Facilities Engineering Manager
An exciting opportunity for an experienced Facilities Engineering Manager to lead engineering, maintenance, and facilities functions within a high-performing plastics manufacturing site. Candidates must have proven expertise in injection and/or blow moulding and a track record of delivering capital projects and process improvements.
Key Responsibilities:
* Monitor and manage the sites facilities and processes to optimise throughput and efficiency whilst ensuring customer expectations for quality and delivery are met on time and in full.
* Recruit, mentor, motivate and manage a team of engineers and technicians capable of maximising the plants performance and potential ensuring personal development, cross training and succession planning meets current and future business needs.
* Monitor and performance manage resources to ensure that the requirements of the business are met while controlling expenditure for labour, direct expense and consumables within the approved budget and provide early indications of any potential variances to assist the overall company forecasting.
* Promote and drive an ethos of continuous improvement in all areas of the business.
* Review and adopt best working practices and operational methods to maintain process efficiency and competitiveness.
* Support the Management Team to ensure the business conforms to management systems requirements and the management system is capable of achieving the business targets for; quality, health and safety, environmental, social responsibility, sustainability, GMP and food hygiene and personnel discipline and performance.
* Plan and implement changes to ensure the integrity of the management system is maintained.
* Foster strong relationships with key suppliers, contractors and customers.
* Develop and introduce new products and processes to satisfy customers' requirements.
* Plan and implement changes to ensure the integrity of the management system is
maintained.
QUALIFICATONS:
Educational and Professional:
* Graduate in an engineering or related scientific discipline
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE
* Minimum 5 years management experience of leading a facilities & technical department within a manufacturing organisation.
* Knowledge of polymers and polymer processing would be a distinct advantage.
* Minimum of 3 years experience managing technical capital projects.
* Minimum of 3 years managing new product/process development and introduction.
* Knowledge of labour, health and safety and environmental legislation.
* Communication/briefing & Team building skills.
* Negotiation/consultation skills.
* Recruitment and personnel development skills.
* Budget preparation and management of budgets.
* Knowledge of GMP and accredited QHSE systems.
* Problem solving skills.
* Experience in CAD systems
