At the Core of the RDM role lies Asset Performance & Maintenance Excellence. A key part of your role will be to develop and implement strategies to improve equipment performance, uptime, and overall plant efficiency while driving maintenance excellence through the optimization of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities. You will lead initiatives aimed at improving OEE, reducing downtime, and eliminating recurring equipment failures. The RDM is responsible for monitoring and analysing maintenance and operational KPIs to identify opportunities for improvement while supporting maintenance planning and scheduling processes to maximise resource utilisation and asset availability. Ensuring maintenance activities are aligned with business objectives, safety standards, and operational requirements you will promote best practices in asset management, maintenance systems, and equipment lifecycle management.
A key part of this role is Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence. You will lead continuous improvement initiatives that enhance safety, quality, productivity, reliability, and cost performance while facilitating structured problem solving and root cause analysis activities to address operational challenges. You will drive TPM, Lean Manufacturing, Operational Excellence, and loss elimination programs across the site, analysing operational data and trends to identify improvement opportunities and optimise processes. Developing and implementing sustainable corrective and preventive actions will form a key part of your remit. You will support business case development and ROI evaluations for improvement projects. You will champion a culture of continuous improvement and accountability across all departments.
Projects & Capital Investment will sit at the heart of your role. You will lead and coordinate operational and technical projects from concept through execution and completion while developing project plans, budgets, timelines, resource requirements, and risk mitigation strategies. Managing capital projects, equipment upgrades, installations, and process improvement initiatives, you will coordinate cross functional teams to ensure successful project delivery. You will monitor project performance to ensure objectives are achieved within scope, budget, and schedule while supporting equipment commissioning, validation, and handover activities. In addition, you’ll ensure all projects deliver measurable business benefits and sustainable operational improvements.
You will play an integral part in Stakeholder & Contractor Management, building strong working relationships with internal stakeholders across all site functions. Coordinating contractors, suppliers, service providers, and engineering partners, you will develop project scopes and support contractor selection and procurement activities. This role is responsible for monitoring contractor performance and ensuring deliverables meet agreed expectations, while ensuring contractors comply with site safety, quality, GMP, and operational standards. In addition, you will provide regular updates on project progress, risks, and performance to site leadership.
As the RDM you will take ownership of Governance, Compliance & Reporting. You will be responsible for maintaining accurate records relating to maintenance, projects, asset performance, and improvement activities, while ensuring compliance with company standards, GMP requirements, food safety systems, environmental regulations, and health and safety legislation. You will support internal and external audits, inspections, and compliance programs. Finally, this role is responsible for the development and maintenance of performance dashboards and reports to support data driven decision making while contributing to the development and standardisation of maintenance, project management, and operational excellence processes.
