Unilin Group is a global reference for interior design and building. We engineer, manufacture and market laminate flooring, luxury vinyl tiles, sheet vinyl, engineered parquet, carpet tiles, broadloom carpet, raw and decorative panels, industrial floors, wall and roof systems and insulation boards. We employ 8100 people at 105 locations all over the globe, 30 of which are production sites. Together we achieved a turnover of € 2.7 billion in 2021.

Our customers and partners know us as Unilin, IVC or Godfrey Hirst, or through one of our brands such as Quick-Step, Moduleo, Utherm, Pergo, Evola, Xtratherm or ClicWall. Investing in our passionate people, innovative brands and sustainable technology comes natural to us.

Unilin Group is proudly part of Mohawk Industries, the world's largest flooring company with a turnover of $ 10 billion and 41.600 employees.

We are looking for an experienced Maintenance Supervisor to join our Chesterfield site. The sucessful candidate will focus on leading the team, driving for results and manage the Maintenance shop floor response. The ideal candidate will have experience of working in a FMCG background and have a proven supervisory record.

Key Attributes:

• Thorough understanding of the maintenance environment & best industry practices
• Strong & Driven leader capable of making difficult decisions in high pressure environment
• Highly motivated with proven ability to work on own initiative to meet deadlines
• Ability to multi-task with strong attention to detail to drive change within department
• Ability to learn new systems quickly and identify improvements
• Excellent communication & organisational skills
• Excellent Problem Solving & RCA skills
• Engineer qualified or trade qualified with relevant industry experience
• Experience within a demanding fast paced manufacturing site desirable
• People management, mentoring & coaching skills an advantage

Key Tasks and Duties:

• Ensure safety standards are met, safe working practices are adhered to & ensure a safe clean working environment.
• Provide leadership and support to the team, ensuring optimum team performance. Meet departmental KPI goals.
• Management of staff & streamlining systems to maximise efficiencies of maintenance team.
• Monitoring & proactively planning daily to weekend work. Reactive to Preventative Maintenance (PM).
• Direct & provide technical support on troubleshooting and repair of all plant equipment onsite & offsite guidance
• Maximising training and development of new & current employees while maintaining training pack records.
• Ensure site stock control is adhere to and stocks systems correctly used. E.g. WIP, Spare Parts, Repairs etc
• Ensure team adhere to and use maintenance systems correctly
• Management of maintenance contractors on site & Permit to work system
• Identifying and analyse root cause of problems while implementing permanently solutions.
• Ensuring all policies and procedures are strictly adhered to by all employees.
• Monitor team attendance, timekeeping, overtime and holidays
• Initiating performance management & disciplinary action as and when required.
• Work with site operation departments & CI teams to identify areas of improvement to improve plant performance
• Work actively with Maintenance Manager to maximise reliability of plant & sustaining change on site & department
• Regularly providing progress reports to the Maintenance Manager & Manufacturing Engineering Manager.
• Work within the ethos and standards of the company.
• Undertake any other tasks appropriate to the position, as requested by management.
• Carry out necessary training for role & future development
• Flexible working hours & call outs may be required to meet the demands of site
• Support the business in line with its ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 certification.

Unilin Group is a fast-growing, profitable and bustling group that is active internationally. Innovation is our driving force. Investing in people, technology and sustainable entrepreneurship is characteristic of our culture.

Unilin Group thrives thanks to a team of colleagues that pride themselves on professionalism and entrepreneurship.

In exchange for your expertise, creativity and dynamism, Unilin Group offers an attractive salary supplemented with fringe benefits, career opportunities, challenges abroad and a wide range of training options.