Assistant Engineering Manager

White & Clayton are seeking an Assistant Engineering Manager for one of our leading FMCG clients. The successful candidate will be responsible for the below key duties and responsibilities: The role offers regular pay reviews and the opportunity for upskilling & progression. We are particularly interested in talking to graduate engineers who have experience in project management, Continuous Improvement, budget control, etc. Location: County Monaghan Working Hours: Monday to Friday

Key Responsibilities

• Support the engineering function aligning with the site engineering strategy and annual engineering departmental targets.
• Liaise with operations manager to ensure smooth running of production and attend daily meetings to review.
• Assist in assigned long-term preventative maintenance programs and projects.
• Develop and maintain relations between Engineering and other departments.
• Supervise installations.
• Modify processes to enhance operation productivity.
• Review equipment failure & OEE trends to implement continuous improvement actions and measure performance.
• Support the mentoring, coaching, and development program of the team, liaising with the training & HR departments.
• Lead high standards of safety practices across the business.
• Assign, train, develop, and supervise work of engineering within retail processing, promoting the use of the CMMS system.
• Work with and help develop new and existing KPIs.
• Manage and contribute towards continuous improvement projects.
• Support site technical issue resolution and completion of improvement actions through good engineering practices and guidance.
• Ensure high standards of engineering workmanship and housekeeping across the site incorporating 5s processes.
• Identify and share best practices, contributing towards raising awareness and improving performance.
• Manage workload planning and labour utilisation through CMMS.
• Support the development of CMMS.
• Complete reactive maintenance work when machinery breaks down to minimize impact on line efficiencies.
• Ensure best value and cost-effective use of resources to ensure efficiency on site.
• Weekend site management – site services, contractor control, supporting and liaising with the senior management team.

People Management

• Manage, coach, and develop a high performing Maintenance team that meets agreed objectives.
• Set department objectives/KPIs and review ongoing performance of direct reports.
• Report on achievement of targets and identify any required actions.
• Consistently promote high standards through personal example.
• Ensure the delivery of the People Strategy within area of accountability.
• Manage and lead the team, ensuring adequate staffing levels.
• Motivate and coach the team to operational success.
• Monitor the completion of tasks and ensure good performance is recorded on appropriate systems.
• Review, implement, and update company records e.g., training matrices, performance reviews, risk assessments.
• Communicate KPIs from the strategic annual plan so that each employee is aware.

Personal Specification

• Support, comply, and ensure complicity with Health & Safety regulations, the Company Handbook, Quality and Environmental standards, and all other Company policies and procedures.
• Encourage and develop team cohesion.
• Proactively contribute to creating a good team atmosphere.
• Anticipate and overcome obstacles.
• Make useful links to arrive at insightful plans and solutions.
• Be resilient, optimistic, and open to change.
• Have a collaborative approach with others.
• A self-starter, motivated and able to positively motivate others.
• Focused and target driven with a positive, can-do attitude.
• Provide input into Group Engineering and help develop SOPs.