Weetabix is hiring a

Lead Engineer (Shifts)

Burton Latimer, United Kingdom
Full-Time

We are not supporting candidates who require sponsorship for this position.

We utilise our Preferred Agency Supplier Partners as and when we require additional support.

We are committed to improving diversity and equality throughout Weetabix especially within our Recruitment processes.

We are always looking to enhance our current teams with diverse skills, experience, backgrounds and personalities ; so if your skills and experience look a little different and you believe you can add value to the role and/or Weetabix, then we would love you to drop us your CV or apply! No candidate will ever meet 100% of the desired qualifications, skills and/ or experience, but we are ambitious to attract the right talent for how we want our business to grow.

You might not be right for the role, yet but we are always looking for talented people!

Closing date: 30th October 2024

Interview process: 1 Stage On-Site interview

Working pattern: Days/Nights Shift Pattern - Extremely Competitive Salary & Annual Flexible Benefits & Shift Allowance

The recipe!

The purpose of this role is to make a meaningful impact by addressing plant-related engineering obstacles while also taking the reins to coordinate and manage the engineering team during shifts. You will play a crucial part in supporting manufacturing operations, tackling urgent requests from various facilities, and expertly prioritising resources to reduce service disruptions and meet KPI targets.

  • Manage a dynamic shift-based multidisciplinary team, ensuring task coordination, prioritisation, and resource allocation
  • Act as line manager for engineers, focusing on development, performance reviews, and disciplinary matters
  • Provide engineering support to production, resolving breakdowns and addressing priority issues
  • Compile shift reports with manufacturing and engineering insights
  • Ensure team adherence to health, safety, and food safety standards
  • Manage permit to work activities for safety and efficiency
  • Offer hands-on support for equipment troubleshooting and guide effective problem-solving
  • Utilise extensive engineering knowledge to instruct others on asset use
  • Advocate for improvements in asset reliability and engineering processes
  • Effectively use CMMS for logging and reviewing maintenance work
  • Facilitate training for operators on basic engineering tasks and mentor engineering apprentices

Requirements

Non-negotiables

  • Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Industrial Engineering qualification
  • Knowledge of CMMS Systems
  • Knowledge and experience in the field of facilitating improvement processes, with continuous improvement programs such as Lean, TPM and RCA (root cause analysis)
  • Held a Lead role managing a small team
  • Proven capability to educate and train staff members across all levels
  • Alignment to Weetabix values
  • Are always curious to finding new ways to do business!
  • Have the ability to demonstrate how you keep up to date in your field of expertise

Nice to haves:

  • Familiar with risk-based maintenance methods such as RCM, FMEA and ABC criticality
  • Experience in the food or process industry
  • Knowledge of DSEAR compliance
  • Excellent communication Skills both verbal and written
  • Be able to self-manage
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritise multiple tasks
  • Demonstrated ability to interact in a collaborative manner with other departments
  • Good IT skills

Benefits

Check out our website for more information: https://weetabixfoodcompany.co.uk/careers/

Extremely Competitive Salary & Annual Flexible Benefits & Shift Allowance

  • Annual bonus 7.5%
  • Double matched ER contributed pension scheme
  • Annual Salary review
  • Healthcare plan
  • Access to 24/7 counselling service (in partnership with Grocery Aid)

Please Note: Our company policy is not to advertise salaries as we want to benchmark all candidates based on skills and experience that need to be evidenced upon application and screening.

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