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Engineering Manager

Meridian Business Support
Posted 3 days ago, valid for 22 days
Location

Durham, Durham DH7 0PA, England

Salary

£47,000 - £52,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • We are seeking an Engineering Manager for a family-owned food processing plant near Lanchester.
  • This full-time, permanent position offers a salary between £47,000 and £52,000 per annum, depending on experience.
  • The role involves managing two engineers and ensuring the maintenance of plant machinery to minimize production downtime.
  • Candidates should have prior experience in an Engineering Manager role within the food or packaging sectors, along with strong mechanical and electrical knowledge.
  • The ideal applicant will also possess good IT skills, a focus on health and safety, and the ability to conduct audits related to BRC accreditation.
We are currently recruiting for an Engineering Manager to join a family owned food processing plant near Lanchester. This is a full time, permanent role working Monday to Friday 7am-4pm offering a salary of 47-52k per annum dependent on experience.

As Engineering Manager you will be managing 2 Engineers with overall responsibility for ensuring the plant machinery is maintained correctly and minimising downtime to production. Main duties will include:

  • Managing machine maintenance and breakdowns
  • Site building maintenance & services
  • Managing Projects to suit business needs for example: Mains connection, Filler, High speed wrapping line or 150k litres of Silos and plinths
  • Leading and implementing Continuous improvement activities
  • Ordering of all spares and materials such as shrink and pallet wrap
  • Reorganization of the department
  • All departmental HR requirements
  • Up keep and running of 1000 Amp generator.
  • Adhering to all BRC audit regulations including grease MSDs and allergen data, site lists and compliance, maintenance file and ensuring contractors up to date
  • Conducting onsite audits regularly
  • Equipment purchases new/ auction
  • Management of set budget (flexible by demands of business)
  • Manage contracts including electricity, FLT, and LPG

We are really keen to hear from applicants with the following skills and experience:

  • Previous experience within an Engineering Manager role or similar
  • It is essential you come from a food or packaging background with varied engineering experience
  • Good mechanical and electrical knowledge is required along with confidence in using PLCs
  • Ability to conduct audits with previous experience with BRC accreditation and requirements
  • Proven success in electrical and mechanical fault finding and resolution
  • Confident people manager who can offer direction to the team and make key decisions
  • Good IT skills including MS Office Word and Excel
  • Health & Safety conscious individual

Please apply or call us to discuss this Engineering Manager role in more detail.

Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.

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