Engineering Shift Manager in Brackley

Who are we, and what do we do? You may not have heard of us, but there’s a good chance you’ve enjoyed our products. Avara Foods is one of the UK’s leading food businesses, supplying chicken and turkey to the country’s major supermarkets and well-known restaurants. We own and manage our entire supply chain, from farms to factory and all the way to the customer door – meaning we have careers that cover a whole range of functions. We have major processing sites across England and an agricultural network of over 350 farms, spanning from North Yorkshire to the South Coast and Wales.

About the Role: Are you passionate about engineering? Looking for a new challenge? Do you have experience or qualifications in management and engineering? As an inclusive, forward thinking business, we take pride in our approach to investing in our technology across Avara Foods and are looking for a highly competent and motivated Engineering Shift Manager to join our Engineering Team, based at our site in Brackley, Northamptonshire. A fast-paced, dynamic FMCG factory environment which is noisy and refrigerated in some areas, manufacturing short shelf life products where hygiene standards are critical. The role is both factory and office based, working 4 on 4 off (rotating days and nights). 07:00 – 19:00 and 19:00 – 07:00.

What will you be doing as an Engineering Shift Manager at Avara? As an Engineering Shift Manager, you will lead and manage the day to day running of the Engineering Shift in order to support all activities on site by assessing all aspects of maintenance procedures, ensuring a safe working environment at all times. Responsible for the management, welfare, training and development of the relevant Shift Engineers.

What will your key responsibilities as an Engineering Shift Manager include?

• Leading and managing a Shift of Engineers and Apprentices, including recording all necessary administrative requirements for basic and overtime hours.
• Responsibility for on-shift engineering performance of fast-moving production lines and wider factory engineering activities with due consideration for safe plant operations.
• Assessing all aspects of maintenance procedures, ensuring a safe working environment at all times.
• Ensuring correct set up and shut down of equipment and performance at the required output.
• Ensuring that delivery of agreed SLA standards is maintained where appropriate.
• Accountability for allocating and recording stock used in support of machinery.
• Includes requesting of replacement parts and sourcing of additional parts as required; this requires close liaison with the REACT store man, Engineering Planner and Engineering Operations Manager.
• Responsibility for control and management of tools allocated to the shift.
• Maintaining the Workshop and outside areas to high standard, ensuring regular checks are conducted and satisfactory feedback is received from GMP audits.
• Ensuring the training and development needs of your team are identified and addressed through regular 1-2-1s, agreeing Personal Development Plans and formally recording meetings.
• Reviewing data on equipment effectiveness, PMs and coordinating the inclusion of jobs on weekend or daily plans.
• Leading and supporting improvement projects and initiatives.
• Production of Engineering Shift Report.
• Issuing of permits through SINICA and Contractor Management while on-site.

What you’ll need to be successful:

• Minimum HNC certification or Advanced Apprenticeship in Engineering.
• Proven experience leading Engineering teams within a manufacturing environment.
• Must be familiar with process machinery or equivalent equipment and have the ability to fault find.
• Self-motivated attitude with the ability to multi-task and thrive in a timeline-driven environment.
• Interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to make effective decisions under time pressure, you will have the ability to motivate a team to deliver consistently high performance.
• Ability to demonstrate a good understanding of maintenance strategy as well as practical hands-on engineering experience.
• Desirable NEBOSH or IOSH.
• Desirable IEE 17th or 18th Edition.
• Instrumentation and process control experience.
• Desirable PLC experience.
• Desirable refrigeration experience.

The benefits of working for Avara Foods: As an Engineering Shift Manager, you will enjoy a secure, supportive and progressive working environment, where your contribution and achievements will be recognised and rewarded. We offer comprehensive training as well as continuous development as you build your long-term career with us. You can also look forward to benefits that amongst other things, include the following:

• £53,154.12 per annum
• Shift Allowance £8,030.00 per annum
• 31 days holiday allowance
• Secure contract with long term career development opportunities
• Employer pension contribution of up to 6%.
• Subsidised staff canteen serving hot food.
• Staff shop / staff sales at hugely discounted prices.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Discounted local gym membership.
• Salaried Advance Finance.
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme.
• Access to our Employee Benefit Scheme, which includes unlimited remote GP appointments and unlimited mental health sessions, physiotherapy sessions, medical second opinion consultation, and other discounts and perks, such as savings & discounts on weekly costs.

What happens after you apply for this role? After you’ve applied, you’ll be contacted in due course to discuss your application and CV further. There’ll also be a chance for you to ask us any questions you may have about the role. If you’re ready to work in a dynamic environment alongside talented people who take pride in delivering great results, apply today! We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.