Engineering Shift Manager - Nights

Are you an experienced Engineering Shift Manager looking to join a leading food manufacturing business based in Bradford? You will have a strong engineering background within an FMCG environment, with proven experience of managing and developing an engineering team. As an Engineering Shift Manager, you will play a key role in minimising downtime, improving equipment performance, supporting the asset care programme and ensuring the engineering team delivers a safe and efficient manufacturing operation. This is a permanent night-shift position working 42 hours per week on a 2-2-3 Panama pattern, with a competitive salary and excellent benefits.

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As an Engineering Shift Manager your role will involve:
* Lead and manage the engineering team to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the manufacturing site
* Minimise machinery downtime through proactive and predictive maintenance, effective fault finding and a swift response to breakdowns
* Ensure engineering priorities are aligned with production requirements to minimise disruption to manufacturing
* Continually identify opportunities to improve equipment performance, reliability and efficiency without compromising product quality
* Lead and support the site asset care programme, ensuring equipment is maintained to the required standards
* Take a hands-on approach to repairing, maintaining and optimising engineering assets when required
* Coordinate maintenance activities and priorities with the wider Maintenance and Engineering teams
* Engage, motivate and develop members of the engineering team, creating a positive and productive working environment
* Support training and development opportunities to improve engineering capability across the team
* Take responsibility for crisis and incident management, including accidents and near misses, ensuring appropriate investigations and corrective actions are completed
* Ensure engineering activities are carried out in line with site health, safety, environmental and food safety requirements
* Support and manage discipline and grievance processes where required
* Work collaboratively with production and operational teams to ensure engineering issues are resolved effectively
* Promote a strong continuous improvement culture across the engineering function

Hours of work:
42 hours per week
Night Shift - 18:00 - 06:00
Panama Shift Pattern - 2/2/3
You will work a combination of 2 days on, 2 days off and 3 days on, followed by 2 days off, continuing on a rotating basis.

Suitable Candidates:
* Qualified to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Engineering
* ONC Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or BTEC Level 3 in Mechanical & Electrical/Electronic Engineering would be advantageous
* Proven experience working within an engineering and fault-finding role within an FMCG environment, ideally food manufacturing
* Previous experience of managing, leading and developing an engineering team
* Strong mechanical and electrical engineering knowledge with excellent fault-finding skills
* Good understanding of HACCP principles and food manufacturing standards
* Ideally qualified to 18th Edition Wiring Regulations
* Confident making decisions and managing engineering issues in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
* Excellent communication and people management skills
* Assertive, organised and able to prioritise effectively
* A hands-on, can-do attitude with a strong work ethic

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