Improvement Engineer - Electrical - Rail & Section Mill

The jobholder will be an experienced engineer, ideally educated to degree level with a detailed knowledge of their appropriate engineering discipline and with a working knowledge of other disciplines.

They are required to be proficient in PC skills. The jobholder must have capability in use and knowledge of best practice tools and techniques and key performance indicators in order to determine improvements and developments required for equipment, processes, systems and people.

The jobholder must be self-motivated, a good communicator and be capable of motivating and leading others.

Knowledge and understanding of Reliability management tools and techniques are key prerequisites; these include a full working knowledge of CAMF in use and Study design and build principles.

Reports to: Plant Engineer
Salary: Up to £54590 p.a.

We know our employees are our greatest asset and alongside the great benefits packages we offer, we continue to invest in their careers by providing a huge range of training and development opportunities.

Whatever your stage in life, you'll find a range of benefits to complement your work-life balance. The benefits you'll enjoy include:

• Defined contribution company pension scheme
• 27 personal annual leave days + statutory bank holidays
• Early Finish Fridays
• Life Assurance
• A comprehensive Company sick pay scheme
• Health Cash Plan via our partnership with Simply health
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Standby and call-out payments
• Family friendly benefits including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.

Job Title: Improvement Engineer Electrical - Rail & Section Mill

Working in partnership with manufacturing and maintenance to ensure that processes, systems, equipment and people are maintained and developed in an effective way to meet plant management priorities for asset improvement and reliability whilst maintaining safe and legal compliance.

Leading a team of Maintenance Engineers through to craft level responsible for conducting reviews with team members, establishing engineering professional competence requirements and developing a maintenance team succession plan. Additionally, you will offer support to Maintenance Engineers and graduates, aiding their development.

• Ensures engineering activities are carried out in a safe manner in compliance with all relevant health and safety legislation.
• Conducts safety tours and audits.
• Sets / agrees standards and goals with Plant Management.
• Provides / sources specialist technical support as required for the department.
• Ensures that a consistent approach is in place for the use of agreed CAMF standards and work principles.
• Mentors and coaches Engineers and Craft as appropriate to the discipline and activity.
• Monitors plant performance by use of agreed KPI's in conjunction with Maintenance Engineers and develops improvement plan.
• Interfaces with business support teams and organisations both internal and external including RD&T, P&T etc.
• Lead and or participate in installation or process reviews.
• Building on analysis develops improvement strategy to support goals for designated area. Liaises with Plant Management and others to gain approval and agreement on way forward.
• Owns agreed MM, SRE & capital budgets.
• Develops and delivers the improvement plan agreed for the area within agreed timescales and budgets. Prioritises projects using a recognised tool i.e. RAM & 'J' score.
• Supports and provides technical leadership to the maintenance team when required to do so, for example during peak activity periods such as shutdowns.
• Provide technical leadership when required to do so based on skill set
• Prioritises key Performance improvement activity across the area.
• Monitors success of delivered improvement plan.
• Establish and deploy best practice principles within the department. e.g. CAMF.
• Ensure that a KPI driven culture exists down to all levels in the organisation and monitors the use to aid performance improvement, accountability and improvement plan development.
• Sets maintenance team Engineering professional competence requirements.
• Develops maintenance team succession plan.
• Ensures delivered improvements align with to the QMS.