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  • Location: Flint, CH6 5EX
  • Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 per year
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted 30 days ago

  • Sector: FMCG Services
  • Contact: Laura Pike
  • Contact Email: Laura.Pike@therecruitment-group.co.uk
  • Contact Phone: 01733 303 373
  • Duration: Permanent
  • Expiry Date: 26 May 2022
  • Job Ref: 608

Engineer Manager

Flint, CH6

£50,000 - £55,000/year

Hours of work – Monday – Friday 8:00am-4:00pm

Benefits include: Summer Fun Day events, Free Parking, 32 days Annual Leave, Pension Scheme, Zing Rewards- An online portal offering vouchers and discounts & Bupa Cashplan.

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About the Role

​Our client is a UK-wide company specializing in manufacturing prepared foods for the top UK grocery retailers such as The Co-Operative, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Aldi.

With three sites and approximately 3,500 employees, the company prides itself on a busy yet positive working environment, a culture of open communication, and a long-standing workforce – 60% of employees have given over 10 years of service. With 300 employees at the Flint site, it is a very fast-paced operation, with an impressive 500,000 ready meals being produced each week.

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Main Responsibilities:

  • The daily management of the associated budget for site maintenance

  • Contracts have to be negotiated with Engineering Spares/Equipment suppliers

  • Minimum downtime across the site by using preventative planned maintenance schedules

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Key activities:

  • Ensure that the company complies with the statutory requirements of health and safety legislation thus providing a safe working environment for all employees

  • Management of PPM’s

  • To control and organise labour within the department to minimise overtime

  • Manage Engineering Apprentices

  • Establish, communicate and control departmental budgets

  • Ensure that all engineering staff are fully trained

  • Have a plan of action that reduces site downtime, this must be drawn up in conjunction with the Senior Production Managers

  • Negotiate contracts with Air Service, Scales Service Companies

  • Work in liaison with Engineering Spares suppliers so that spares are being held by them and not ourselves

  • Any other ad-hoc exercises as directed by the General Manager.

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Key Result Areas:

  • Ensure all breakdowns are attended reducing time lost to a minimum, also filling in all appropriate paperwork Work closely with all the Senior Production Managers to make the plant improvements that lead to quality and efficiency gains

  • To control and organise labour in terms of shift rota’s, holiday/absence cover in conjunction with the Human Resources Department to ensure that agreed targets are achieved

  • Promote a working environment charged with pride and enthusiasm which is fun and rewarding to our employees

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Preferred Qualifications/Skills/Knowledge

  • Excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills

  • Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines

  • Previous Experience (required to perform duties satisfactorily)

  • Minimum 5 years or supervisory experience within the FMCG sector

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For more information and to apply, contact Laura on 01733 303 373 or click 'Apply' today!

We look forward to hearing from you!