Site Technical Manager

Mars Petcare UK; Castle Cary; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pet care company is seeking a Technical Manager in Castle Cary, UK. This role involves managing and providing strategic leadership to maintenance and engineering teams, ensuring compliance with standards, and developing innovative solutions for technical challenges. The ideal candidate will have experience in the FMCG sector with strong skills in leadership, project management, and TPM. An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including a company bonus, is offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package

Access to Mars University for learning and development

Company bonus

Qualifications

• In-depth experience in Technical or Production area within FMCG.
• Demonstrated excellence in people leadership and project management.
• Strong line management experience and proven track record of performance.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and technical leadership to the Maintenance and Engineering teams.
• Develop and deliver multi-year maintenance and engineering strategy.
• Manage maintenance costs and ensure accurate budgeting.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Technical knowledge in FMCG

Budget management

Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

Fluency in English

Job description

Job Description:

Technical Manager is accountable for wholistic factory assets management to ensure all machine & equipment are in good condition & reliability to serve business priorities & purposes.

This role is also managing technical team's associates to have appropriate knowledge, skills & capability to effectively perform all asset management activities together with strong awareness & mindset adhere to all Safety and Quality policies in the factory with solid succession pipeline for future.

What are we looking for?

• You will have in depth experience in Technical or Production area within FMCG.

• You will demonstrate excellence in people leadership and project management, preferable in an engineering/supply environment.

• You will have strong line management experience and track record of performance and people development.

• You will have experience/knowledge of broader supply functions like Q&FS, IE, HSE, Manufacturing.

• You will have budget management experience of >£1m.

• TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) type experience with emphasis on PM (Progress Maintenance) and EM (Early Management) pillar leadership.

• You will be fluent in English, both written and verbal.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Provide strategic and technical leadership to the Maintenance and Engineering teams.

• Provide innovative solutions resulting in sustained technical competitive advantage.

• The development and delivery of multi-year maintenance and engineering strategy to execute deliver critical KPI’s for Supply Chain/Operations.

• Leading and facilitating the Progressive Maintenance Pillar.

• Management of all utilities, maintenance, & engineering at site.

• Technical asset management from early equipment management, project management (i.e. design, installation, vertical start-up), optimization, maintenance and retirement.

• The delivery of new product initiatives at the site to meet business needs.

• Ensure compliance with Mars standards related to technical job function of site.

• Manage Maintenance costs to ensure the budgeting process is accurate and the department meets the business requirements.

• Deliver sites engineering projects to scope, timing, and costs.

• Develop and sustain maintenance predictive technology strategies to provide a proactive maintenance culture.

• Maintenance and Engineering team engagement and associate development.

What can you expect from Mars?

Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.