Engineering Manager

ZipRecruiter; Corby; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food ingredients manufacturer in Corby is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Engineering Department and ensure top standards for machinery and practices. The ideal candidate should have high volume manufacturing experience, significant maintenance background with electrical fault diagnostics, and strong leadership skills. This position offers opportunities for continuous improvement and a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in maintenance environment with a bias in electrical engineering.
• Good understanding of DSEAR and ATEX requirements.
• Well-developed management and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Direct line management of multi-disciplined employees.
• Manage Planned Maintenance Programme using continuous improvement.
• Ensure timely diagnosis and rectification of faults by maintenance technicians.

Skills

High volume manufacturing experience

Electrical fault diagnostics

Mechanical fault diagnostics

Budget control

Analytical problem solving

Job description

Overview

About Newly Weds Foods Newly Weds Foods is a leading, privately owned global food ingredients business and has been innovating since 1932. The European division is a market leader in the manufacture of coatings, seasonings and functional ingredient systems.

Today, Newly Weds Foods is BRC accredited leading specialist manufacturer of coatings, seasonings and flavourings for the food industry supplying major manufacturers throughout the world and a world leader within food ingredient technology. A network of R&D, manufacturing and service facilities around the globe allows us to serve our customers’ needs in more than 68 countries. But despite our size and scope, we’ve continued to be an independent, family-owned business answerable only to the demands of our customers. That’s why we continue to invest in infrastructure, human resources and capacity to keep pace with our customers’ needs and expectations.

About the Role

To lead the Engineering Department to ensure the machinery, buildings and working practices are to the highest standards. To devise strategies for engineering to ensure the site meets its objectives.

Responsibilities

People Management

• Direct line management of a team of multi-disciplined employees, ensuring all site and corporate policies are implemented and enforced and that all line management responsibilities i.e. performance, sickness, disciplinary, etc. processes are completed to the fullest.
• Manage the labour schedule, ensuring labour is resourced to activities efficiently and effectively and that any planned maintenance activities are completed on time and within budget, providing continuous service to the plant.

Planned Maintenance Programme

• Manage and develop the Planned Maintenance Programme utilising continuous improvement methodology.
• Review all PM activities by location ensuring all critical parts, labour resource requirements and maintenance technician activities are clearly identified, conducting a gap analysis on PM activities.
• Root cause analysis and resolution of any manufacturing losses related to PM activities.
• Manage and control the Work Request procedure ensuring WRs are acknowledged, reviewed and prioritised in line with PM activities, communicating at all times with the originator.

Breakdowns

• Manage Maintenance Technicians to ensure they identify, diagnose and rectify faults/breakdowns in a timely and safe manner, ensuring minimum impact to efficiency. Review breakdowns and manage corrective actions through the planned maintenance programme

Engineering Stores

• Identify a critical spares list in conjunction with the planned maintenance schedule, improving the stores function to ensure all costs and machinery are maintained to agreed levels
• Identify, develop and control suppliers and service partners to ensure adequate capability to the site

Experience & Qualifications

• High volume manufacturing experience (preferably in food production), including continuous processes and batch processes
• Significant experience of working within a maintenance environment, including electrical and mechanical fault diagnostics. A bias in electrical engineering is essential.
• Good understanding of DSEAR and in particular ATEX requirements
• Well-developed and well-rounded management and leadership skills including budget control, being a true team player
• Proven experience in continuous improvement
• Highly analytical and a detailed approach to problem solving