Site Engineering Manager

at  pladis

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.
As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.
To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact
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Why join our team?
pladis is home to iconic brands Godiva, McVitie’s and Ulker. These brands make sweet treats and savoury treats that consumers everywhere recognise and enjoy! As we start on our new journey, we will continue making the biscuits and confectionery people know and expect from these brands, and we will expand their portfolios too. Together we will build new and exciting products at pladis – new flavours, new concepts and new ways to share happiness!
Our strength is not only in our products, it is also in our people and our values. Each business that has united to form pladis are loved for their heritage and values. We will retain the honesty, integrity and trust instilled in our brands by our ground-breaking founders as we embark on the next chapter of our success.
What will this role achieve?
Our Site Engineering Manager role offers a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference at our Carlisle manufacturing site. In this pivotal leadership role, you will coach the engineering team to build capability, building strong succession plans. You will support diversity and inclusion with in the team. Be able to drive performance improvements building on the foundations that are already in place, lead on major modernisation projects, manage multi-million-pound budgets and support the sustainability goals of the site. The leader will be responsible for setting the engineering strategy and lead engineering activities, ensuring efficient production through maintenance of assets, assured technical capabilities and compliance with regulatory and company requirements.
You will ensure that the business maintains maximum effectiveness and benefit from existing site technology and in parallel develop concepts and strategies for introducing new manufacturing methods and technologies. In order to succeed, you will know what excellent looks like within a world-class organisation and have the skills and experience to achieve this.
Communication is one of the major factors for the success of this role, you will need to be able to communicate at all levels, be able to build strong working relationships, and influence and bring different groups around to your way of thinking.

What will be your key deliverables?

• To develop and implement a strategy that will ensure the Engineering function is effective, low cost, well-motivated, flexible, and continually adapts to changing circumstances.
• To ensure continued improvement in engineering skills through a structured development programme.
• Ensure compliance with legislative, and European directive requirements.
• Ensure systems for stores to minimise inventory levels and working capital.
• Maximise utilisation of our skilled personnel. Integrate craftsmen and line operators into teams by deciding on the most effective maintenance structure.
• Create, implement and manage both maintenance and capital expenditure budgets for the factory, to achieve factory and business targets including supplier optimisation and minimal inventories, be responsible management of the asset register and asset disposal.
• Develop plans for replacements plant, processes and systems as required by business objectives and plant condition.
• Ensure departmental compliance to Health & Safety and environment legislation
• Together with the factory management team ensure that the productive capability of the plant is optimised and improved for the needs of the business. This includes the provision and use of services on which the business depends (gas, water, electricity, compressed air, effluent removal) and the environment.
• Ensure that standards and procedures are in place and regularly updated to govern all engineering activities on site including all aspects of new asset realisation, safe working practices and management of contractors and assessment of competence of all engineering staff,
• Support in continuous improvement projects and activities.
• Ensure that a culture of safety is promoted by taking ownership for the setting and the management of the health and safety agenda for the site

Bring your experience

• Mechanical or Electrical qualification within an engineering discipline.
• Background in engineering within a large multi-site manufacturing organisation
• Excellent trouble-shooter with the ability to resolve problems effectively
• Experience of delivering engineering change projects
• Experience of handling budgets
• Exceptional communication skills with demonstrable record of influencing at all levels within an organisation
• Confident decision maker who understands the commercial implications of decisions
• Experience of working within a multi-functional senior management team
• Proven track record of delivering performance improvements

Our Purpose
Bring happiness with every bite
It’s a purpose that every one of our colleagues, all around the world believes in. And while we’re all unique, we also share the same values.
Each of our values is important on its own. In combination they’re incredibly powerful.
Our values have deep personal meaning to us. They’re part of who we are and what we stand for as an employer
Living our pladis values is a key part of success, look out for questions in your interview that link to these key pladis values.
Our Values
Purpose led – We’re energised and guided by our purpose to bring happiness with every bite
Agile – We’re ever evolving, we never stand still, always improving for our customers and our consumers
Positive – We’re highly motivated optimistic, courageous, and we inspire each other to be better
Resilient - We’re persistent in the face of setbacks, quick to adapt, learn and move forward
Collaborative – We gain strength from operating as one pladis, winning and succeeding together.
Best mix of ingredients
pladis is an equal opportunities employer, like every great recipe we’re a thoughtful mix. A happy and inclusive place to work that’s as diverse as our consumers and the communities we support, live and work in, all around the world. Where every voice is heard, and difference is celebrated. Where fresh perspectives and new ideas help us grow and thrive.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform key job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.
We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL

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