Engineering Manager

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

We are currently recruiting for an Engineering Manager at our site in Cam production facility between Gloucester and Bristol. This is a strategically important site which cleans and processes a natural acacia gum used in a wide variety of food applications. This is a great opportunity for an Engineering Manager / Supervisor with strong organisation skills to develop a small engineering team whilst also leading CAPEX engineering and automation related projects. This is a permanent, full-time position.

Key responsibilities

• Demonstrating leadership in health & safety.
• Ensures all engineering and maintenance activities on site comply with national & Kerry Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental standards and legal requirements.
• Leading a high performing engineering team through effective leadership, coaching, people management, development and succession plans.
• Responsible for all engineering activities and CAPEX projects at the site including capital planning, identifying projects, process optimization, energy management.
• Accountable for ensuring that an effective & comprehensive preventative maintenance programme is in place which can be delivered within agreed timescales and budget.
• Monitor engineering & maintenance performance against defined KPI’s and look for improvement opportunities using Lean and CI tools and techniques.
• Managing the engineering and maintenance budget, negotiating vendor contracts.
• Establish spare parts holding guidance/policy to ensure spares are available at short notice to support 24/7 production.
• Utilize KAMS (Kerry Asset Maintenance System) process and tools.
• Maintain a broad knowledge of industry trends and new technology innovation in Maintenance and Reliability to enhance Kerry manufacturing and operational capabilities.

Qualifications and skills

To be successful in this role we are looking for a positive can-do attitude as well as your qualifications and previous experience as Engineering Manager. The ideal candidate will ideally have the following:

• Relevant Engineering Qualification.
• Significant experience in a similar Engineering & Maintenance Management / Leadership position.
• Manufacturing industry experience is essential.
• Experience of Spray drying, food automation and process control technology is highly desirable.
• Varied engineering experience including maintenance, managing capex projects, process control & automation, energy management, waste water etc.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to build solid working relationships within the team and with other functions.
• Sound problem solving skills combined with experience of process improvement and CI / Lean tools.
• Strong computer skills including MS Office, SAP.
• Strong knowledge of Health, safety and environmental regulation.
• Flexible approach.

In Kerry we know that sometimes the perfect candidate doesn’t exist, and people can be put off applying for a role if they don’t fit all the requirements. If you are excited about working for us and have the majority of the skills or experience, then please do apply as you could be exactly what we are looking for.

Why join Kerry

At Kerry, we believe in giving talented, curious people the opportunity to make a difference. We work as a team, searching for the best ways to inspire food and nourish life. We are a community of innovators, working across disciplines to solve global food challenges with a fresh approach. We want you to achieve whatever you put your mind to!

We can offer you:

• Career development opportunities within a leading global player in sustainable nutrition.
• Competitive Salary.
• Bonus.
• Matched pension scheme up to 10%.
• Private medical health.
• Life Assurance.
• Employee benefit platform with discounts and offers for retailers online and offline, travelling, utilities and more.
• Employee Assistance Program, supporting your emotional, physical, nutritional and financial wellbeing.
• Inspiring People - Kerry's Global Recognition Program.
• Access to Udemy, a learning platform with 1000's of free courses.
• OurVoice, opportunity to share your feedback on the work environment every year.
• OurShare, Kerry share plan available to all employees, with option to enroll once a year.
• MyCommunity, have one day per year to volunteer for a worthwhile cause.

In Kerry we benefit from the knowledge of our colleagues who bring a diverse range of cultures, backgrounds, lifestyles and experiences. One team fostering an inclusive culture that, above all, inspires food and nourishes life. One culture where everyone brings their unique perspectives and experiences to help make us better, together. We are committed to nurturing an environment of positivity and inclusiveness, where everyone can be at their best, both personally and professionally.

Our recruitment, selection and assessment process are based on the skills and competencies of the specific roles and based entirely on merit. We are committed to and value Diversity and Inclusion in all recruitment processes within Kerry and do not discriminate based on gender, race, class, economic status, ethnic background, sexual orientation, age, political beliefs, veteran status, marital status or any other protected characteristic.

Please note: We do not accept CVs or candidate profiles from recruitment agencies where terms of business have not been signed. Additionally, we will not consider or agree to payment of any recruiter fee under these circumstances. This also applies to CVs or candidate profiles sent directly to any Kerry Hiring Managers. In the event that speculative CVs or candidate profiles are submitted by recruitment agencies, we reserve the right to contact these candidates directly and consider them for current or future vacancies without any financial obligation to the recruitment agency.