About this role
Position Job Title: Engineering Manager Location: Bromborough Line Manager’s Job Title: Plant General Manager Contract Type: Full time, permanent This person will effectively manage all engineering and maintenance functions on site including but not limited to planned preventative maintenance, testing and repairs covering a wide range of equipment, services, systems and buildings associated with the running of a large blown film extrusion manufacturing site. Reporting directly to: Plant General Manager Close working relationships with Production Manager, Quality Manager, Engineering Facilities and Projects Manager, Warehouse & Logistics Manager etc.
Responsibilities
- To manage all shift and day engineers and engineering activities.
- To work to and promote a positive H&S culture.
- To effectively manage the PPM schedule on site, covering all Extrusion related equipment.
- To plan and execute daily preventative maintenance activities.
- To assist with fault finding and diagnostics in reactive breakdown or planned situations.
- Ensure all breakdowns are dealt with promptly and efficiently whilst ensuring that all PPM schedules are maintained.
- Support project development Fully engage with the operations team to provide proactive support to the plant and equipment, maximising production output.
- Practice continuous improvement and pro-activeness for improved ways of working offering possible solutions.
- Organise the team and respond promptly to any unplanned maintenance issues or repairs to ensure minimum down time.
- Demonstrate tenacity in approach to incident management and actively pursue investigations to identify root causes.
- Understand importance of preventative maintenance schedules and prioritise activities to efficiently use resources.
- Use initiative and confidently make sound decisions quickly based on knowledge, experience and best practice.
- Effectively involve specialists to resolve complex issues.
- Understand the importance of accurate and clear written records, maintaining documentation to a high standard.
- Stand in for the Engineering Facilities and Projects Manager during holidays etc.
- Skills & Experience Flexible, highly motivated and driven with the ability to prioritise own workload, possess strong intellect, good logical fault-finding analysis capabilities and who can demonstrate the ability to make decisions and empower people to drive actions forward.
- Results orientated, with ability to deliver results in a rapidly changing environment.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Will have a time served apprenticeship (or equivalent) and have a recognised qualification in a related discipline (or equivalent) Possess excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills and be a confident team player.
- Experience of working in a production maintenance environment is essential for this role.
- Proactive and dynamic approach to health, safety and environmental situations.
- Be ambitious, driven and tenacious with a hunger to succeed and deliver results.
- Proactive and a positive “can do” attitude Qualifications Proven track record in production engineering.
- Experience using Lean and Six Sigma tools.
- Excellent IT skills are essential.
- This list is not exclusive and there will be occasional tasks that need completing upon discussion with the Plant General Manager.
- The role will be day based, Monday – Friday 08:45 to 17:00 with 45 mins unpaid total breaks.
- Holiday entitlement is 25 days pa (keeping some for Christmas and the summer shutdown if applicable) + statutory holidays + long service days . Salary details will be discussed with the applicant(s).
- To apply for this role, provide a covering letter of interest to Dawn Cahill via email at [email protected] Closing date – 31st August