Lowestoft Factory
Chief Enginee
**r
Reports to – Sourcing Unit Direct**
**or
Main job purp**
ose
To oversee the management of the capital budget, reliability and maintenance of the site & the delivery of key site projects – to ensure leadership in this area, BAU engineering & capital cost management, and site technical project activity to manage risk, deliver savings and drive continuous improvem
ent.
As a key member of the factory Operations Team, the Chief Engineer is responsible for setting the engineering strategy and agenda for the site, and providing leadership and direction for the departmental engineering teams, project engineering team, and Technical Services func
**tion.
Key accountabi**
* lities
Development, management, & implementation of the site capital st
- rategy.Maintenance performance optimisation to support site variable conversio
- n cost.Financial performance (maintenance costs), including realising savings opportunities, allocation and delivery of budgets on time to fo
- recast.Leadership of utility infrastructure organisation for the Lowestoft f
- actory.Capital engineering responsibility for new product development, capacity extension, cost savings and other strategically important initi
- atives.Member of site Leadersh
- ip TeamFinding new technology that continually develops t
- he siteExternal benchmarking accountability for engineering and ut
**ilities
Key comp**
* etencies
Bold
- DeliveryCha
- nge AgentImpact &
- InfluenceL
- eadershipBest De
- velopmentHolding people t
- o accountExcels in operating in a fast paced en
vironment
* Key SkillsExcellent communication skills both verbal &am
* p; writtenStrong analytical and problem solv
* ing skillsOrganisatio
* nal skillsExcellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise effectively and work unde
* r pressureDesire for Continuous I
* mprovementComputer Literate to intermed
**iate level
Additional**
* InformationEngineering Degree or proven experience in
* engineeringProject Management
experience