Engineering Supervisor – £Competitive – 884612

Overview:

To manage a team of Multiskilled Engineers on a shift rotation – ensuring they maintain continuous production and improve efficiencies safely through effectively implementing preventative maintenance schedules and responding in a timely manner to breakdown repairs.  Ensure continuous improvement methodologies are applied that improves the operational function.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To ensure supervision and safe operating procedures for engineers and visiting contractors
• To maintain Health & Safety rules and regulations
• To identify potential hazards/risks to the Health & Safety Manager/responsible person upon discovery
• To ensure all PPM schedules are completed and developed using predictive and diagnostic maintenance techniques
• To Initiate improvement plans in a pragmatic and proactive manner
• To ensure the Engineering department in achieving its budget targets through the efficient use of materials and replacement parts
• To follow the correct accounting/authorisation process when ordering replacement parts
• Maintain and improve standards of hygiene and housekeeping in all areas of the factory including the engineering office and workshop.
• To effectively manage the Shift Engineers – planning work, addressing performance issues, T/A and implementation of training plans
• Manage the day to day issues and ensure any assistance from OEM’s is escalated.
• To undertake emergency breakdown repairs in a timely and efficient way on all CPM production equipment and assist across all site engineering issues when required.
• Provide technical and behavioural coaching to peers, apprentices, and front-line production colleagues
• Be the technical resource for projects and technical specification’s
• Transfer best practice to further the development and performance of the engineering function.
• To be aware of and adhere to all Company policies and procedures.
• Any other duties as required by management and within the competency of the post holder.

Deliverables:

• Provide technical and behavioural coaching to peers, apprentices, and front-line production colleagues
• Be the technical resource for projects and technical specification’s
• Transfer best practice to further the development and performance of the engineering function.
• To be aware of and adhere to all Company policies and procedures.
• To undertake any other associated duties which may occasionally arise.
• Continuous improvement & lean experience
• The effective use of self-confidence and persuasion are important characteristics demanded by this position.
• The ability to form friendly and trusting relationships will play an important role.
• A thorough, disciplined and detailed style is vital for those people seeking to occupy this post.
• The logical and detailed analysis of data and processes is likely to be a key component.
• Being a perfectionist and complying with clearly defined rules and regulations will enable the incumbent to operate effectively within this role.
• Modesty, caution, self-control and a non-aggressive style will be preferred traits.
• The ability to demonstrate flexibility in approach and a drive to complete assignments on time.

Requirements

• Domestic wiring experience
• Boiler / Steam experience
• PLC program structure and operational awareness

Electrical / Mechanical qualification