Chief Engineer
- Location:
- South West jobs
- Salary:
- £45000 - £50000 per annum + benefits
- Company:
- Mackenzie Stuart
- Job type:
- Contract jobs
- Date posted:
- 27/10/2009 17:13
- Job id:
- 45777405
- Contact:
- Mackenzie Stuart
- Ref:
- Totaljobs/15410RJM
Role: Chief Engineer
Location: South West England
Salary/Package: £45-50k+ excellent benefits package
The Company
- With a history of supplying highly innovative and popular chilled food products to the UK retail
sector for over 25 years, our client is now one of the country's most successful manufacturers across several product categories.
- Specialising in added value chilled foods and producing on a retailer own label basis, they place product quality and continuous improvement at the forefront of their business strategy
- With 'Blue Chip' backing and a healthy track record of year on year growth they are well placed to
offer high calibre individuals a stable and progressive career path.
- They are currently seeking the addition of a Chief Engineer for a key production site
Essential
- A proven track record of Engineering Management within a fast paced food manufacturing
environment
- A comprehensive understanding of maintenance engineering, facilities and utilities management
and project, enabling the delivery of continuous performance improvement plans
- Ability to manage capital projects (quality, cost, time)
- A clear understanding of the manufacturing process affecting quality, service and efficiency
- Ability to influence at Board level
- Excellent written, verbal communication, analytical and numerical skills
Desirable
- Further level Engineering qualifications
The Role
- Responsible for coaching and mentoring the Engineering team into a cohesive and proactive unit
- Managing and controlling expenditure/CAPEX to stay within budget constraints
- Create and maintain an Engineering plan that is integrated with overall Manufacturing strategy,
converting this into performance improvement plans
- Ensure that suitable targets are agreed and that these KPI's are used at all levels throughout the
team to improve business performance
- Maintain efficient service to the business by maximising equipment uptime through effective
planned maintenance and minimum time to repair in the event of equipment failure
