Utilities Engineering Manager

ASR Group is the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar, with an annual production capacity of more than 6 million tons of sugar. The company produces a full line of grocery, industrial, food service and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group owns and operates six sugar refineries, located in Louisiana, New York, California, Maryland, Canada and Mexico. In the European Union, the company owns and operates sugar refineries in England and Portugal. ASR Group also owns and operates mills in Mexico and Belize. The company’s brand portfolio includes the leading brands Domino, C&H, Redpath, Tate & Lyle, Lyle’s and Sidul.

The position will focus on managing the sitewide Utilities operation to safely meet all Tate & Lyle Sugars (TLS) business and production requirements in a cost-effective and efficient manner.

You will also get the opportunity to help look at improvements that can be made to current processes to help with efficiencies as well as management responsibilities.

DETAILED ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the daily operations of a steam raising and power generation plant and ancillary equipment.
• Optimise area of responsibility to ensure efficient, cost-effective plant operation and measure compliance via plant records maintained via automated control systems and by area operations teams.
• Manage and develop team of operational personnel providing training and skills to meet business needs.
• Identify and implement plant improvements via Capital investment opportunities as agreed with Process and/or Refinery Manager.
• Assist with development of and control costs within agreed budgets. Produce energy scenario plans to accommodate different operating configurations.
• Report monthly energy, water and other key metrics for the plant.
• Work with the Environmental team to provide data and help with climate change, EU ETS and other required energy efficiency schemes.
• Budget responsibilities.

WORK EXPERIENCES

• Extensive experience in large processing plant with high pressure steam and high voltage power generation, preferably with experience of administering EU ETS, CHPQA and CCA compliance.
• Ability to manage Safety, Hygiene, Environment and Quality. Particularly experience of safety in high pressure steam systems and in cooling water systems (Legionella Management).
• Experience of working in a continuous improvement environment essential or implementing a continuous improvement system.
• Experience of budgeting and cost reporting/control.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• Preferably a Chartered Mechanical Engineer, at least a degree qualified Mechanical Engineer with appropriate experience.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

• Responsible for Mechanical / Process Engineer or Graduate Engineer and a team of ten to fifteen Site Services Operators working a 24/7 continuous shift system.

At Tate & Lyle Sugars, our goal is to be the most admired sweetener Company.

Service Excellence: Be the industry’s Gold Standard by a relentless focus on reliability, providing products with superior quality and excellent customer services.
Efficiency and Sustainability: Eliminate inefficiency to be a sustainable, low cost producer and to generate fuel for reinvestment.
Value-Add: Create strategic advantage and enhanced profitability through value-added products and services. The foundation of our values is Talent and Culture as we aim to build, retain and motivate a winning team.

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