Group Engineering Manager

Your new companyGroup Engineering Manager - This is a newly created role to support large scale improvement projects for an independent manufacturing business with several sites across the UK employing over 300 people.Your new role You will report to the Operations Director and be responsible for managing and leading the maintenance strategy including capital expenditure, engineering projects and resource planning. You will drive a culture of continuous improvement, reviewing processes, procedures, and standards across site and take a proactive approach to implementing change whilst maintaining a high level of standards, safety and quality output. You will support cross-functional departments in the delivery of their objectives, ensuring all necessary housekeeping standards are achieved. Leading the maintenance strategy for planned preventative and reactive maintenance to actively reduce downtime. You will have control over the engineering budget, spend, ordering of products, capex projects and resource planning to meet strict deadlines. Also supporting the delivery of capital and strategic projects. You will manage contractors and third party suppliers whilst encouraging a safety-first and compliant environment across site and with third parties ensuring any contractors and suppliers adhere to the same principles.What you'll need to succeedAs an experienced senior engineering manager you will have proven and extensive experience in process manufacturing, FMCG/Food, experience of managing a multi-site team and be able to travel extensively across UK sites. You will have proven large scale projects experience and be able to demonstrate a track record of capital expenditure responsibility. Coupled with delivery of efficiency improvements, ensuring all health & safety practices are adhered to. You will be degree qualified or by experience, have completed recognised project management training such as Prince 2, hold IOSH or relevant Health & Safety qualifications.What you'll get in returnA competitive salary along with an enhanced company pension, car allowance, life assurance scheme, annual bonus scheme, employee savings and discount scheme, gym memberships, travel assistance, 24 hour GP.What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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