Engineering Technical Lead in Kettering

We are committed to improving diversity and equality throughout Weetabix, especially within our recruitment processes. We are always looking to enhance our current teams with diverse skills, experience, backgrounds, and personalities; so if your skills and experience look a little different and you believe you can add value to the role and/or Weetabix, then we would love you to drop us your CV or apply! No candidate will ever meet 100% of the desired qualifications, skills, and/or experience, but we are ambitious to attract the right talent for how we want our business to grow. You might not be right for the role yet, but we are always looking for talented people!

Closing date: 18th May

Interview process: Interviews will be face-to-face at our Burton Latimer site and will be arranged once CVs have been reviewed.

Responsibilities:

• Be the go-to expert for all things plant engineering.
• Provide excellent technical knowledge and support for plant engineering issues along with short to medium-term projects.
• Act as the bridge between factory support teams and central support teams, ensuring seamless continuity and achieving high levels of plant performance.
• Support improvement projects, identify the underlying causes of engineering issues, and actively participate in continuous improvement (CI) initiatives.
• Review all work requests, prioritise tasks, and assess plant priority challenges.
• Manage non-routine contractors by carrying out Contractor Management Duties.
• Oversee and authorise permit-to-work activities in accordance with company policy whilst being an escalation point for lead engineers.
• Utilise excellent technical knowledge to assist in daily and KPI reporting.
• Manage the budget expenditure process.
• Review service reports from OEMs and take appropriate corrective actions.
• Adhere to company practices and procedures, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations and food safety standards at all times.
• Act as a mentor for engineering apprentices, providing guidance and support.

Requirements:

• Display proactivity and work cross-functionally to resolve issues.
• Recognised Electrical engineering qualification (HNC minimum) or Engineering Apprenticeship or equivalent.
• Ability to effectively lead and communicate with teams in a professional and collaborative manner.
• Experience in food manufacturing environments.

Benefits:

• Annual bonus 7.5%
• Double matched ER contributed pension scheme
• Annual salary review
• Healthcare plan
• Access to 24/7 counselling service (in partnership with Grocery Aid)
• Maternity pay / Paternity leave
• Dependants and Carers Leave
• Access to 24/7 counselling service (in partnership with Grocery Aid)
• Additional Time Off for Fertility Treatment
• Neonatal Care Leave
• Flexible Working Policies
• Working Parents Support Group

Please note: Our company policy is not to advertise salaries as we want to benchmark all candidates based on skills and experience that need to be evidenced upon application and screening.