Engineering Development Lead Engineer - Fornham St Martin, Suffolk, United Kingdom - British Sugar PLC

Description

Around 3,500 farmers based in East Anglia and the East Midlands supply our four advanced manufacturing sites with eight million tonnes of sugar beet every year.

We, in turn, make this in to over 1 million tonnes of sugar, serving customers across the UK, Ireland and increasingly growing commercially in the EU and world sugar markets.

This role reports into the Autonomous Production Unit (APU) Engineering Lead.

It is a fantastic opportunity for someone who may have a Mechanical, or Electrical background and is seeking the next step to develop towards an Engineering Lead supervisory role, with the support of a development plan that can be shaped around your current experience.

The role will likely to be split 60/40, with 40% of your time based on tool time and the remaining time developing your management skills supporting the Engineering Lead to deliver the Engineering strategy and also provide cover during holidays, absence.

Supporting the APU Engineering Lead to deliver all aspects of operational performance and actively support the building and management of the APU engineering budget.

Use the agreed maintenance work processes to support the Engineering Lead during operations and to create robust gap plans and deliver them within the agreed time frame and budget.

Measure and manage engineering performance within the APU on a daily to long term basis.

You will provide the Engineering Lead support in delivering the below:

Lead, develop and motivate the engineering team with being engaged and equipped with the skills, knowledge and guidance to deliver maximum efficiency.

Provide hands-on engineering support to ensure the enhancement of safety, reliability and production throughput in line with site objectives.

Manage the progress of engineering activities, encourage decisions to be made holistically with full value stream in mind, and provide updates as required.

Manage the activities of both team members and engineering contractors working within the APU to ensure that quality, environment and health and safety standards are met at all times.

Responsible for delivering the APU gap maintenance plan, to plan and budget with support from the APU Leader and the Process Leader in collaboration with the Engineering Support team.

Lead both reactive and proactive engineering activities ensuring compliance actions are delivered as well delivering AVI's, duty standby routines, asset condition monitoring as some examples of best practice.

Deputise for APU Engineering Lead in times of absence

Engineer Level 3 Apprentice or equivalent trained in mechanical or electrical engineering. NEBOSH safety Certificate preferred but not essential
Working knowledge of British Standards for Engineering Plant, Equipment and Practices, or equivalent relevant industry knowledge

A detailed understanding of industrial mechanical plant together with significant mechanical or electrical experience gained in a complex manufacturing environment.

A proven ability to manage complex and conflicting requirements in an industrial environment.
High degree of credibility and the ability to effectively communicate across all levels of the factory and the operations function of the business
Experience of managing engineering budgets through an annual cycle