Engineering Manager – Night Shift Permanent £64,014

Kanes Foods Ltd.; Evesham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23.5 days holiday

5% pension contributions

Health Cash Plan

Life assurance

Job summary

Kanes Foods Ltd. is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead Night Shift operations on-site at our production facility in Evesham. You will drive lean manufacturing initiatives, ensure safety, quality and efficiency, and partner with senior management to deliver engineering targets.

You will provide leadership, develop the team, manage budgets, and implement continuous improvement to minimise downtime and optimise production performance across the night shift.

Qualifications

• Experience applying lean manufacturing principles to drive improvements.
• Strong leadership and team-building capabilities.
• Excellent communication, planning and problem-solving skills.
• Capable of engaging and motivating teams and managing conflicts.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the team adheres to HSE policies and procedures.
• Deliver a food-safe, high-quality product.
• Drive engineering performance and reduce downtime.
• Provide leadership, support and development to staff.
• Deliver annual development plans and personal development for team members.
• Communicate clearly to all levels of the department.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Leadership

Team building

Communication

Problem solving

Conflict management

Continuous improvement

Shift management

Job description

We are looking for a skilled and knowledgeable Engineering Manager to run our Night Shift operations on-site.

Description of Role

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the team are working in line with any HSE policies and procedures.
• Always deliver a food safe and high-quality product to customers.
• Follow strategies to ensure achievement of the Engineering objectives.
• Drive effective engineering performance and reduce lost time and the effects on production.
• Provide professional leadership, support, and development to staff, to increase knowledge, share best practice and ensure professional standards are met.
• Promote inspirational leadership by displaying high personal standards that cascade through the team.
• Understand and deliver departmental budgets to forecast.
• Ensure effective root cause analysis to minimise negative trends in engineering performance.
• Promote the lean manufacturing journey, ensuring continuous improvement actions are being identified and actioned throughout the meeting processes.
• Complete annual development plans and objectives for all team members and identify personal development plans for all.
• Provide clear and concise communications which can be cascade through to all levels of the department.
• Follow and uphold the company policies, procedures, and activities in place necessary to maintain the safety, quality, authenticity, and legality of the finished products manufactured and distributed for sale.

Knowledge, Competence, Experience and Qualifications Required

• An experienced Engineering professional with the ability to apply strong, leadership skills to promote and deliver Engineering targets and objectives. You will have knowledge and experience in: Lean Manufacturing and Leadership Development.
• Will have a track record of being a team builder and partnering with a senior management team to implement improvements that result in improved production performance and results.
• Strong communication, planning and problem-solving skills and team working skills.
• Strong leadership qualities with the ability to engage and motivate teams.
• Ability to deal with conflict within the team.
• Challenge the norm and identify alternative ways of working.
• High level of professionalism, integrity, and ethical awareness.
• Customer service, food safety and quality are high on the agenda.
• You will have spent a considerable proportion of your career in a manufacturing / FMCG environment and operated at Senior Engineering Shift Manager level or above.
• High knowledge and understanding of food safety requirements.
• Require a good understanding of Lean Manufacturing and can drive changes through a continuous improvement in culture.

Company Benefits:

• 23.5 Days holiday inclusive of BH
• Company pension contributions 5%
• Health Cash Plan – Westfield Health
• Life assurance up to 4x annual salary

Working Hours: 4on/4off 18:00pm-06:00am