Engineering Team Leader

Country Style Foods is an award winning modern craft bakery company. We are at the forefront of the market for both high quality and Artisan products. We work closely with the leading retailers and food service providers.

We are proud of our heritage and excited about our future.

OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF ROLE

We are looking to add to the existing team an Engineering shift team leader, at our Kettering manufacturing site. Working as part of an engineering team, managing your direct reports to ensure that the team provides and operates a system of preventative maintenance for each item of plant as directed. To ensure, as far as possible, the continuous performance of plant and the minimising of down time.

KEY RESPONSIBILIITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• To ensure and achieve a target of 100% completion of PPM’s issued by Maintenance Manager/Process Improvement Engineer. To communicate any issues that have prevented completion or achieving target.
• Take ownership of appropriate follow up to actions identified and to close off outstanding work in a timely manner. Achieve this by escalation of outstanding issues not closed, ordering spares, checking stock and planning of remedial work.
• Take ownership of countermeasures that have been identified, plan and implement accordingly.
• Asset Care: provide a prompt resolution of open actions, maintain an up-to-date Asset Care Workbook and communicate with relevant members of staff in production any ongoing issues that are to be addressed.
• Actively seek to identify improvement projects across site.
• Reduce downtime to below target level and improve machine availability.
• Ensure standard of organization and cleanliness is maintained in working areas and other areas of engineering responsibility.
• Ensure engineers undertake regular line walks to discuss any ongoing issues with production staff and also identify any ongoing issues that may not have been raised by production. i.e. unusual noises, smells, visual checks across all areas.
• Ensure that all relevant information is filled in on the shift handover sheet and that a suitable handover takes place between shifts, so that all relevant work activities or issues can be discussed progressed.
• Tool Box Audits: Take ownership and responsibility for tool box audits, any non-conformances will be your responsibility.
• Ensure that Engineering KPI’s are always competed at the start of every shift. This must be deputised if you are not going to be on site due to a holiday or sickness.
• Work Completion – completion of Piranha Reports for all work completed for yourself and direct reports.
• Reporting: Ensure the structure of all work orders includes sufficient detail that of the job undertaken in the following format:

o Fault description

o Fault diagnosis process

o Remedial work undertaken

o Detail if long term fix has been implemented or if additional work is required, list the steps taken that will ensure prompt completion. i.e. parts required, who & when the task will be undertaken

• No open ended work orders that do not work towards the completion of a task. I.e. need training, someone needs to fix this, can’t do it, etc.
• Ensure that yourself and engineers have a radio with you and are contactable at all times to communicate and respond to production/management requirements.
• No open ended work orders that do not work towards the completion of a task. i.e. need training, someone needs to fix this, can’t do it, etc.
• Take a proactive role to take all actions to reduce downtime and increase efficiencies.
• Encourage an ‘open and honest’ culture to discuss any issues. Mistakes happen, lets discuss and resolve.
• Ensure that you have done everything you possibly can to resolve an issue. Keep striving to investigate all options to see a task through to completion. i.e. manuals, contact OEM, search for parts, Google etc.
• Take a proactive role to take all actions to reduce downtime and increase efficiencies.
• ESSENTIAL CRITERIA & QUALFICATIONS
• Time served electrically biased engineer, HNC or ONC Qualification.
• Demonstrates a solid working knowledge of GMP and HACCP.
• Demonstrate compliance with Company Rules and ensure that discipline is maintained at all times.
• Ensure that the Company Disciplinary Procedure is adhered to.
• Demonstrate compliance with all requirements of the Company’s Health and Safety Policy. You and your team pursue safe working practices. You must take action if any machinery or your working environment becomes unsafe or if you see anyone doing anything unsafe. Any such instances are to be documented and reported.

This role is to follow a continental shift pattern 6am-6pm 2 days 2 nights 4 off.

If you have full right to work status without Visa limitations please apply today.

Our Commitment

We are dedicated to a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and able to thrive. We welcome applications from colleagues of all backgrounds and are committed to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusivity across our company. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

If you are applying with a restricted visa please ensure to email details with your CV, [email protected].

Please no agencies to canvass call.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Referral programme

Work Location: In person