Engineering Manager

Our client, one of Europe's' largest bakery groups are seeing an Engineering Manager lead their engineering function at their manufacturing facility in Bedford.

Reporting to the General Manager, the Engineering Manager will take full accountability for the engineering and maintenance function of the site. Time will also be spent liaising with other departments, functions and senior management with regards to organisation and planning of works and driving a proactive maintenance strategy and continuous improvement activities.

This position provides the right candidate to make a real difference in a people centric organization. This will be a very busy role with a high level of autonomy, but offers the right individual what is basically a blank canvas to be able to build something from the ground with the backing of a team and business who have the desire to be word class.

This role will suit an Engineering Manager, Maintenance Manager, Chief Engineer, or Head of Engineering who is looking to put their own “stamp” on a business and engineering function whilst being afforded the opportunity to grow and develop their own skills into an expanding organisation.

Skills and Knowledge:

• Demonstrable track record of managing compliance (legal and customer) in line with best practice
• Proven team management and development experience
• Management of CMMS and stores systems, including developing KPI’s
• Carry out annual appraisal reviews with all direct reports and bench marking of departmental scores
• Involved with expenditure analysis and reporting to ensure all budget areas are accurately monitored and controlled
• Ensuring that expenditure is kept within agreed budget levels.
• Both Assisting in and delivering full capital projects implementations
• Involved in Continuous Improvement and Lean manufacturing initiatives and improvements
• Ensure that operation meets all legal requirements with regards to health & safety, environmental, general safety, employment law and any other legal requirements
• Highly proficient in verbal and written communication skills

Education and Qualifications

• HND – Engineering (Degree preferable)
• Demonstrable leadership and development experience within a manufacturing environment (Food manufacturing preferred)
• Excellent communication skills
• Proven track record of building and managing budgets
• Proven knowledge of scoping, planning, and implementing Projects
• LEAN/ CI Experience (6th Sigma Preferred)
• Excellent computer skills (MS Office etc)
• Knowledge of CMMS set up (Implementation experience preferred)
• Safety qualifications (IOSH/ NEBOSH preferred)
• L8 Qualified
• DSEAR/ NH3 Knowledge