Engineering Manager

Job Description

Reporting to the General Manager, the Engineering Manager will take full accountability for the engineering and maintenance function of the site. Time will also be spent liaising with other departments, functions, and senior management with regards to organisation and planning of works and driving a proactive maintenance strategy and continuous improvement activities. This position provides the right candidate to make a real difference in a people centric organization. This will be a very busy role with a high level of autonomy but offers the right individual what is basically a blank canvas to be able to build something from the ground with the backing of a team and business who have the desire to be word class.

This role will suit an Engineering Manager, Maintenance Manager, Chief Engineer, or Head of Engineering who is looking to put their own “stamp” on a business and engineering function whilst being afforded the opportunity to grow and develop their own skills into an expanding organisation.

You have:

• Demonstrable track record of managing compliance (legal and customer) in line with best practice.
• Proven team management and development experience.
• Management of CMMS and stores systems, including developing KPI’s.
• Been involved with expenditure analysis and reporting to ensure all budget areas are accurately monitored and controlled.
• Ensuring that expenditure is kept within agreed budget levels.
• Both Assisting in and delivering full capital projects implementations.
• Involved in Continuous Improvement and Lean manufacturing initiatives and improvements.
• Ensure that operation meets all legal requirements with regards to health & safety, environmental, general safety, employment law and any other legal requirements

You will be great at:

• Developing and maintaining a positive Health and Safety Culture (“Zero accidents”)
• Co-ordinating and managing all maintenance activities on site, covering both plant and facilities to meet legal, customer and business requirements
• Developing the maintenance team and strategy to drive a continuous improvement culture to increase plant reliability
• Continuous improvement of all Maintenance systems and Processes in line with the statutory requirements and to company technical standards (“GMP”).
• Have relevant and demonstrable engineering expertise to support the shift engineers.
• Ensuring that all budgets are controlled al all time with any variances escalated promptly and efficiently with the correct justifications and reasoning attached.

You are:

• A team player with a willingness to assist colleagues
• Flexible ‘can do’ attitude
• Ability to analyse problems effectively
• Implement preventative solutions
• Ability to receive and give constructive feedback
• Reliable, open and honest
• Good presentation and a courteous, professional manner
• Dedicated and committed