Engineering Manager

Premier Foods; United States; Remote; USD 66,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension 7.5%

Life assurance

On-site parking

The Hamper discounts

25 days leave

EAP & wellbeing

Sharesave

Salary sacrifice benefits

Job summary

Premier Foods in Andover is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the on-site engineering team, driving the availability and reliability of all equipment while producing products safely and cost-effectively. The role requires hands-on leadership within a small team on site.

You will develop a 5-year maintenance strategy, manage capital and energy budgets, mentor engineers, and collaborate with site leadership to deliver continuous improvement and best-in-class engineering excellence.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years in FMCG engineering management.
• Managed a team of 7+ engineers.
• Proven leadership and change management in a union environment.
• Improved availability of production equipment.
• Strong financial acumen and budgeting understanding.

Responsibilities

• Develop a 5-year maintenance strategy aligned with site goals.
• Lead on-site engineering plans and budgets.
• Oversee capital expenditure requests with central team.
• Manage energy and utilities minimisation program.
• Mentor and develop engineering staff.
• Ensure compliance with EH&S policies.
• Set priorities for engineering workloads with operations.
• Represent site in Leadership Team and drive site improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Change management

Availability improvement

Financial acumen

Team management

Data analysis

Time management

Budgeting

Coaching

Performance management

Education

Engineering degree (BEng, Mech/Elec/Mnf)

Job description

A full time, permanent opportunity has arisen at our Andover site for an Engineering Manager to join the team. This role requires you to lead the engineering team to continuously improve the availability and reliability of all equipment and produce products ina safe and cost-effective manner. As an integral member of a small team of engineers on site you will also be expected to bepartially hands on to ensure the success of the site.

Job Scope

Financial

The site is managed as a cost centre witha total MCC of £5m.

Volume

1 process line (mill) taking wheat from farm through to finished flour 4 flour packing Lines, 1 yeast packing line 34000 tonnes per year.

People

48 permanent employees on site 6 engineers and 1 administrator in direct team.

Key Contacts

Factory General Manager Site Senior team Finance manager (remote based) All on site functions Operations Team at all levels.

Key Responsibilities

• Comply with relevant Engineering specifications, and Environmental, Health & Safety policies and current legislation.
• Develop a 5-year maintenance strategy to achieve site and business goals including proactive maintenance in line with overall masterplan and site vision.
• To develop an implementation plan to deliver the strategy with clear accountabilities, milestones and targets, using best practice tools and techniques
• Identify compliance and improvement opportunities with respect to equipment upgrade and / or replacement, and manage the capital budget, co-ordinating all capital requests with the central engineering team
• Manage the engineering financial budget, which includes energy and utilities, and drive an energy and utilities minimisation program
• Identify training and development needs for all engineering colleagues, and provide them with the necessary technical expertise and support.
• Ensure legal compliance to facilities management.
• Set priorities for engineering workload in conjunction with operations colleagues
• Specify and select new / replacement equipment ensuring modern and current thinking has been applied in selection.
• Attendance of Trade Fairs and exhibitions to ensure up to date knowledge of advancements in FMCG automation.
• Co-ordinate the selection, training and development of all engineering colleagues
• Planning, establishing team objectives to meet schedules and goals, establish and evolve policies and procedures that affect the immediate organization, connect with senior management for team vision and development.
• Mentor and coach engineers, encouraging a consistently excellent line management experience for all the engineers in the team.
• Craft the team culture and norms in accordance with Premier Foods Leadership values, identify gaps in being a successful team and act on them. In addition, improve development practices and collaboration within the team and with others outside the team
• Be part of site Leadership Team, providing visionary leadership to the holistic site.
• Think Big around future site improvements in relation to automation.
• Implement bast class engineering excellence into the site.
• Manage subcontractors including outsourced spares team.
• Monitor KPI's making sure that production and engineering functions are efficient.

Qualifications

BEng Degree (Mech, Elec, Mnf) or BEngTech / HCEng / City and Guilds (Mech, Elec, Mnf).

Essential

• Minimum of 5 years experience in an FMCG engineering management position.
• Management of a team of 7
• Strong leadership and change management skills evidenced within a trade union environment
• Proven track record of improving availability levels of production equipment
• Knowledge and understanding of modern maintenance practices.
• Financial acumen
• Ability to manage people performance, coaching and development of a team
• Basic financial awareness, understanding of business drivers, budgeting processes.
• Ability to analyse data and review trends.
• Excellent time management skills.

Desirable

• NEBOSH/ IOSH.
• Prince 2 or project management qualification.
• Formal CI qualification i.e. six sigma black belt.

What we offer in return

• Salary of up to £55,000 per annum
• Up to 7.5% pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Free on site parking
• Access to "The Hamper", with discounts at hundreds of nationwide retailers
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Employee Assistance Programme, Occupational Health and Other Health & Wellbeing Benefits
• Sharesave Scheme
• Other salary sacrifice benefits

Company Culture

At Premier foods we believe in inclusion, authenticity and individuality. We aim to ensure all existing and future colleagues are given equitable opportunities and are respected, valued and encouraged to bring their true authentic selves to work no matter who they are, what they look like, who they love or what they believe in. Our culture is one where everyone is welcome.

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