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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in leading engineering teams within the food manufacturing sector, focusing on maintenance management, compliance with health and safety regulations, and continuous improvement initiatives. Proven ability to manage budgets and drive operational efficiency through structured maintenance practices and team development.
Highest-signal resume keywords
People ManagementFood Manufacturing ExperienceTPM/Lean MethodologiesBudget ManagementTeam Coaching and Development
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Hard Skills
Engineering DegreeMaintenance ManagementQuality ComplianceSafety RegulationsData AnalysisProactive Corrective StrategiesPerformance TrackingAsset MaintenanceContinuous ImprovementProduction Planning
Soft Skills
LeadershipMotivationCoachingCommunicationTeam Development
Industry Keywords
Food ManufacturingUnionised EnvironmentHealth and Safety LegislationQuality LegislationHygienic Engineering Practices
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead, guide and motivate the engineering team to ensure plant availability, on-time production, and compliance with quality and safety requirements
- Manage and support maintenance team activities to meet Production and Engineering demands
- Ensure priority work is completed promptly in accordance with Nestlé Health and Safety requirements and current legislation
- Develop a proactive culture where employees take pride and responsibility in their work
- Align engineering resources with factory strategy
- Ensure planned maintenance activities follow the scheduled maintenance plan
- Oversee the day-to-day leadership of approximately 15 engineers
- Create a structured maintenance environment with clearly defined and regularly reviewed performance expectations
- Track and report the annual maintenance budget
- Support implementation of Asset Maintenance and TPM-PM to maximise asset performance, safety, quality, wastage and efficiency
- Analyse plant breakdown data and implement proactive corrective strategies
- Promote safe working and hygienic engineering practices
- Carry out opportunity maintenance on equipment that is not running
- Report to the Factory Engineering Manager
Requirements
What you’ll need- Experience in a people management role within a food manufacturing industry/engineering environment
- Experience working in a unionised environment
- Ideally Degree / Diploma / HNC in an Engineering discipline (Mechanical, E&A, Process, Industrial Engineering or similar)
- Proven ability to achieve targets, drive improvements and manage budgets
- Understanding of factory operations: TPM/Lean, health and safety, employment, quality and hygiene legislation
- Pro-active approach to continuous improvement
- Ability to coach and develop a team
Benefits
Comp & perks- 17% car allowance
- Potential, discretionary annual bonus
- Generous pension scheme – up to 12% contribution from Nestle
- 12 flexible days on top of 25-day holiday entitlement
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays plus flex leave
- 2 paid volunteering days
- Flexible working scheme
- Personal development and growth opportunities
- Competitive salary and benefits package