Engineering Facilities Department Manager

Morrisons; Northwich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

15% discount in our supermarkets and 9

Additional 10% discount card for a fri

Genuine career progression and devlop

Subsidised staff canteen

Free parking

Competitive pension and life assurance

Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits Aviva

MyPerks discounts at high street shops

Payroll charity donations

Family-friendly policies including 26w

Job summary

Morrisons is seeking a Department Manager - Engineering in the United Kingdom to lead an engineering team, minimise downtime and optimise resources across busy factories. The role reports to the Site Engineering Manager and focuses on reliability and proactive maintenance.

You will drive incident investigations, maintain discipline standards, and work closely with production to plan and prioritise critical maintenance. A strong leadership background in FMCG engineering is essential.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 or equivalent in mechanical/electrical engineering.
• Proven FMCG engineering experience and fault finding ability.
• Strong track record in people management and leading teams.
• Ideally HACCP knowledge and IEE wiring regulations up to 18th edition advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Facilities and property management, including repairs and upkeep.
• Plan and prioritise work to minimise downtime and optimise resources.
• Lead asset care programme and improve reliability of equipment.
• Coordinate maintenance priorities with the maintenance and production teams.
• Conduct Crisis Incident and accident investigations following procedures.
• Ensure reliability of all equipment assets.

Skills

Leadership & coaching

Team management

Fault finding

HACCP knowledge

IEE wiring regs 18th edition

Education

NVQ level 3 or equivalent

ONC mechanical/electrical engineering

BTEC level 3 in mechanical/electrical/electronic engineering

Job description

More about the role

Our Department Managers know how to work at pace and regardless of which department they work in they all have the same goal - to deliver great food to our customers. As Department Manager - Engineering, it's your job to ensure the Engineering team are meeting the demands of our busy factories and minimising downtime on machinery. It's fast and ever-changing - are you up for the challenge?

Reporting into the Site Engineering Manager you would also:

• Facilities and property management, including repairs, upkeep and general maintenance
• Plan and prioritise work to minimise machinery downtime and ensure maximum use of resources
• Lead and support the Morrisons asset care programme and demonstrate its behaviours and have a hands on approach to repair and optimise the reliability of all equipment assets
• Co-ordinate maintenance priorities with the Maintenance team and ensure this is planned in advance to avoid production disruption and working closely with the site production team
• Undertake Crisis Incident Management, Accident and Near Miss investigations and ensure standards of discipline are maintained, handling infringements in line with company discipline and grievance procedures
• Ensuring the reliability of all equipment assets

More about our perks

We value your hard work and commitment, and in return, we provide:

• Generous holiday entitlement
• 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
• Genuine career progression and development opportunities - read more about our Leadership School here
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free parking
• Competitive pension and life assurance
• Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• 'MyPerks' with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
• Optional payroll charity donations
• A range of family-friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave

More about you

As well as tons of resilience you must have:

• NVQ level 3 (or equivalent, ONC mechanical/electrical engineering, BTEC level 3 in mechanical and electrical/electronic engineering)
• A proven track record in an engineering and fault finding role gained from a FMCG environment (ideally the food industry)
• A proven track record of delivering strong results through a team in a people management role
• A good understanding of HACCP principles and ideally IEE qualification up to 18th edition wiring regulations would be advantageous.
• Strong leadership and coaching skills in order to engage, motivate and develop large teams with varying skill sets.