Engineering Manager in Lichfield

Exceptional Engineering Manager required to join our site leadership team here at Florette in Lichfield. We have an opportunity for a proven leader to join our team on a permanent basis, leading our engineering agenda and joining us on our journey to take our engineering department from good to great!

Working hours: 37.5

Main Responsibilities:

• Support the site's H&S agenda and support the H&S manager to ensure site is compliant against all relevant health and safety legislation.
• Work in conjunction with Facilities manager and Maintenance Manager to ensure all Engineering Health and Safety documentation and procedures from an engineering perspective across the site are adhered to and all the relevant documentation is up to date.
• Develop process and procedures within the department.
• Ensure department follows site policies and procedures and maintain department compliance records.
• Represent the department in all external audits.
• Lead and manage the wider engineering team to deliver people and site performance.
• Support the team with major issues, ensuring factory is brought back into service in a timely manner, and company procedures are followed.
• Develop the site's engineering strategy.
• Lead the implementation of all maintenance activities across site to deliver agreed levels of performance.
• Develop department's budget, ensuring correct level of resource is available to ensure departmental targets are met and site efficiencies are maintained at the required level.
• Manage and control expenditure within agreed targets.

Skills and Experience Required:

• Previous experience in Engineering Management in FMCG high care/risk chilled or frozen food environment making customer branded product for the major multiples.
• Qualifications: Engineering Degree.
• Computer literate, especially Excel with ability to interrogate data from systems.
• Project Management skills.

What You Will Get In Return:

• A salary package DOE, inclusion in our leadership annual bonus scheme and a range of employee benefits you’d expect from a market leading business, including:
• Life Assurance: 4x your basic salary paid to your nominated beneficiary.
• Employee Assistance Programme and BUPA: Providing a Remote GP service along with a 24/7 helpline for financial, legal, medical and life issues, as well as access to BUPA Membership.
• Annual leave entitlement: 33 days annual leave per annum inclusive of UK Bank Holidays which increases with service, as well as the option to purchase up to 2 additional working weeks of holiday per annum.
• Learning and Development: Personalised induction and regular learning and development courses and schemes: From L2 to L7 Funded Apprenticeships, Leadership Development Programme, First-Aid and MHFA Training, and many more!
• Benefits Platforms: Employee discount platform for multiple retailers and access to salary finance schemes for bicycles, gyms, and financial assistance.
• Other: Recognition awards, Regular Employee Engagement days, attendance incentives, an annual volunteering day, and a free staff transport service to and from site covering Lichfield, Burton on Trent, Cannock, Rugeley, and Burntwood.