Engineering Manager

*6 month contract*
*Inside IR35*
*Site based - Wakefield*

Key Skills
Develop and manage the implementation of a plant maintenance and improvement programme to increase efficiency and meet performance criteria.
Identify and manage the execution of site-based projects, ensuring that the plant runs efficiently during trials and that any difficulties are quickly and effectively resolved.
Monitor plant and equipment to ensure both comply with food safety legislation and initiate any required action in a timely manner.
Ensure plant and personnel conform to health & safety legislation, policies and standards, initiating any required action so that the site is healthy and safe and free from accidents.

Must have? - Food & Drink Advanced Engineering L5 Apprenticeship or equivalent / HNC or C&G Electrical Electronic / or Mechanical qualifications I Eng Standard Professional Accreditation’
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Collaboration and team working skills
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Warburtons’ quality systems - able to ensure team’s outputs meet required quality standards.
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Knowledge and experience of bread making process, plant & technology.
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Knowledge of HR policies and the law in relation to the employment of people.
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Knowledge and experience of management in an FMCG environment.
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H&S/Food Safety systems & legislation knowledge e.g. IOSH - able to ensure a safe working environment.
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IT knowledge - able to use widespread functions within relevant software inc. Microsoft Office, SAP and PLCs
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Communicating skills - articulate/develops effective, long-term relationships with key people.
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Coaching and mentoring skills - takes responsibility for the training and coaching of others.
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Influencing & negotiating skills - maintains attention when speaking to groups of people/negotiates successful deals and purchases/develops persuasive arguments/demonstrates flexibility in influencing style.
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Analysing and problem solving skills - anticipates problems before they occur and takes steps to deal with them/correctly & swiftly identifies the underlying problem & finds appropriate solutions.
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Project management skills - uses project management techniques to create effective plans with - time cost quality scope with milestones/identifies areas of risk
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Decision making skills - makes timely decisions/takes account of the wider risks & implications.
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Commercial skills - uses an understanding of the cost base in own area to improve profitability/develops and monitors engineering budget.
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Strategic thinking skills - develops strategy and long term plans and objectives for own area/re-designs processes & ways of working to meet long-term objectives.
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Management & leadership skills - develops and exciting vision which inspires others to perform/uses a range of management styles/deals effectively with performance issues/creates a sense of trust in the team