Role Details
Salary: Up to £60,255 per annum
Hours: 37.5 per week
Working pattern: Monday - Friday
Location: Gist Limited, Faversham, ME13 7TW
Benefits
* 20% M&S discount on most things from furniture, fashion and food
* 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (rising with length of service)
* Discounted rates on healthcare cash plan
* Private Medical Health Insurance
* Attractive annual bonus scheme, based on M&S performance and personal objectives
* Auto Enrolment Pension or competitive Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
* Life assurance (up to 4 times salary)
* Access to a wide range of wellbeing support – including our Employee Assistance Programme
* A first-class welcome with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development
* Cycle to work scheme
What You’ll Do
* Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management: Implement and manage service levels to ensure all engineering-related services meet or exceed expectations
* Continuous Improvement: Focus on all aspects of site functionality with a commitment to continuous improvement, utilising data to drive enhancements and operational efficiency
* Preventative Maintenance Ownership: Oversee the system-based preventative maintenance program, encompassing all site facilities, fixed and mobile equipment, and portable electrical devices
* Site Improvement Plans: Lead site improvement initiatives, including people management, safety, standards, and financial performance, ensuring the site operates at optimal levels
* Engineering Labour Utilisation: Manage site engineering labour, including annual leave planning, recruitment, and shift management, to maintain operational efficiency
* Statutory Compliance and Servicing: Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, including auditing via the IMS Module 7
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* Financial Budget Control: Oversee and manage the financial budgets for site engineering, including the invoicing process, ensuring cost‑effective operations
* 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
* Critical Spares Management: Ensure the availability and management of critical spares for site engineering to consistently meet SLA requirements
* 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
* HNC/HND or Level 3 equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering (essential)
* Excellent hands‑on experience in site facilities or maintenance management
* Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical engineering principles
* Automation experience is desirable, but not essential
* Solid management experience, confident leading teams and driving performance
* Experience within a large logistics/transport department or HGV industry (beneficial)
* Excellent technical capability to identify, evaluate, and resolve technical issues while assessing potential risks and developing innovative solutions
* Experience working within a unionised organisation
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.
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