Director of Engineering

ZipRecruiter; Hereford; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturer in Herefordshire is seeking an Engineering Director to establish and implement the engineering strategy for their major UK production facility. The ideal candidate will have extensive engineering experience, accountability for a large budget, and a track record of leading improvements in performance. This role includes responsibilities for safety, quality, and efficiency, along with a performance bonus and other benefits.

Benefits

Site performance based bonus

Car allowance

Relocation allowance

Excellent contributory pension

BUPA, Life assurance

Excellent Group opportunities for high performers

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in engineering within a capital-intensive industry.
• Demonstrated creativity in improving operational methods.
• Evidence of management over capital projects of £4-8 million annually.

Responsibilities

• Establish and deliver the engineering strategy for the plant.
• Implement structures to meet Plant needs and monitor them regularly.
• Collaborate on Capital Expenditure Plans in line with strategic requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Engineering principles

Budget management

Performance improvement

Job description

Overview

Elevation Recruitment Group are delighted to be supporting a world leading manufacturer in their search for an Engineering Director to establish and deliver the overall engineering and maintenance strategy for their Herefordshire based plant.

The operation is a major UK production facility for the Group and the Engineering Director will have total accountability for the plant's engineering strategy, including staffing, equipment, budgets, facilities, maintenance, capabilities and skillsets to ensure the plant is able to deliver it's targets, including safety, quality, throughput and cost.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for achieving the agreed levels of overall plant availability and performance (OEE)
• Responsible for delivering cultural change within the Engineering function at all levels to ensure that it aligns to the Plant Goals and fully supports the Plant on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
• Implement a structure within Engineering that meets the needs of the Plant and review this on a regular basis.
• Collaborate with the General Manager and the Senior Leadership Team to produce and deliver Capital Expenditure Plan which meets the strategic requirements of the business on time and in budget.
• Agree and establish a set of Key Performance Indicators to monitor and review the engineering functions performance and efficiency.
• Must deliver measurable improvements in the efficiency and effectiveness of the Engineering team.
• Responsible for ensuring Planned Predictive Maintenance (PPM) schedules are achieved.
• In conjunction with PPM, is responsible for Condition Monitoring to reduce cost associated with secondary damage and unnecessary maintenance and increase machine availability.

Experience and Qualifications

• Extensive experience of overall responsibility for an Engineering function within a heavy/capital-intensive industry
• Experience of budgetary responsibility of £2m+
• Have held full functional responsibility for engineering within a relevant business/industry
• Development and delivery of a comprehensive maintenance plan (TPM)
• Strong practical engineering understanding
• Evidence of having demonstrated creativity and success in seeking improvements in performance and operational methods.
• Management and delivery of capital projects £4-8million per year

Benefits

• Site performance based bonus
• Car allowance
• Relocation allowance
• Excellent contributory pension
• BUPA, Life assurance
• Excellent Group opportunities for high performers