Engineering Development Lead Engineer

2 weeks ago


Suffolk, United Kingdom Position 1 Recruitment Full time

Development Engineering Lead / Bury St Edmunds / Permanent- salary £ 50-£58K per annum.

Position 1 Recruitment are looking for Development Engineering Lead to join our client, manufacturing site based in Bury St Edmunds. Our client is a leading producer for the food and beverage market, and due to the ongoing growth, they are looking for a Development Engineering Lead to join their friendly engineering team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who may have a Mechanical, or Electrical background and is seeking the next step to develop towards an Engineering Lead supervisory role, with the support of a development plan that can be shaped around your current experience.

The role will likely to be split 60/40, with 40% of your time based on tool time and the remaining time developing your management skills supporting the Engineering Lead to deliver the Engineering strategy and also provide cover during holidays, absence.

Development Engineering Lead will be supporting the Engineering Lead to deliver all aspects of operational performance and actively support the building and management of the engineering budget. Use the agreed maintenance work processes to support the Engineering Lead during operations and to create robust gap plans and deliver them within the agreed time frame and budget.

Lead, develop and motivate the engineering team with being engaged and equipped with the skills, knowledge and guidance to deliver maximum efficiency.

* Provide hands-on engineering support to ensure the enhancement of safety, reliability and production throughput in line with site objectives.

* Manage the progress of engineering activities, encourage decisions to be made holistically with full value stream in mind, and provide updates as required.

* Manage the activities of both team members and engineering contractors working within the site to ensure that quality, environment and health and safety standards are met at all times.

* Responsible for delivering the gap maintenance plan, to plan and budget with support from the Engineering Leader and the Process Leader in collaboration with the Engineering Support team.

* Lead both reactive and proactive engineering activities ensuring compliance actions are delivered as well delivering AVI’s, duty standby routines, asset condition monitoring as some examples of best practice. Deputise for Engineering Lead in times of absence.

Engineer Level 3 Apprentice or equivalent trained in mechanical or electrical engineering. NEBOSH safety Certificate preferred but not essential

* Working knowledge of British Standards for Engineering Plant, Equipment and Practices, or equivalent relevant industry knowledge

* A detailed understanding of industrial mechanical plant together with significant mechanical or electrical experience gained in a complex manufacturing environment.

* A proven ability to manage complex and conflicting requirements in an industrial environment.

* Experience of managing engineering budgets through an annual cycle



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