Interim Engineering Manager, South Wales, £Daily Rate

Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Engineering Manager to join a well-established food manufacturer based in South Wales. The role will be an interim position, working on a month to month basis. The company have a growing product base which is supplied throughout the UK.

The Role
As the site’s Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for all aspects of engineering, maintenance and security on a day to day basis, driving continual improvement of site standards through targeted projects and ensuring that Health and Safety is a priority.
Duties will include:

Maintain site and equipment standards to meet the requirements of all applicable legislation, regulatory and certification bodies.
To work with colleagues to deliver budget, revenue and profit expectations
To manage, motivate and drive engineering staff to deliver operational excellence
To work collaboratively with the site management teams, the union and external contractors
To maintain compliance at a site that operates within budgetary constraints and has variations in both volume and revenue

Engineering

To lead and manage the site engineering team across all shifts, ensuring a high quality service is delivered
To be responsible for all aspects of building control and plant legal compliance across the site
To drive continual improvement of site engineering and fabrication standards
To ensure a documented planned preventative maintenance schedule is maintained for all equipment
To deliver effective day to day engineering services in response to technical, operations, planning and business needs, minimising down-time by providing a timely response to breakdowns
To manage and maintain adequate stocks of engineering spares
To identify opportunities to improve processes and to investigate cost saving opportunities across the site
To develop strong working relationships with operational colleagues to deliver the site KPI’s and operational excellence
To investigate the root cause of equipment failures and implement corrective and preventive measures
To ensure that all new equipment is sourced to the correct specification
To support all external audits, inspections and customer visits
To be responsible for managing and monitoring the site utility usage and associated controls
To closely manage and control all relevant cost centres
To act as a first level decision maker for all engineering issues, ensuring senior management are informed of key issues in a timely manner.

Projects

To ensure the successful delivery of any site projects aimed at improving operational effectiveness, driving compliance or increasing profitability
To work with colleagues to deliver capital projects in the region of £700k per annum

Health & Safety

To maintain risk assessments, COSHH assessments and documented safe systems of work for all engineering tasks and ensure all tasks are conducted in accordance with all relevant H&S policies.
Ensure all relevant contractor controls are maintained
To ensure site services and work requests are dealt with in a timely manner in order to maintain a safe working environment
To ensure all engineering staff are trained and competent in all tasks relevant to their role and that all mandatory certification and authorised persons lists are maintained at all times
To be an active member of the site Health & Safety Committee
To ensure that all hazards, accidents, incidents are reported, investigated and actioned in a timely manner

Other

To delegate for direct reports and line manager as required in their absence
To be a collaborative member of the site senior management team; working together to deliver operational improvements and playing an active role in strategic decision making
To act as deputy for the site business continuity lead and be a member of the site Business Continuity Management Team participating in all BCP exercises
To comply with and enforce all relevant statutory, company and site policies and procedures
To recruit, induct, coach and develop competent employees through regular 1:1’s, performance reviews, training and development plans
Ensure all disciplinary incidents and staff absence are dealt with in a professional and timely manner and in line with all relevant HR procedures
To effectively and regularly communicate with all team members across all shifts
To provide regular KPI data and comply with all internal and external inspection and audit requirements
To attend training courses and drive personal development to ensure you stay informed and ahead of developments that could impact on operational effectiveness
To carry out any reasonable request in order to meet the needs of the business

The Candidate

Graduate calibre desirable
A competent professional with a minimum of 5 years’ experience at a senior level of managing an engineering team within a food manufacturing environment
A dynamic and innovative individual with a proven track record of delivery and the ability to work individually but more importantly as part of a team
A strong, motivated leader with proven experience of driving improvements in site standards and operational effectiveness
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to motivate, engage and develop people at all levels
A flexible approach to working and committed to occasional night shifts and weekend working
Experience of working successfully with accrediting and regulatory bodies and implementing associated programmes.
A ‘can do’ approach with a positive mind-set
Demonstrates high levels of emotional and political intelligence

JK Recruitment
Please be aware that we receive a high volume of interest for each of our roles and we cannot guarantee we will be in touch if you are not shortlisted for the position. At JK Recruitment we aim to provide the best possible opportunity to take your career forward, we will be in touch within the next seven days if your application is successful. Please continue to visit www.jkrecruit.co.uk to keep up to date with further vacancies. We regret that this client is not prepared to sponsor work permit or work permit transfer applications. Candidates must be able to prove their eligibility to work in the UK

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