Location: Belfast, United Kingdom

Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Job Title: Industrial Facilities Maintenance Manager

Location: Belfast
4 day working week, Monday - Friday
 

The Industrial Assets Maintenance Manager role you've described centres on ensuring that all industrial process assets are maintained effectively to support the company's production schedules. Here's a summary and key points about the role, tasks, and skills required:

Role Overview:

Acts as the \"intelligent customer\" to manage Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) activities as a service.

Ensures availability and operational condition of production and integration equipment.

Aligns TPM standards and improvements with IAS performance objectives: Safety, Quality, Cost, Time.

Key Responsibilities:

Maintain machinery, tools, metrology in operational condition to guarantee performance of APRUs.

Guarantee availability rates and propose improvement plans.

Organize and track key performance indicators (KPIs) like MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures), MTTR (Mean Time To Repair), OEE/TRS (Overall Equipment Effectiveness).

Ensure process equipment safety.

Develop team competencies and professionalize skill sets.

Manage operating and support budgets effectively.

Oversee document management via databases such as PLM (Product Lifecycle Management), GMAO (Computerized Maintenance Management System).

Ensure preventive, corrective, and remedial maintenance actions are performed as per plan.

Participate in short interval management meetings focusing on process availability.

Provide responsive support to production (e.g., real-time Andon system responses).

Lead in identifying new investments, drafting specifications, proposing equipment upgrades.

Establish maintenance plans for industrial infrastructure.

Typical Skills & Knowledge:

Technical expertise in electronics, electromechanics, mechanics.

Proficient in TPM principles and implementation.

Skilled in data analysis and statistical process control.

Basic understanding of production and repair processes.

Familiarity with product manufacturing and repair.

Knowledge of industrial management control and monthly year business (MYB) processes.

Application of analytical and problem-solving methodologies (e.g., PDCA cycle).

Use of industrial IT tools and dashboards for analysis and decision support.

​​What We Can Offer

28 days annual leave (Plus Bank Holidays)

Pension contributions up to 7%

Performance Bonus - VCP

Healthcare Cash Plan & Life insurance

Stock options (SharingThales) every 2 years

Enhanced maternity & parental leave.

Generous training budget and allowance to attend conferences/workshops.

Gym and well-being memberships, Cycle to Work

Discounts on major retail outlets

24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

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At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

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