Engineering Manager - Newton Abbot

Yeo Valley Organic; Highweek; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive holiday allowance

Non-contributory pension

Life cover

Healthcare cash back plan

Cycle to work scheme

Subsidised Yeo Valley products

preferential partner rates

Annual bonus (Employee Benefit Trust)

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Yeo Valley Organic is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the site engineering team at Newton Abbot, shaping the site strategy and delivering sustainable manufacturing improvements. You will develop high performing teams through Apprenticeships and development plans, manage capital projects and budgets, and align engineering activity with the company's values of people and planet.

This role requires strong leadership, Lean/CI expertise, and a proven track record in FMCG environments to drive

Qualifications

• Engineering qualification (HND/Degree) required.
• Proven experience in FMCG with track record of improvements.
• Strong leadership and budget management capabilities.
• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing and CI techniques.
• Experience delivering medium to large scale projects.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety and environmental standards.
• Familiarity with RCM techniques.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Health & Safety of Co-Owners is prioritised.
• Influence and deliver group engineering strategies as part of the Group Engineering Leadership Team.
• Shape the site vision with SMT and develop an integrated strategic plan.
• Provide visionary leadership for the Engineering Team and develop high performing teams via Apprenticeships and PDPs.
• Lead capital investment projects and budgets delivering sustainable manufacturing capability.
• Drive continuous improvement of plant performance and ways of working to support a high performing workplace.
• Negotiate and optimise service contracts within budget and improve operations.

Skills

Leadership

FMCG experience

Budget management

Lean manufacturing

Project management

Health & Safety

CI / Continuous improvement

People development

Education

Engineering qualification (HND/Degree)

Job description

So, what will I be doing?

At Yeo Valley, we're about more than just making great food - we're here to Nurture & Nourish People & Planet by Making Great Food the Right Way. Forever. As a co-owned business, we invest in our people, encourage growth, and believe in doing things properly. We have a fantastic opportunity for a high-calibre professional to join our site leadership team as our Engineering Manager in Newton Abbot where we make our ice creams, desserts and custards. In this role you will inspire and lead teams in an established, distinctive and ambitious food manufacturing company, being influential to the engineering business strategic direction and the ongoing development and execution of our site strategy, enhancing and optimising performance through the development of high performing teams whilst supporting and nurturing our cultural journey.

We encourage you to bring your whole self to work; we value diversity and believe that everyone can make a positive impact in an environment where we feel we belong and where we feel we have a future.

Key Responsibilities Will Include

• Ensuring our Co-Owners Health & Safety is put first.
• Influence and deliver the wider business best practices and strategies as part of the Group Engineering Leadership Team.
• Contributing to the shaping of the site vision as part of the senior management team (SMT) providing an integrated strategic plan which incorporates all dimensions of people, plant and process development.
• Provide visionary leadership for the Engineering Team whilst developing a High Performing Team through Apprenticeships and Personal Development Plans that build skills, capabilities and contribution within a culture of engagement and empowerment.
• Identify and Lead Capital Investment Projects and Budgets for the site that deliver sustainable manufacturing capability and performance.
• Drive and develop continuous improvement of plant performance, processes and ways of working that support and enable a High Performing Workplace alongside delivering site performance against KPIs and Objectives.
• Negotiate and optimise service contracts aligned with value adding operational budgetary control and improvements.

The Important Things

• Engineering Qualification (HND/Degree).
• Proven, demonstrable experience within FMCG environments and a track record of delivering sustainable improvements.
• Excellent Leadership Qualities.
• Proven ability to set, manage/control revenue and capital budgets.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement Techniques.
• Proven track record of specifying and running medium to large scale projects from conception to completion.
• Demonstrable knowledge of Health & Safety and Environmental compliance and standards.
• Knowledge of RCM techniques and principles.

Even Better If You Have

• Knowledge of refrigeration systems
• Knowledge of food and dairy principles and processes.
• The ability to use all aspects of MS Office including MS Project, Smartsheet and SharePoint.
• Experience of commissioning and installation of machines.
• Experience of negotiation of service contracts and control of contractors.

Why should I join the family?

We’re independent, British and proud to be making the highest quality yogurts, desserts and ice cream under the Yeo Valley brand and for many of the UK’s major retailers. Operating from four dairies and two logistics centres in Somerset and Devon, we employ over 1700 staff and produce more than 25% of the UK’s packaged yogurt.

We’re sure you don’t need convincing, but there’s a whole host of benefits that we offer including:

• competitive holiday allowance
• non-contributory pension scheme
• life cover
• healthcare cash back plan
• cycle to work scheme
• subsidised Yeo Valley products and services
• preferential rates with our partners
• annual bonus (as part of the Employee Benefit Trust, based on company performance for the year)
• learning and development opportunities; we’re committed to ensuring all of our employees have the chance to grow

Our closing dates are a guide for when the application window should close, although we may close the advert sooner if we can.

Unfortunately, we’re not able to provide employment sponsorship to candidates at this moment in time.