Engineering Manager
Job description
- Role: Engineering Manager
- Reports to: Chief Engineer
- Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:00 - 16:30
- Work Location: Bury, BL9 8RQ
- Job Types: Full Time, Permanent
About the Company
Cranswick PLC is a leading UK food manufacturer, focussing on Continental specialities. Our unwavering commitment to first-rate quality and service, alongside our passion for food, has put us at the forefront as a trusted partner working with most of the UK’s national retailers. We are devoted to nurturing talent and cultivating an inclusive working environment where driven professionals can excel and advance. The site processes olives, antipasti, slices continental charcuterie and cooked meats including corned beef.
About the role
As the Engineering Manager, you are responsible for managing all engineering activities onsite during the shift. You will manage and lead the department to ensure the team are able to meet any challenge. You will be on call to support the team on site should any issues arise outside of your working hours.
You will provide operational support to the Engineering Supervisors to deliver performance and engineering KPI’s. Escalating breakdowns in a timely manner and informing all stakeholders of the completion of work and timeframe on any escalated incident. You will work closely with the Engineering Management team to lead, manage and develop our people, processes, and systems to deliver a reliable and stable performance of the Engineering function.
Company Values
We built our business on an unwavering commitment to quality, efficiency and innovation which is embedded in our culture. This is delivered by our hard-working, talented teams who continually drive the business forward.
Your role:
As the Engineering Manager, you are responsible for managing all engineering activities onsite during the shift. You will manage and lead the department to ensure the team are able to meet any challenge. You will be on call to support the team on site should any issues arise outside of your working hours.
You will provide operational support to the Engineering team to deliver performance and engineering KPI’s. Escalating breakdowns in a timely manner and informing all stakeholders of the completion of work and timeframe on any escalated incident. You will work closely with the Engineering Management team to lead, manage and develop our people, processes, and systems to deliver a reliable and stable performance of the Engineering function.
What you’ll do:
- Manage the teams’ working the shift utilising the Engineering Supervisor to ensure all planned work for each day is completed.
- Manage all CI engineering projects for your shift ensuring that all engineers and apprentices have 1 live project.
- Challenge current processes and practices, with a view to improve.
- Managing the development of the apprentices from pre-qualification supporting their learning journey in conjunction with apprenticeship provider ensuring work on site supports their qualification.
- Managing the development of the Engineers and Engineering Supervisors as part of department succession plans.
- Liaising with the Engineering Planner to support with the day-to-day activities and ensure all spare parts are made available where required.
- Mentor and support your team and ensure targets/KPI’s are clearly communicated, understood and achieved.
- Ensure all your team members are trained to complete the tasks required on site and arranging any necessary external training with the Learning & Development Team.
- Attend all daily production meetings and in your absence ensure the Engineering Supervisor picks up your role in these meetings.
- Managing all aspects of each team members employee life cycle from recruitment, absence, appraisal, performance, disciplinary and grievance etc.
- Lead by example, championing the FOOD behaviours and embedding these within your team.
- Ensure the engineering training matrix is up updated and audit ready.
- Build a portfolio of workshop tool talks and train them out on a regular basis.
- Ensure all machinery/equipment meets site standards and all sub conditions are dealt with or escalated accordingly.
- Responsible for all accident investigations and ensuring near miss reports are carried out to company standards.
- Oversee the Site Services Supervisor to ensure all Permits are correct and the standards are maintained so all staff and contractors are working in a safe manner.
- Responsible for the management of excellent housekeeping standards across all engineering areas.
- Communicate effectively across all levels of management and all departments
- Accountable for the achievement of agreed KPI’s including, PPM, Downtime, Reactive maintenance, Control of Budgets and Costs, Control of Capital Expenditure and Costs, Projects and Critical Path Adherence, Training and Development of all engineers.
- Be active in discussions and drive forward second nature initiatives.
- Ensure that you understand and adhere to your personal responsibilities with regard to food safety, authenticity, quality and brand integrity.
- Manage the Engineering Supervisors to ensure audit compliance across all engineering standards.
- Manage the team to maintain and improve services, plant, and machinery to ensure productive capability of the plant is optimised and improved for the ever-changing needs of the business
What you’ll bring:
Desirables and Essentials
- Proven track record of managing large teams
- Qualified in or with extensive experience of CI processes
- Knowledge of continuous improvement tools and techniques
- Ability to interact with high profile customers
- If applicable to apply former learning if it will benefit the company.
- To be willing to undertake all relevant Operational, technical, health & Safety, environment and development training required by company policy and legal requirements. ·
Required Qualifications: Minimum of NVQ 3 or equivalent qualification (preferable a HND level)
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Canteen
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Language training provided
- On-site parking