Engineering Manager

ion-tec Ltd; Leicester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ion-tec Ltd is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead and develop the in-house engineering team, ensuring the safe and efficient maintenance of plant and production equipment. You will plan repair and installation activities, supervise maintenance processes, and implement robust procedures to minimise downtime.

You will monitor budgets, track spares, supervise daily progress, and ensure compliance with health and safety policies, SWPs and PPE usage.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining all machinery to ensure it’s at working standards.
• Planning and managing all repair and installation activities.
• Supervising and leading all maintenance processes and operations.
• Creating and implementing maintenance procedures.
• Assigning repair schedules and evaluating repair cost estimates.
• Conducting regular inspections of the facilities to detect and resolve problems.
• Tracking expenses and overseeing the budget for maintenance.
• Overseeing equipment stock and placing orders for new supplies when necessary.
• Ensures PPM’s are completed as per the PPM schedules. All documentation and information relating to the PPM’s must always be correct and up-to-date .
• Proactive approach to troubleshoot, and repair equipment without causing extended equipment downtime.
• Work through, prioritise and delegate engineering jobs list provided by the Engineering department and other departments.
• Minimise cost where possible by ensuring efficient use of all engineering/production consumables.

Job description

Engineering Manager – Job Description

Responsible to: Site Manager / Site Director

Responsible for:

• Providing a Safe & Healthy Working Environment
• Maintaining all Plant Assets to highest standards
• Plant/Production Breakdown repair
• Engineer Workshop
• Management and Development of Engineering Team

Purpose of Role

To maintain company assets to the highest standards at all times. To ensure the safe, efficient and effective repair of plant / production breakdowns and assist production with engineering issues when and where required.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Maintaining all machinery to ensure it’s at working standards.
2. Planning and managing all repair and installation activities.
3. Supervising and leading all maintenance processes and operations.
4. Creating and implementing maintenance procedures.
5. Assigning repair schedules and evaluating repair cost estimates.
6. Conducting regular inspections of the facilities to detect and resolve problems.
7. Tracking expenses and overseeing the budget for maintenance.
8. Overseeing equipment stock and placing orders for new supplies when necessary.
9. Ensures PPM’s are completed as per the PPM schedules. All documentation and information relating to the PPM’s must always be correct and up-to-date .
10. Proactive approach to troubleshoot, and repair equipment without causing extended equipment downtime.
11. Work through, prioritise and delegate engineering jobs list provided by the Engineering department and other departments.
12. Minimise cost where possible by ensuring efficient use of all engineering/production consumables.

Health and Safety

1. Ensuring all department workers adhere to the safety policies and procedures.
2. Ensure SWP’s are adhered to at all times and ensure any problems are reported to the Site Manager, H&S manager.
3. Ensure correct PPE is being used at all times.
4. Ensures housekeeping is at the highest standards at all times and promotes a clean as you go policy within the department.

Communication

1. Communicate effectively with the engineering team and other departments
2. Documenting and preparing daily progress reports and maintenance logs.
3. Oversee, motivate, train, and review the maintenance team.
4. Spot and resolve conflicts between team members.

Personnel

1. Supervising the work of the engineering team.
2. Determining the engineering team’s need for training and talent development.
3. Providing clear and concise instructions to the engineering team.
4. Be proactive in promoting the company to all employees and report any incidents or disagreements affecting the morale of the workforce to the senior management
5. Promote communication between all employees.

General

1. To comply with all company rules, regulations and procedures at all times and promote good working practices throughout the workforce