Engineering Manager - Manufacturing

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

Job summary

Morrisons is seeking a Site Engineering Manager to lead a team ensuring optimal machinery performance and compliance with production standards. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, a background in manufacturing or FMCG, and be adept at driving continuous improvement initiatives. This role offers a competitive salary, significant holiday benefits, and discounts from day one.

Benefits

Six weeks holiday

15% employee discount

Career progression opportunities

Free parking

Market leading pension and life assurance

Healthcare benefits

Qualifications

• Previous experience in Manufacturing/FMCG environment.
• Ability to work in a demanding environment.
• Strong decision making and assertiveness.

Responsibilities

• Ensure machinery downtime is minimized and preventative maintenance is planned.
• Promote safe working practices and attain compliance with production plans.
• Manage engineering budgets and deliver a culture of continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Decision Making

Motivational Skills

Education

Graduate caliber or equivalent

Job description

Our Site Engineering Managers are pivotal in our overall manufacturing operation. Our sites are demanding, pacey and ever-changing and it's our Site Engineering Manager and their team of Engineers that keep the machines running at maximum capacity so we can meet the demands of our customers - ultimately giving great customer service.

Reporting into the Site Manager you will form part of the senior management team where you will also be responsible for:

• Working closely with the Production Managers to ensure that machinery downtime is kept to a minimum and that all preventative maintenance is planned in advance to avoid production disruption
• Promote and ensure safe working practices at all times across the site and attainment of Production plan on a daily basis within planned hours and planned manning levels
• Achieving daily customer service levels around external and internal customer requirements and ensuring the site is compliant to audit standards
• Ensuring the maintenance of the facilities and fabrication of the site
• Managing the engineering budget and appropriate investments to drive continual improvement and monitoring colleague engagement scores and staff turnover levels
• The delivery of Continuous Improvement culture and legal compliance within the engineering function

Why not take a look around one of our Manufacturing sites? Click here.

About you

Along with the ability to work in a demanding work environment you must also have:

• Previous experience working in Manufacturing/FMCG or a similar fast paced, commercially focused environment - Excellent communication skills and a proven track record of coaching, motivating and engaging a team
• Demonstrating assertiveness and decision making skills
• Have a can do attitude to your work
• Ideally be of graduate calibre or equivalent with proven experience of developing and leading a strong performing engineering function
• Strong leadership skills, including communication, engagement and motivational skills to drive continuous improvement
• The ability to influence at all levels

In return for your hard work we will offer you:

• Six weeks holiday (including bank holidays)
• 15% discount in our stores available from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount More Card for a friend or family member
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free parking
• Market leading pension and life assurance
• Healthcare/Well-being benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• Morrisons MyPerks with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
• Long Service Awards
• Optional Payroll charity donations
• Enhanced Family/maternity/parental leave

About us

You’ll find a great big welcome here at Myton Food Group - the part of our business that looks after manufacturing, whilst maintaining strong roots within Morrisons Supermarkets.

At Myton Food Group, we have a legacy to be proud of. We’re British farming’s biggest single direct customer. We buy from highly valued suppliers. And we’re passionate about the quality of our food. Today, we have 19 manufacturing sites across the UK, where we pack and process fresh meats and fish, savoury and sweet pies, fruit and veg, flower bouquets, bread and lots more.

We really do stand out in the world of food manufacturing. But what we’re especially proud of is the way we all get stuck in and work as a team, in partnership across our supply chain. Read more about what we do at our Myton Food Group website.