Vacancy Name Site Engineering Manager Employment Type Permanent Country United Kingdom Location Wisbech Business Area Operations Workplace Type Hybrid About Princes The Princes Group has over 7,000 employees with offices and production sites in the UK, Netherlands, Italy, Poland, France and Mauritius. Princes manufactures 350 different food and drink products responsibly sourced and enjoyed by consumers every day. None of this would be possible without striving to be an employer of choice, where our colleagues are proud to represent our business. Job Purpose Reporting to the Head of operations, this role will have responsibility for proactively planning, controlling and coordinating all aspects of the Engineering function to ensure optimum equipment performance efficiency as part of the overall sites performance measures. All practices must be implemented and operate within Health, Safety & Environmental legislation and site policies and procedures as appropriate. 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 highly 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. To coordinate the Engineering function to help the site achieve optimal operational efficiency at lowest cost through the delivery of targets against the strategic objectives of the Group Supply function: Quality Cost Delivery Safety People. 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 behavior and contractor health and safety within the production and engineering areas Support and embrace a culture enhancing behavioral awareness to reduce accidents, incidents and near misses. 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. Develop the asset care strategy for both sites around the Princes interpretation of the JIPM model involving AM, PRM and EEM. To drive the transition from reactive to proactive with targets of 80% of Engineering work planned in advance, 20% of engineering time on C.I. with 75% known utilisation of engineers. Ensuring cost of maintenance and maintaining assets is transparent and known. Development SAP PM and other systems to drive planning and control and focussed improvements. Create, implement and manage both maintenance and capital expenditure budgets for the Canning plants, utilising Princes methodology and Group support to achieve the plants and business requirements. Continuous Improvement Promote and drive 5S and GMP, drive RCA, and other continuous improvement tools to identify areas for improvement and establish targets to ensure that the productive capability of the plant is optimized and improved for the needs of the business. Systematically review performance, identifying and implementing opportunities to improve equipment reliability and efficiency using the tools available. Develop and manage agreed projects and ensure completion to time and budget, ensuring minimal disruption to the production units. Evoke a proactive approach to change and improvements in the performance of the sites. To challenge the status quo, driving a culture of best practice and continuous improvement that focuses on elimination of waste in all forms. 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 ensuring the stability and continuity of this workforce consistent with the long-term needs of the factory. This includes where appropriate managing and developing team members in line with Princes guidelines on performance management. Align self and deploy resource appropriately to meet the sites and group strategy. Continually asses and develop the team to achieve Canning operational goals. Challenge work practices and processes to achieve improved operational performance. Manages, develops and motivates the engineering teams ensuring they have the appropriate skills, knowledge and experience necessary to carry out engineering projects effectively. Conduct self in line with the Group values and behaviors at all times. Develop a culture of ownership within the team for the on-going development of the facilities. Carry out any other tasks as may be reasonably requested by your line manager. These are the key daily tasks, not a comprehensive list of all tasks undertaken by the jobholder. Flexibility is required by the business & this will be agreed with the individual’s line manager. Role Requirements 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 - Preferable Previous experience of control engineering preferable LI-HYBRID LI-AG