We are FBC UK, Fox's Burton's Companies! ……And we bake the UK's most incredible biscuits (we might be slightly biased, but we will leave that for you to judge).
FBC UK was a match made in heaven, with two of the top UK biscuits manufacturers (Burton's Biscuits and Fox's Biscuits) coming together to create one unique, integrated company.
We are home to famous iconic brands, including Maryland, Fox's, Jammie Dodger & Rocky, to name just a few. We are proud manufacturing partners to some of the biggest UK retailers and household names. We bake our incredible biscuits at eight bakeries across the UK, located at Isle of Arran, Livingston, Blackpool, Llantarnam, Edinburgh, Kirkham, Batley & Dorset and our HQ in St Albans. Together, we employ circa 4,000 amazing colleagues across all our locations. We are currently the second biscuit manufacturer in the UK market with a strong ambition of becoming UK Market Leader.
Whilst we know that we have delicious products we also know that that the key ingredient to our success is our people, and the passion we have for our brands. You could be the jammy to our dodger, party ring to our Fox’s or the choc-chip to our Maryland?! We knead people with innovative ideas, an entrepreneurial spirit, and the commitment to drive FBC UK to success.
We are committed to building an inclusive workforce that feels empowered to build a fulfilling and successful career. By embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) we create a supportive environment for people to thrive and strive to have more positive impact.
We understand that having formal and on-the-job learning opportunities is key to our colleagues’ professional and personal growth. We are committed to providing an environment where everyone can learn from each other and grow through a variety of learning experiences.
Our colleagues make our business special. With strong community values, we believe FBC UK is a more prosperous and fun place to work when people feel free to be themselves. We believe in the power of being authentic, entrepreneurial and supporting each other whilst meeting our business goals.
About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Engineering and Maintenance function here at FBC UK!
We are looking for someone to lead the site maintenance team, where you'll be overseeing 4 team leaders and a wider team of 28.
Alongside this, you will work with the UK Engineering teams to share best practices and deliver improvements against our Engineering Framework model, support CI projects with a zero downtime and waste mindset, whilst using a standardised CI process. This will involve running RCA events on major issues (production/engineering or quality orientated) across site.
Also supporting the implementation of a world class asset management system, you will be expected to identify, raise and support implement Capital Investment opportunities across site. This will include delivery of a development plan for the engineering department night teams will be a strategic part of this role.
Main Responsibilities
Working with all departments on site with a true ONE TEAM mentality, to deliver maximum asset availability while unlocking our teams full potential through coaching, training needs analysis and being an inspiring leader, your role will include the following:
1. Responsible for delivery of site KPIs including:
2. Increase and sustain OEE across all lines
3. Decrease engineering availability issues through improvements to planned maintenance activities and support the delivery of our Reliability Framework
4. Drive innovation & creativity through CI projects
5. Lead Engineering Team leaders in their roles and ensure development of their teams
6. Increased engagement of H&S across site
7. Near miss and hazard rectification support the close out and deploy the necessary skills to remove the risk for our people and FBC
8. Support the Management of the Engineering budgets and track deliverables
9. Present to stakeholders reports on progress on various key driver areas
10. Implement and manage change when necessary to meet project outputs
11. Comply fully with our commitment on our people plans and policies
12. Availability to travel when required
13. The duties described here may be adapted to meet the needs of a changing organization, and therefore it is expected to evolve in line with the organisation.
What are the main ingredients for the role?
1. Have experience of managing engineers / maintenance team within an FMCG / Food environment.
2. HNC in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent relevant experience.
3. Understanding of the use of automation in a manufacturing environment.
4. Experience of managing within a Safety driven environment clear understanding of PTW Systems and RAMS, and Risk Assessments (IOSH Managing Safely)
5. Understands electrical & mechanical aspects including fault finding, machine drawings and scales.
6. Understanding of CI procedures and techniques. Ideally, knowledge of LEAN techniques (kaizen, 5s, 6 Sigma, RCA, 5 whys etc).
7. Good understanding of GMP/GHP is required.
Diversity Statement
FBC UK is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at FBC UK. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.
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