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.