Engineering Performance & Improvement Manager

Overview

So, what will I be doing?Are you passionate about driving performance, innovation, and continuous improvement in engineering? We’re looking for an Engineering Performance and Improvement Manager to join our Central Engineering team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of asset care and engineering strategy.As a leader within a Co-Owned business, it is a priority to drive sustainable engagement within the engineering function and more widely through involvement and empowerment, enabling the growth and development of our teams.As part of the Engineering Leadership group, you’ll be at the heart of developing and deploying strategies that enhance asset performance, reliability, and sustainability across multiple sites. You’ll influence, coach, and support site-based Engineering Managers and their teams, ensuring skills, processes, and technologies align with the future needs of the business.Responsibilities

Driving improvements in asset performance through effective Asset Care strategy.Supporting site teams in developing multi-year engineering and environmental plans.Leading continuous improvement programs that deliver sustainable reliability and efficiency gains.Developing and embedding robust Condition Based Monitoring and CMMS solutions.Driving environmental performance and ensuring compliance with statutory requirements.Supporting capability development within the Engineering Leadership group and apprenticeship schemes.Leading shared inventory rationalisation and optimisation initiatives.Qualifications

We need an experienced leader with a proven track record in engineering performance and improvement within a fast-paced FMCG environment.Strong leadership and influencing skills, ideally across multiple sites.Experience in delivering capital engineering investments in process and packaging plants.Supplier relationship management expertise.Preferably experience in short shelf-life / high-care categories (dairy desirable).Degree in an engineering discipline (postgraduate and project management/continuous improvement qualifications desirable).You’ll also demonstrate our leadership principles: humility, transparency, inclusivity, trust, and good humour—ensuring that work is not only effective but engaging and funWhy join the family

We’re independent, British and proud to be making the highest quality yogurts, desserts and ice cream under the Yeo Valley brand and for many of the UK’s major retailers. Operating from four dairies and two logistics centres in Somerset and Devon, we employ over 1700 staff and produce more than 25% of the UK’s packaged yogurt.We’re sure you don’t need convincing, but there’s a whole host of benefits that we offer including:competitive holiday allowance7% non-contributory pension schemelife coverhealthcare cash back plancycle to work schemesubsidised Yeo Valley products and servicespreferential rates with our partnersannual bonus (as part of the Employee Benefit Trust, based on company performance for the year)learning and development opportunities; we’re committed to ensuring all of our employees have the chance to growAmongst other things, co-ownership at Yeo Valley means:We all have an equal stake in our company, sharing in the success we achieveWe support one another in connecting to our purpose and visionWe have structures and ways of working that support us in influencing the direction of our companyWe are transparent about our plansWe work together to make things betterCo-ownership invites us all to:Want to understand Yeo Valley''s purpose and connect with itBe interested in how our company is developing, our future plans and the culture of co-ownershipTake part in conversations and share your opinions on how to make Yeo Valley Production a great place to workUnderstand or question decisions that do not seem to fit with our purpose, goals and cultureRepresent our company as a proud, valued and influential co-ownerOur closing dates are a guide for when the application window should close, although we may close the advert sooner if we can. So, we recommend you get your application in straight away – and don’t miss the opportunity to join us!Unfortunately, we’re not able to provide employment sponsorship to candidates at this moment in time.Please note that Yeo Valley do not accept speculative agency applications; we will only accept applications from preferred suppliers that have been submitted to us via our recruitment portal at the point of ..... full job details .....