Senior Electrical Engineer

Kimberly Clark; Barrow-upon-Humber; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global healthcare company in Barrow-upon-Humber is seeking a qualified engineer to manage safety and engineering standards across production lines. This role requires a strong background in electrical engineering and knowledge of SAP systems. You will lead projects ensuring efficiency and effectiveness while developing team capabilities. The ideal candidate is experienced in manufacturing or FMCG environments and has skills in PLC programming and automation. This position offers a strong emphasis on health benefits and personal development.

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Flexible savings and spending accounts

Income protection insurance options

Support for education and relocation

Qualifications

• Minimum BEng Electrical (electronic) engineering or equivalent tertiary education or experience.
• Preferably experienced within a manufacturing, packaging or FMCG environment.
• Knowledge of SAP computerised maintenance systems and processes.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of legislative and corporate safety and engineering standards.
• Manage capital projects ensuring KPI’s for safety, cost, time & specification are met.
• Lead root-cause failure analysis and problem solving.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Continuous improvements

PLC programming

Automation

SAP maintenance systems

Education

BEng Electrical Engineering

Tools

SAP

Siemens systems

Allen Bradley

ABB

Rockwell

Job description

Your Job

As a person, you’re a learner – a natural leader – someone who is always taking initiative to make things better and bring others along with you. You live your life in alignment with the highest values of integrity and quality, always ensuring your responsibilities become a long‑term success story. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

As part of our commitment to world‑class engineering and technology, we’re building on our current electrical capability. Lending your expertise in all kinds of ways, you’ll help us achieve our ambitions across our production line operations. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you’ll ensure assets are operating to their optimum efficiency to maximise output and ensure targets are consistently met.

Responsibilities

• Responsibility for the delivery of legislative and corporate safety and engineering standards
• Champion, role‑model and continuously improve all safety requirements, including the supervision of the KC technical support team and contractors (Permit to Work process, risk assessments and method statements)
• Manage capital projects from initial feasibility study to final close‑out ensuring KPI’s for safety, cost, time & specification are met
• Lead root‑cause failure analysis and 4‑step problem solving, ensuring actions are completed, closed out and shared with relevant parties
• Coach, develop, build capability and consciously improve the way mill teams adhere to electrical processes and standards
• Champion and role‑model planning, implementation and continuation of other company‑wide programmes (LEAn, OPEX, P2030 best practice) identified within the mill’s asset roadmap
• Improve the way activities are planned and scheduled, integrating asset and business requirements to maximise people utilisation and equipment performance
• Transfer in‑depth technical knowledge of electrical equipment in areas of responsibility
• Lead weekly asset team meetings and review asset KPI’s to drive improvement
• Supervise the technical support team, including contractors, ensuring all tasks are completed to the expected level of quality

Qualifications

• Minimum BEng Electrical (electronic) engineering or equivalent tertiary education or experience
• Preferably experienced within a manufacturing, packaging or FMCG environment
• Knowledge of SAP computerised maintenance systems and processes
• Proven knowledge of initiating and implementing continuous improvements
• Applied knowledge and high‑level experience of PLC programming, drives and automation
• Experience and high‑level knowledge of Siemens/Allen Bradley/ABB/Rockwell systems

Benefits

• Great support for good health with medical, dental and vision coverage (no waiting periods or pre‑existing condition restrictions)
• Flexible savings and spending accounts to maximise health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents
• Diverse income protection insurance options to protect you and your family in case of illness, injury or other unexpected events
• Additional programmes and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate or find temporary childcare

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Employment is subject to verification of pre‑screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check and DMV check.