Engineering And Maintenance Manager

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Maintenance and Engineering Manager Main Purpose of the Role

To lead and manage site engineering operations, ensuring safe, efficient, and reliable performance of all equipment and processes. The role is responsible for minimizing downtime and waste, achieving production and cost targets, and ensuring all products meet customer quality, specification, and food safety requirements.

This will be achieved through strong leadership of the engineering team, clear planning, attention to detail, and a hands‑on approach to coaching, training, and multi‑skilling.

• Ensure smooth, reliable operation of all factory machinery.
• Align engineering activity with the production plan to ensure equipment readiness.
• Proactively identify and resolve issues before they impact production.
• Maintain full visibility of machinery status, breakdowns, and outstanding work.
• Ensure rapid and effective response to breakdowns.
• Deliver clear shift handovers with accountability.
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping across workshops, stores, and production areas.
• Provide a visible, hands‑on presence on the factory floor daily.
• Communicate effectively with teams through regular briefings and de‑briefings.
• Uphold discipline, safety, food hygiene, and quality standards at all times.
• Lead, motivate, and inspire the engineering team.
• Conduct regular performance reviews and ensure training needs are met.
• Develop multi‑skilled teams with clear development plans.
• Promote a strong health, safety, and food safety culture.
• Act as the main point of contact and role model for engineering standards and behaviours.

• Own and continuously improve the maintenance plan, focusing on condition‑based maintenance.
• Balance planned and reactive maintenance to maximise production availability.
• Use data, observations, and cost analysis to drive maintenance decisions.
• Ensure all maintenance complies with food safety and site safety procedures.
• Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date equipment records and documentation.

• Control engineering stock levels while ensuring availability of critical spares.
• Perform risk assessments on critical components.
• Prevent redundant or excess stock buildup.
• Collaborate with other sites where appropriate to optimise spares management.

• Manage engineering projects from specification through delivery.
• Evaluate projects against cost, time, and quality criteria.
• Ensure suppliers are clearly specified and managed.
• Deliver projects on time and within budget.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across equipment, processes, and performance.

• Own and manage the engineering budget.
• Monitor and control costs daily.
• Treat all spend as if it were personal expenditure.
• Ensure departmental costs remain within budget.

• Equipment downtime and reliability
• Balance of planned vs reactive maintenance
• Zero food safety or quality incidents caused by equipment
• Waste reduction linked to equipment performance
• Achievement of daily, weekly, and monthly production targets
• Engineering costs within budget
• Completion of performance reviews and training plans
• Year‑on‑year reduction in accidents and incidents
• Positive trends in KPI performance

• All site process equipment
• Maintenance, breakdowns, and improvements
• Production targets and equipment availability
• Engineering budget
• Health, safety, and food safety compliance
• Team leadership, training, and development
• Impeccable hygiene standards at all times

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