Job Title Site Engineering Manager Location Faversham, ME13 7TW GB (Main)
Job Description
Working in partnership with M&S, at Gist we deliver industry-leading logistics and supply chain transformation.
We value, celebrate, and believe in the power of individuality and strive to create a work environment where everyone can be themselves. We want you to join us, bring your authentic self to work and unlock your full potential.
As the Site Engineering Manager (SEM), you will hold overall responsibility for the engineering facilities, services, refrigeration, safety, and adherence to both legal requirements and Gist policies at the site. This role is crucial in ensuring that all engineering activities are aligned with the strategic objectives of the business while maintaining the highest standards of safety and operational efficiency.
You will work closely with key stakeholders, including the Business Engineering Manager (BEM), Site General Manager (GM), Site Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) Manager, and Site Operations (OPS) teams.
What’s in it for you?
Gist is an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and evolving business built on our core values. Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for Gist just that little bit more special…
1. 20% M&S discount on most things from furniture, fashion and food
2. 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (rising with length of service)
3. Discounted rates on healthcare cash plan
4. Private Medical Health Insurance
5. Attractive annual bonus scheme, based on M&S performance and personal objectives
6. Auto Enrolment Pension or competitive Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
7. Life assurance (up to 4 times salary)
8. Access to a wide range of wellbeing support – including our Employee Assistance Programme
9. A first-class welcome with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development
10. Cycle to work scheme
Role details:
Salary: Up to £60,255 per annum
Hours: 37.5 per week
Working pattern: Monday - Friday
Location: Gist Limited, Faversham, ME13 7TW
What you’ll do:
11. Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management: Implement and manage service levels to ensure all engineering-related services meet or exceed expectations
12. Continuous Improvement: Focus on all aspects of site functionality with a commitment to continuous improvement, utilising data to drive enhancements and operational efficiency
13. Preventative Maintenance Ownership: Oversee the system-based preventative maintenance program, encompassing all site facilities, fixed and mobile equipment, and portable electrical devices
14. Site Improvement Plans: Lead site improvement initiatives, including people management, safety, standards, and financial performance, ensuring the site operates at optimal levels
15. Engineering Labour Utilisation: Manage site engineering labour, including annual leave planning, recruitment, and shift management, to maintain operational efficiency
16. Statutory Compliance and Servicing: Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, including auditing via the IMS Module 7
17. Strategic Engineering Management: Develop and maintain a strategic program for engineering activities, focusing on fixed plant and equipment, to eliminate hazards and minimise risks associated with accidental injury, property and environmental damage, or process loss
18. Contractor Management: Ensure all contractors are competent, aligned with Gist's safety culture and HSE requirements, possess sufficient insurance cover, and are effectively managed through the permit-to-work system
19. Third-Party Service Management: Manage and conduct regular documented review meetings with third-party service providers, such as Stertil, STAR, and GEA, ensuring high service standards and compliance
20. Site Interface Duties: Participate in site safety audits and daily operations meetings as required, providing strong collaborative support as an integral part of the site’s functions
21. Financial Budget Control: Oversee and manage the financial budgets for site engineering, including the invoicing process, ensuring cost-effective operations
22. Financial Analysis and Reporting: Lead weekly site engineering financial analysis, reporting on the Engineering finance call, and driving financial action plans to achieve site objectives
23. Critical Spares Management: Ensure the availability and management of critical spares for site engineering to consistently meet SLA requirements
24. Tools and Equipment Management: Oversee the management and maintenance of site engineering tools and equipment, ensuring they are fit for purpose and available when needed
Who you are:
25. HNC/HND or Level 3 equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering (essential)
26. Excellent hands‑on experience in site facilities or maintenance management
27. Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical engineering principles
28. Automation experience is desirable, but not essential
29. Solid management experience, confident leading teams and driving performance
30. Experience within a large logistics/transport department or HGV industry (beneficial)
31. Excellent technical capability to identify, evaluate, and resolve technical issues while assessing potential risks and developing innovative solutions
32. Experience working within a unionised organisation
Why Gist?
At Gist we are united by our core values; with safety and people at the heart of everything do, we are progressive, accountable, collaborative, and ethical.
Our objective is to establish a performance-focused environment that is fair and inclusive, where everyone can develop, and connect meaningfully to their manager, the Gist vision, and M&S. We are fiercely protective of everyone’s health, safety, and wellbeing, and align firmly to M&S’s sustainability commitments in Plan A.
Gist will play an integral part in the M&S journey as it pushes boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring era. As part of the M&S group, there’s never been a better time to be part of our team. Join us and make an immediate impact.
Gist aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers, and suppliers. If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment. If it’s meaningful to you, it’s important to us.
Our Internal Recruitment Team fulfil all vacancies on a direct basis. Unsolicited contact by unapproved agencies (sharing speculative CVs) will not be accepted and introductory fees will not apply.
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Recruiter Kobayashi, Stephanie