This is an opportunity to join a progressive manufacturing business with a strong growth mindset. Reporting to the Operations Director, you will lead a finite team and take ownership of day‑to‑day engineering function.
The Role:
* Ensuring Engineering targets are met within deadlines, without compromising quality or control of costs.
* Ensuring a robust preventative maintenance system is in place and implemented.
* Ensuring good housekeeping is maintained.
* Maintaining policies, procedures and practices to satisfy all company rules and regulations.
* Carrying out monthly engineering audits on all preventative and reactive works that have been completed.
* Assessing and reporting all engineering repair costs.
* Sourcing and cost managing parts suppliers.
* Assessing and maintaining adequate stock levels.
* Liaising with accounts and suppliers/contractors for invoice approval.
* Sourcing and cost managing all annual service and inspection contracts.
* Ensuring all buildings, plant and machinery are maintained to the highest possible standard and comply with regulations.
* Ensuring all departmental staff are capable of undertaking the jobs at hand, in a safe and capable manner and in compliance with all company rules and regulations.
* Managing all departmental staff to ensure a continuous safe working environment for all production and engineering staff.
* Ensuring all employees are performance managed, addressing any issues that arise, promptly and professionally by ensuring legislative compliance and best practice are followed at all times.
Key Tasks:
* Checking and adjusting staff levels to ensure the most efficient running of the department.
* Identifying training needs for new and existing employees.
* Conducting disciplinary hearings with departmental staff.
* Approving and managing holiday allowance to ensure adequate cover in the department.
* Maintaining good employee relations and promoting equality of opportunity.
* Maintaining H&S and hygiene standards in accordance with Company rules and regulations.
* Ensuring that all staff and visitors in the department wear appropriate PPE at all times.
* Auditing the factory with relevant departmental managers on a weekly basis and reporting back at H&S meetings.
* Creating and developing risk assessments in‑line with company policy.
* Highlighting any possible environmental issues to the Health & safety and site Facilities Manager for action.
Person Specification:
* Leads and guides from the front.
* Background in FMCG manufacturing.
* Electrical or electronic biased, knowledge of mechanical.
* Health & safety experience (IOSH desirable).
* A track record of leading through change or growth.
* Strong communication skills and a proactive, solutions‑focused mindset.
This position is not sponsored for work permits or work permit transfer applications. Candidates must be able to prove their eligibility to work in the UK.
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