Engineering Facilities Department Manager

More about the role

Our Department Managers know how to work at pace and regardless of which department they work in they all have the same goal - to deliver great food to our customers. As Department Manager - Engineering, it's your job to ensure the Engineering team are meeting the demands of our busy factories and minimising downtime on machinery. It's fast and ever-changing - are you up for the challenge?

Reporting into the Site Engineering Manager you would also:

• Facilities and property management, including repairs, upkeep and general maintenance
• Plan and prioritise work to minimise machinery downtime and ensure maximum use of resources
• Lead and support the Morrisons asset care programme and demonstrate its behaviours and have a hands on approach to repair and optimise the reliability of all equipment assets
• Co-ordinate maintenance priorities with the Maintenance team and ensure this is planned in advance to avoid production disruption and working closely with the site production team
• Undertake Crisis Incident Management, Accident and Near Miss investigations and ensure standards of discipline are maintained, handling infringements in line with company discipline and grievance procedures
• Ensuring the reliability of all equipment assets

More about our perks

We value your hard work and commitment, and in return, we provide:

• Generous holiday entitlement
• 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
• Genuine career progression and development opportunities - here
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free parking
• Competitive pension and life assurance
• Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• 'MyPerks' with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
• Optional payroll charity donations
• A range of family-friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave

More about you

As well as tons of resilience you must have:

• NVQ level 3 (or equivalent, ONC mechanical/electrical engineering, BTEC level 3 in mechanical and electrical/electronic engineering)
• A proven track record in an engineering and fault finding role gained from a FMCG environment (ideally the food industry)
• A proven track record of delivering strong results through a team in a people management role
• A good understanding of HACCP principles and ideally IEE qualification up to 18th edition wiring regulations would be advantageous.
• Strong leadership and coaching skills in order to engage, motivate and develop large teams with varying skill sets.