About the Job
We are currently seeking an exceptional Engineering Team Director to join our team at Kerry Dairy Ireland. In this pivotal role, you will lead a team of skilled engineers in maintaining and improving our manufacturing processes.
This is a unique opportunity to utilize your technical expertise and leadership skills to drive operational excellence and efficiency within our site.
As an Engineering Team Director, you will be responsible for supervising and coordinating the activities of a team to provide engineering support to our manufacturing operations. Your primary objective will be to achieve team Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in respect to equipment performance, reliability, breakdown, and maintenance completion.
You will also be tasked with coaching and developing the engineering team regarding safe working practices and the rapid diagnosis and resolution of faults. Additionally, you will plan and coordinate team resources to complete all work allocated to the team in a timely manner.
Motivating and managing people activities to meet team performance targets will be another crucial aspect of this role. You will identify development areas relating to skills, behaviors, and competencies and implement team development plans.
Participation in Continuous Improvement and Lean Manufacturing activities, including leading short interval control and root cause analysis assessments, is also essential.
In addition, as a key member of the Site Engineering Team, you will demonstrate Company Values and flexibility to support other teams/departments where required.