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Location

Harlow, Essex | United Kingdom

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Job description

Synthomer is an innovative and differentiated global leader in sustainable polymer solutions. The Group is one of the world’s foremost suppliers of water based polymers and has leadership positions in many markets. Our polymers help customers create innovative new products and enhance the performance of existing products in key industries such as coatings, construction, adhesives, textiles, paper and nitrile medical gloves.

With the acquisition of Eastman Adhesive Resins in 2022 and Omnova Solutions in 2020, Synthomer grew its global manufacturing network, expanded its product portfolio and boosted its geographical presence, allowing it to better serve over 6000 customers around the world. Synthomer has its operational headquarters in London, UK, and provides customer-focused services from regional centres in Harlow, UK; Marl, Germany; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Beachwood, Ohio, USA. It employs more than 5000 employees across over 40 sites and is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Purpose of Role:

The Maintenance manager will support the Site Responsible Engineer (SRE) in delivering safe, efficient and cost effective operations of the Harlow Site and wider site offices, laboratories and infrastructure. Manage delivery of maintenance on the site in line with current engineering, site and business strategies, ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory and company standards. Development and implementation of robust engineering routines and practices, utilising SAP to ensure maintenance schedules are executed in a timely manner with compliance being effectively managed. Responsible for managing and reporting engineering KPIs, with particular focus on cost management. Leadership and development of the maintenance team ensuring resources are effectively deployed.

Main Accountabilities:

• Lead the Harlow Maintenance team ensuring that targets relating to SHE, Quality, output and costs are met
• Establish high standards across the engineering department ensuring consistent application of Golden Rules and SHE principles. Effective housekeeping procedures in the engineering workshop, stores and electrical switch rooms
• Lead the engineering team and contract resources ensuring safe and cost-effective maintenance is delivered
• Working with the SRE develop and implement a robust Asset Integrity and Reliability Strategy (AIRS), leveraging the SAP ERP tool to effectively plan and control maintenance activity
• Manage and report engineering spend, ensuring Purchase Orders are in place for all external spend, working with the purchasing team to maximise efficiencies
• Robust management of the engineering stores and stock therein
• Development and implementation of KPIs, ensuring these are being routinely reported and used to drive continuous improvement in performance
• Development and implementation of an engineering organisation in support of the AIRS, leading and developing the team, ensuring appropriate training programmes are in place to continually enhance their capability
• Support the SRE in the development and execution of the Site CAPEX plans
• Lead planning and execution of plant shutdowns

Person Specification

• Formal qualification in an engineering discipline, ideally a degree
• Minimum of 3 years experience leading an engineering maintenance team
• Chemical plant maintenance experience would be preferable, ideally with exposure to COMAH
• Minimum of 5 years experience in planning/scheduling maintenance tasks utilising an ERP system, preferably SAP
• A structured individual with a strong technical bias and attention to detail, focused on task completion
• A problem solver with financial acumen

Why Synthomer?

We are ambitious!
We have grown significantly – both organically and inorganically. We are a FTSE 250 listed company, 22% of our revenue comes from newly commercialized products, and we’re recognized in the top-quartile for chemicals manufacturing safety.

We believe in high challenge, high support!
We are keen to let you contribute in real roles from day 1. We expect a lot, but offer a lot, too. This includes onboarding, induction and learning events, networking opportunities, mentoring and personal development planning. So, be up for an inspiring long-term career adventure.

We personalize our approach to development!
At Synthomer, you won't find generic career tracks or development programs but rather a one-size-fits-one approach to employee development. We'll partner with you to ensure you have the right experiences that build your capabilities and accelerate your career growth.

About Us

Synthomer is one of the world’s foremost suppliers of aqueous polymers and has leadership positions in many markets. Our polymers help customers create new products and enhance the performance of existing products in key industries such as coatings, construction, textiles, paper and synthetic latex gloves.

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