Engineering Section Manager

Engineering Section Manager

We rise to challenges together 

• • 3’s and 2’s 6:00-18:00
  • Up to £55,000
  • Highly competitive reward package including life insurance, staff shop, MyBargains discount platform    

Why join us?  

We’re ready for anything. We thrive on challenge and change. The undeniable pressure and pace of our 24/7 operation keeps us on our toes and offers a variety of career pathways and options to explore and pursue. We encourage everyone to work hard, push further and show resilience. And it’s exciting. Because only by mentoring and role modelling our success and innovation, will we continue to diversify, grow as individuals and succeed together. 

What we do.  

This particular role is at our Bakkavor Spalding site, which employs over 1,470 people across 3 manufacturing facilities & 1 Distribution Centre. We specialise in making hand crafted sandwich wraps, salads, dips, soups & sauces and mayonnaise.

About the role.   

The successful Engineering Section Manager will; provide support to the business as required and ensure efficient use of all available resources, provide a point of contact for other departments, and assume some of the Engineering Managers duties during their absence and assist other departmental teams in achieving their goals

Accountabilities:  

• Comply with all Bakkavor statutory Safety, Health, and Environment requirements.
• Ensure accurate and timely records are kept of all engineering work carried out on shift, root cause of failures are identified and measures are taken to prevent a re-occurrence
• Ensure engineering downtime is minimised, accurately logged using the computerised maintenance system, monitor repair times.
• Ensure operating and maintenance manuals, diagnostic instructions and special tools are readily available for the shift.
• Provide engineering support to production to ensure efficient performance of all equipment. Liaise with Production management team to resolve problems quickly and improve performance.
• Manage contractors and suppliers, audit their work, and ensure work permits are issued and that all work is carried out with no risk to the business. Liaise with suppliers and the Engineering Section Managers to ensure adequate spares and information are made available.
• Manage, plan, prioritise and audit engineering activities daily and ensure accurate records are maintained for the end of each shift.
• Provide hands on support to the engineering team and lead by example.

About you.   

• Recognised engineering qualification.
• Confident supervisory skills. Ability to make decisions, and work under pressure.
• Good understanding of Health and Safety requirements.
• Good communication skills at all levels.
• Competent fault finding and analysis skills.
• Proven experience within engineering, experience within chilled food manufacturing is desirable.

What you’ll receive.   
  

As an equal opportunity employer, we’re committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.    

• Life Assurance (2.5 x salary)
• Short Term Bonus Scheme
• 25 days holiday
• Staff Shop
• Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• MyBargains Discount Platform
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Free Independent Mortgage Advice
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A Range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
• Discounted tutoring for children
• Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary
• Private Medical Insurance
• Free Carparking

Proud to be Bakkavor.   
   

We’re proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We’re proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose. We’re driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business – come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!   

Find out more and apply.   

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