Dual Site Engineering Manager

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The Role

As the Engineering Lead reporting to the Heads of Site Operations for our Coalville and Redditch locations, you'll drive the engineering function with a focus on maintenance, compliance, and continuous improvement. Leading a small team across both sites, you'll collaborate closely with key business partners to advance the Continuous Improvement (CI) agenda and support the SOFINA Engineering goals.

Salary Range: £60,000 - £65,000 per year

Duties Include:

• Ensure Health & Safety Compliance: Adhere to all health, safety, hygiene, and food safety policies at Coalville.
• Maintain Standards: Follow BRC and external standards; comply with CCPs in the site HACCP plan.
• Leadership Role: Actively contribute as a senior leadership team member, guiding the business towards future success.
• Team Safety: Oversee health, safety, and environmental protocols for your team, contractors, and controlled work areas.
• Optimize Maintenance: Prioritize day-to-day machinery and equipment maintenance to keep production running smoothly.
• Site Integrity: Maintain the site's infrastructure, including buildings and clear areas.
• Manage Projects: Lead capital projects from design through to commissioning, enhancing plant and equipment effectiveness.
• Control Costs: Monitor engineering costs for machinery, rentals, and labor to stay within budget and ensure value without compromising quality.
• Utilities Management: Oversee utilities usage (water, gas, electricity, steam, effluent) to maximize cost-effectiveness while maintaining production.
• Compliance: Ensure full compliance with environmental, health, and safety regulations.
• Staff Development: Supervise, train, and develop engineering staff to support their growth and the company's future needs.
• Strategic Planning: Develop and manage an engineering and maintenance strategy aligned with company goals.
• Coordinate Maintenance: Work with production and hygiene teams to schedule maintenance with minimal disruption.
• Contractor Oversight: Approve and oversee contractor work.
• Support Operations: Assist the Head of Operations with related duties as needed.

Skills & Experience Required:

• Solid experience of working in an FMCG food environment (ideally within high care).
• Solid and demonstrable engineering management experience of sizeable teams.
• HNC/HND Qualified
• Demonstrable experience of developing positive and innovative team environments.
• Strong ability to proactively plan and prioritise.
• Willingness to challenge the status quo in order to achieve a culture dedicated to continuous improvement and best practice.
• Excellent excel knowledge
• Knowledge of slicers, tumblers and multi-vacuums
• Degree in manufacturing or engineering discipline

The Benefits:

• Competitive rates
• Online Benefits Hub
• Canteen
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Company pension
• Referral programme
• Health & wellbeing programme