Engineering Controller

What you’ll be doing

• Establish structures, processes and procedures to deliver legislative compliance for the site and consistency in ways of working across all areas, and verify their implementation and compliance using periodic audits.
• Provide leadership and direction to the engineering team to create a culture that ensures people are kept safe, engaged, focused, developed and delivering to their potential while providing reliable manufacturing processes that comply with Food Safety and Health and Safety Standards.
• Continuously develop and improve the site asset base through effective planning for and financial justification of the capital projects necessary to design, construct and install manufacturing processes that improve efficiency and maintain compliance standards.
• Create and deploy a site engineering strategy, aligned to the Group Greencore Engineering Excellence Vision which supports the site’s strategic goals and is compliant with all company and legislative standards.
• Proactively contribute to product development opportunities by applying and sourcing the best available technology and automation to create efficient and sustainable manufacturing processes that enhance our market position.
• Support the energy reduction and sustainability agenda to reduce environmental impacts across the site by ensuring all actions are completed and the project plan is being executed.
• Drive year‑on‑year improvements to deliver higher engineering standards to reduce equipment failures, increase reliability and up‑time and, in doing so, increase site capacity.
• Contribute to the site Leadership team as a functional expert and to the Engineering Leadership Team and engineering forums to ensure engineering solutions support delivery of the business plans.

• Relevant degree calibre (e.g., BEng or equivalent) and a member of a recognised professional body – IET/IMech E, ICT/Institute of Mechanical Engineering.
• NEBOSH Certification with sound knowledge of behavioural safety at a site level.
• Knowledge of World Class Manufacturing and Best Practice Maintenance.
• Proven track record of leading an Engineering department with Legionella Level 8 and HACCP awareness.
• Experience of creating a Lean enterprise culture.
• Able to set, manage and optimise maintenance budgets.
• Experienced in the use and operation of a Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Computer literacy with working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Project Management experience, ideally with some project management certification.
• Experience coaching and mentoring developing engineers and apprentices.
• Reliability Management expertise (FMECA, RCM, Tribology, CBM, TPM etc).

• Competitive salary and job related benefits.
• Holidays.
• Competitive matched pension contributions.
• Life insurance up to 4x salary.
• Company shares save scheme.
• Greencore Qualifications.
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform.
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform.
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies.

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.

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