Maintenance and Engineering Manager

Job Description : MAINTENANCE & ENGINEERING MANAGER - FMCG MANUFACTURER UK "Experienced Engineering Manager to lead plant maintenance team at the UK division of global multinational in the FMCG food/drinks sector. Salary: c£55-65000 + Bonus & Car Allowance Blue Chip Benefits well-established UK division of a global multinational manufacturer within the food and beverages sector. They are seeking an experienced Maintenance & Engineering Manager to lead a multi skilled engineering team of fifteen, including three supervisors, at their flagship UK site, which employs c120 people. The Role: Reporting to the Plant Director, you will lead a team of electricians and mechanical fitters and process control ensuring that plant equipment and maintenance systems are maintained, developed, and improved within a lean manufacturing and continuous improvement environment and culture. A key objective will be to improve reliability, PPM and OEE. The focus will be on safety first and zero harm and as Maintenance & Engineering Manager you will proactively champion and promote this safe working culture ethos amongst your team and contractors. You will lead the daily management of a production critical maintenance department within a FMCG, 24/7 manufacturing site. The Ideal Candidate: * Qualified in engineering with a good understanding of mechanical engineering and electrical engineering. Qualifications in 18th edition/equivalent, IOSH, NEBOSH * Your engineering & maintenance team management experience will be from a very high safety culture, FMCG food or beverage manufacturing/processing or similar environment. * Experience using lean and continuous improvement techniques including root cause analysis and fault-finding techniques will be critical to success. Change and project management experience will therefore be highly advantageous. * You will have experience of preparing and managing engineering budgets. * An appreciation of a wide variety of engineering disciplines i.e. electrical, mechanical, chemical, process control and optimisation will be critical to success and credibility in this role. * Excellent project management skills are essential as you will play a key role, on capital expenditure projects. * A high level of IT literacy is essential i.e. Microsoft and maintenance management and process control systems such as Siemens, Alan Bradley etc * You will be an excellent communicator both in written and verbal format with confidence, strong leadership presence, and technical and professional credibility. * You will have a demonstrable track record of maintenance team leadership, motivation, and development, working closely with HR to produce competency matrices, training plans, talent identification, coaching and mentoring. * You will be an adept at engaging at all levels from the maintenance team to senior management within a matrix structure, with well-honed persuasion and influencing skills.

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