Back to searchEngineering Manager
Kinetic PLC
Posted 8 days ago, valid for 17 days
Blackburn, Lancashire BB2 1LN, England
£65,000 - £68,000 per year
Full Time
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- The position available is for an Engineering Manager in Blackburn, requiring candidates to have experience leading an engineering department and delivering projects.
- The salary offered for this role ranges from £65,000 to £68,000, depending on experience, with a work schedule of Monday to Friday during the day.
- Candidates should have a background in FMCG or the food industry, along with relevant engineering qualifications such as BTEC ONC, HNC, or HND in Electrical Engineering.
- Key responsibilities include managing the engineering team, optimizing equipment performance, and ensuring compliance with maintenance standards.
- Applicants must be able to commute to Blackburn daily and demonstrate strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Can you see yourself working for a very successful family run business where decisions and investments can be made quickly?
Do you have experience working on and delivering projects?
Happy to coach, mentor and constantly develop your Engineering team?
Is your background working within FMCG or ideally a food industry?
Would a salary of up to 68000 dependant on experience working Mon - Fri, days suit?
Are you able to commute to Blackburn as your place of work daily?
If you have answered "yes" to ALL the above questions then please read on and apply if interested. Suitable candidates will be called and given additional information on the company, the position and provided with a full job description.
Duties will include
*Review and develop the Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) schedule,
*Audit and ensure compliance of the engineering data systems
*Schedule both internal and external work(s)
*Manage the team to ensure machine availability.
*Optimise equipment according to standard procedure, enhancing performance.
*Ensure routine calibration and maintenance requirements undertaken
*Ensure that designated buildings, plant and facilities are fit for purpose
*Manage and maintain site criticality survey.
*Develop clear accountability for maintenance material spend
*Manage the process of the introduction of new machinery.
*Manage the process of disposal of obsolete machinery.
*Lead and develop capability in the team to perform root cause analysis and resolve problems.
*Identify business improvement opportunities within the organisation
*Provide technical expertise to the team
*Stay current and up to date on any changes that may affect the supply and demand.
*Develop, implement and manage key performance indicators (KPIs) for the engineering department.
*Ensure that Housekeeping in all Engineering Controlled areas are kept to the highest standards.
*Manage contractors on site to ensure they meet legal and company requirements
Successful candidates will have the following
*Experience of leading an Engineering department with strong leadership and team development skills.
*Engineering apprenticeship and associated qualifications such as BTEC ONC, HNC, HND in Electrical Engineering is essential
*Have a good understanding of HACCP, COSHH and GMP principles
*You will also possess excellent communication skills, demonstrate assertiveness and decision-making skills and have a positive attitude to your work.
*Drive Root Cause Analysis and strive to prevent re-occurrence with counter measures
*CMMS experience and knowledge
*Ability to deploy and execute the preventative maintenance strategy for the site.
*Driven to deliver solutions, ideas and innovations in a positive and pragmatic way
*Passionate about quality and best practice whilst driving continuous improvement
*Working knowledge of internal H&S audits and processes
*Capex and Project Management experience essential.
ROLE - Engineering Manager
SALARY - 65000 - 68000
SHIFT - Days, Mon to Fri
LOCATION - Blackburn
HOLIDAYS - 25 plus Bank Holidays
Kinetic plc is a Recruitment Consultancy with over 40 years of experience of delivering staffing solutions to the engineering, manufacturing and technical industries.
Kinetic plc treats all applications with a high degree of care, we review all submissions and will attempt to contact applicants who match the job profile. Those that do not meet the specification may not be contacted but their CV retained to be considered against future opportunities.
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