Engineering Shift Manager

Northwich, Cheshire
£56000/annum 8% pension

Are you an experienced Engineering Shift Manager looking to join a leading food manufacturing business based in Bradford? You will have a strong engineering background within an FMCG environment, with proven experience of managing and developing an engineering team. As an Engineering Shift Manager, you will play a key role in minimising downtime, improving equipment performance, supporting the asset care programme and ensuring the engineering team delivers a safe and efficient manufacturing operation. This is a permanent days-shift position working a 3on 3off pattern, with a competitive salary of £56,000 and excellent benefits.

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As an Engineering Shift Manager your role will involve:

  • Lead and manage the engineering team to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the manufacturing site
  • Minimise machinery downtime through proactive and predictive maintenance, effective fault finding and a swift response to breakdowns
  • Ensure engineering priorities are aligned with production requirements to minimise disruption to manufacturing
  • Continually identify opportunities to improve equipment performance, reliability and efficiency without compromising product quality
  • Lead and support the site asset care programme, ensuring equipment is maintained to the required standards
  • Take a hands-on approach to repairing, maintaining and optimising engineering assets when required
  • Coordinate maintenance activities and priorities with the wider Maintenance and Engineering teams
  • Engage, motivate and develop members of the engineering team, creating a positive and productive working environment
  • Support training and development opportunities to improve engineering capability across the team
  • Take responsibility for crisis and incident management, including accidents and near misses, ensuring appropriate investigations and corrective actions are completed
  • Ensure engineering activities are carried out in line with site health, safety, environmental and food safety requirements
  • Support and manage discipline and grievance processes where required
  • Work collaboratively with production and operational teams to ensure engineering issues are resolved effectively
  • Promote a strong continuous improvement culture across the engineering function

Hours of work:
3on 3off days - 12 hours 6-6

Suitable Candidates:

  • Qualified to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Engineering
  • ONC Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or BTEC Level 3 in Mechanical & Electrical/Electronic Engineering would be advantageous
  • Proven experience working within an engineering and fault-finding role within an FMCG environment, ideally food manufacturing
  • Previous experience of managing, leading and developing an engineering team
  • Strong mechanical and electrical engineering knowledge with excellent fault-finding skills
  • Good understanding of HACCP principles and food manufacturing standards
  • Ideally qualified to 18th Edition Wiring Regulations
  • Confident making decisions and managing engineering issues in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
  • Excellent communication and people management skills
  • Assertive, organised and able to prioritise effectively
  • A hands-on, can-do attitude with a strong work ethic

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