Engineering Team Manager

Tate & Lyle Sugars; Normanton and Altofts; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sweetener company in Normanton is seeking an Engineering Team Manager to lead a team focused on continuous improvement activities. The role involves managing maintenance programs and engineering budgets while ensuring plant efficiency. Ideal candidates will have experience in manufacturing, strong leadership skills, and a solutions-oriented approach. This role offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment as the company undergoes significant growth and development.

Qualifications

• Experienced in a similar manufacturing environment, preferably food or FMCG.
• Proven leadership experience in developing team members' engineering skills.
• Ability to provide solutions rather than problems.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the Engineering team with regular One-To-Ones and PDRs.
• Implement and control a Pre-Planned Maintenance program.
• Control the engineering budget and work with the head of operations.
• Ensure reliability and efficiency of the plant with Production and Planning teams.

Skills

Leadership

Problem Solving

IT Skills

Communication

Job description

Engineering Team Manager

Normanton

Mon-Friday: 9am-5pm

ASR Group is the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar, with an annual production capacity of more than 6 million tons of sugar. The company produces a full line of grocery, industrial, food service and specialty sweetener products.

Across North America, ASR Group owns and operates six sugar refineries, located in Louisiana, New York, California, Maryland, Canada and Mexico. In the European Union, the company owns and operates sugar refineries in England, Portugal. ASR Group also owns and operates mills in Mexico and Belize. The company’s brand portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle’s® and Sidul®

Job Description

We are seeking an Engineering Team Manager to lead our engineering team of five. The role will report directly to Head of Operations.

The role will predominantly focus on the leadership & development of the engineering team as well as a strong focus on continuous improvement activities on site. This will include, process improvements and cost efficiencies etc.

Its an exciting time to join the business as we are growing & making changes to the site, which will include new lines and projects.

• To maintain and supervise the Engineering team including carrying out regular One-To-Ones and PDR’s in line with local and group policy.
• To Implement Monitor and control a Pre-Planned Maintenance program suitable for Customer and certification level audits
• Review and recommend or approve contracts and cost estimates.
• Control the engineering budget spend, working closely with both the head of operations and the accounts department.
• Work closely with the Production and Planning teams to ensure the required levels of reliability and efficiency from the plant are maintained

The Person

• Experienced in a similar manufacturing environment, preferably food or FMCG
• Proven leadership experience, helping develop team members engineering skills.
• Ability to come to the table with “solutions not problems”
• Skills; I.T., Problem Solving and Communication.

At Tate & Lyle Sugars, our goal is to be the most admired sweetener Company.

Service Excellence - Be the industry's Gold Standard by a relentless focus on reliability, providing products with superior quality and excellent customer services.

Efficiency and Sustainability - Eliminate inefficiency to be a sustainable, low cost producer and to generate fuel for reinvestment.

Value-Add - create strategic advantage and enhanced profitability through value-added products and services. The foundation of our values is Talent and Culture as we aim to build, retain and motivate a winning team