Job purpose The primary function of this role is to lead, manage & develop the Engineering team to deliver an effective preventative maintenance system that ensures minimal breakdown time.
To ensure that equipment & premises are maintained to auditable standards & to promote asset & premises care at all levels. Pre- Requisite Responsibilities Health +Safety (Do the Right Thing) Proactive approach to creating a H&S culture within team Accountable for delivering H&S metrics Responsible for supporting H&S on compliance and H&S system management Responsible for supporting SLT on delivery of H&S strategy Proactive approach to creating a H&S culture within team Providing a safe and positive environment for our colleagues Food Safety + Quality (Bring Better Quality Food to Everyone Every Day) Ensuring all products produced and dispatched are compliant with Food Safety Regulations Ensuring that all activities managed in line with external audit standards (BRC ) and or customer specifications Taking a pro-active approach to product quality and good manufacturing practice.
Culture - Care, Commitment, Trust Operating and communicating with colleagues in a respectful and positive manner Pro-actively supporting colleagues in achieving personal and company goals Positively growing a positive working environment encompassing all pre-requisite responsibilities Be self-aware as a leader.
Be open to change.
Listen to ideas & concerns openly.
Show people that you care by giving genuine feedback on ideas & concerns & rewarding if/when relevant.
Communicate effectively.
Always remain professional & calm.
Always do the right Continuous Improvement (Entrepreneurial Spirit) Developing teams to embrace and drive a continuous improvement culture To develop and improve people, yield, throughput, Work collaboratively to improve results on identified projects Reduce waste (utilities, product, packaging) Key Performance Indicators PPM system and maintenance Budget Control Audit Results, internal/external - Fabrication etc OEE Energy Consumption General Responsibilities To maintain an effective workplace, you must lead & drive your team to improve the following Ensure that Safety (Food & People) is an absolute priority for your Team & any contractors while designing & completing works Ensure that you 'People' are encouraged & that your Teams work scheduling is effective & efficient with regular feedback given through structured & standardized 1 to 1's 1s to upskill, educate & drive the teams' skills & work effectiveness Ensure that the Engineering Team are consistently abiding by Quality Standards & Protocols (& contractors) & use initiatives to help improve quality standards from people to premises & equipment & product.
Ensure that you budget appropriately using factual data & equipment knowledge Ensure that you appropriately research contracted services/ new equipment tenders etc.
to ensure that that quotations are competitive Ensure that you & your team lead the site with respect to resource conservation & environmental impacts Ensure that you continually verify the effectiveness of work completion Ensure that staff & contractors practice safe work with permits & safety statements where required Ensure that there is a robust PM system which is effectively operated & managed for the entire site Ensure that the site is adapted & maintained to facilitate safety & quality standards are continually maintained To educate others on optimal resource utilization & to drive & encourage cost saving initiatives amongst own team & cross functionally To practice an effective Contractor Management Program To continually promote future capacity planning & to ensure that any new initiatives consider same To educate & promote optimal asset care at operator level To communicate effectively with area owners on a routine basis, in a structured format with a view to aligning on common goals to drive joint improvement initiatives in the area without bias.