in ensuring preventative and predictive maintenance activities are effectively planned, scheduled and executed to maximise plant availability and minimise downtime. Key responsibilities include: * Managing and developing the site CMMS system * Creating and optimising preventative maintenance schedules for existing and new equipment * Developing predictive and condition-based maintenance programmes * Analysing downtime, breakdown and maintenance data to identify improvement opportunities * Supporting commissioning activities and maintenance planning for new equipment * Developing critical spares strategies and plant lubrication schedules * Leading FMEA activities to identify and mitigate recurring equipment failures * Maintaining equipment history records and asset lifecycle information * Coordinating contractor activities, servicing schedules and maintenance contracts * Working cross-functionally with production, engineering and external suppliers to improve plant reliability and performance * Ensuring maintenance activities meet regulatory, safety and compliance standards What We're Looking For To be successful in this role you will ideally have: * Experience within an Asset Care, Reliability, Maintenance Planning or Engineering Improvement role * Strong CMMS experience (Shire experience would be advantageous) * Engineering apprenticeship with supporting engineering qualifications such as ONC, HNC or equivalent * Proven experience within a fast-paced FMCG manufacturing environment * Knowledge of preventative, predictive and condition-based maintenance methodologies * Experience conducting root cause analysis and FMEA investigations * Strong organisational and planning skills * Good understanding of maintenance compliance and health & safety processes * Competent user of Microsoft Office applications What's on Offer * Opportunity to influence and develop site-wide maintenance strategy * Monday-Friday days-based position * Long-term career development within a successful manufacturing business * Collaborative engineering environment focused on continuous improvement If you're an experienced maintenance or reliability professional looking to take ownership of asset performance within a high-volume manufacturing environment, we'd be keen to hear from you. Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates JBRP1_UKTJ