Engineering Manager — Capital Projects & Asset Excellence in Cardiff

A rare opportunity has arisen for an Engineering Manager to join our Senior Leadership Team here at Cardiff. This is an exciting time to join our business as it continues to grow and evolve following a £60 million investment into our Cardiff site. The Cardiff site has the prestigious status of being the Juice Centre of Excellence.

Job Purpose: Reporting to the Site Head of Operations, and is part of the SLT, will have responsibility for the planning, resourcing, controlling and coordinating all aspects of engineering and asset management through direct reports, delivering optimum equipment performance efficiency as part of the overall sites performance measures, all implemented and executed within Health, Safety & Environmental legislation, observing site policies and procedures – primarily responsible for upholding Engineering standards across the site. Responsibility for planning, executing and delivering the Capital portfolio plan also falls within this remit.

This role will also work closely with Group Engineering and OPEX/Continuous Improvement functions when required, to ensure alignment with the Group Manufacturing philosophy including Asset Management and Capital works on time and in full. Whilst the role is site based, it forms part of a business which recognises the need for change with major growth ambitions and as part of which is likely to expand both in the UK and overseas. The role will need to be flexible and provide support as required to capitalise on whatever opportunities arise.

Key Responsibilities:

• Safety, Quality, Hygiene: Undertake duties in a responsible manner giving due consideration to Safety, Environmental & Quality procedures, which form part of the Integrated Management System. Ensure work undertaken conforms to legislative requirements. Embrace a culture of safe behaviour and contractor health and safety within the production and engineering areas.
• Asset Management: Develop efficient and effective asset care programs to champion availability across both sites, standardising the asset care approach with the drive to ensure effective maintenance systems, in line with the Group PMS Roadmap & the Maturity Matrix site development tool.
• Stores Management: Develop effective materials management with optimised levels of spares and stock accuracy and service levels and known cost of asset spares.
• Services and Energy Management: Manage site facilities, ensure that statutory compliance is adhered and performance standards are at such that best practice is applied for the environmental impact and continuity of supply.
• Electrical Management: Ensure electrical standards are at a minimum compliant with current relevant legislation and the Princes group standards.
• Engineering Management: Drive operating standards of manufacturing assets across the site. Minor capital management and investment, avoiding obsolescence.
• Capital Plan Management: This role will have responsibility for planning and executing the Capital plan for site. The role will also have an input into forward strategy for the site and sector.
• Continuous Improvement: Promote and drive GMP & RCA and other continuous improvement tools to identify areas for improvement and establish targets to ensure that the productive capability of the plant is optimised and improved for the needs of the business.
• Manage/Develop People: Ensure that the engineering workforce is appropriately recruited, trained and managed to be able effectively and safely to deliver their tasks and ensure the stability and continuity of this workforce consistent with the long-term needs of the factory.
• Technical Leadership: SLT level technical support for site to cover all aspects. Apply defined best practice in all engineering and maintenance matters.
• Communication: Work closely with peers as part of the Senior Leadership team to realise objective based performance and drive the sites forward on its improvement targets set within the Princes Manufacturing System framework.

Experience Required:

• Ideally Chartered or working towards a Chartership within the relevant professional engineering institution.
• Graduate or of Graduate calibre, ideally with a further engineering qualification, hands-on experience with a demonstrable track record of success.
• Demonstrable track record of achieving results / managing change.
• Strong operational grounding within a complex fast-moving manufacturing environment.
• Operated and familiar with implementation of the principles of World Class Manufacturing environments / Continuous Improvement methodologies.
• Track record of leadership in the planning and subsequent implementation of capital investment in production facilities.
• Experience of delivering results against financial targets, service levels and safety standards.
• Good working knowledge of operating systems such as SAP, AutoCAD, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Project.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience of managing people and dealing with Trade Unions.
• Experience of operating utilities plant and project management.
• Practical electrical engineering experience including legislation.
• Experienced in managing all aspects of Automation and the relevant support teams.