Company description:
Company Description
We are FBC UK, Fox's Burton's Companies! And we bake the UK's most incredible biscuits (we might be slightly biased, but we will leave that for you to judge).
FBC UK was a match made in heaven, with two of the top UK biscuits manufacturers (Burton's Biscuits and Fox's Biscuits) coming together to create one unique, integrated company.
We are home to famous iconic brands, including Maryland, Fox's, Jammie Dodger & Rocky, to name just a few. We are proud manufacturing partners to some of the biggest UK retailers and household names. We bake our incredible biscuits at eight bakeries across the UK, located at Isle of Arran, Livingston, Blackpool, Llantarnam, Edinburgh, Kirkham, Batley & Dorset and our HQ in St Albans. Together, we employ circa 4,000 amazing colleagues across all our locations.
We are currently the second biscuit manufacturer in the UK market with a strong ambition of becoming UK Market Leader.
Whilst we know that we have delicious products we also know that that the key ingredient to our success is our people, and the passion we have for our brands. You could be the jammy to our dodger, party ring to our Fox's or the choc-chip to our Maryland?! We knead people with innovative ideas, an entrepreneurial spirit, and the commitment to drive FBC UK to success.
We are committed to building an inclusive workforce that feels empowered to build a fulfilling and successful career. By embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) we create a supportive environment for people to thrive and strive to have more positive impact.
We understand that having formal and on-the-job learning opportunities is key to our colleagues' professional and personal growth. We are committed to providing an environment where everyone can learn from each other and grow through a variety of learning experiences.
Our colleagues make our business special. With strong community values, we believe FBC UK is a more prosperous and fun place to work when people feel free to be themselves. We believe in the power of being authentic, entrepreneurial and supporting each other whilst meeting our business goals.
Job description:
About the Role
As part of the Site Senior Management Team this individual will take on a hands-on approach to managing, implementing and auditing all aspects of our Engineering agenda along with defining the site vision and strategy. You will be Technically strong, experienced Engineering Manager, who can develop a world class planned maintenance system. A change manager with strong knowledge of Engineering best practice. You will also have the ability to work within a matrix structure satisfying both site and group needs as and when required. You will be the site duty holder for Gas, Asbestos and Legionella. Both supporting and developing the site capital expenditure plan with strategic thought around infrastructure improvements, capacity planning, obsolescence projects creating a balance of 50% replacement and 50% payback projects.
Main responsibilities
- Ensure engineering and safety systems are used to improve the safety and wellbeing of colleagues.
- Develop, review and implement contractor controls
- Ensure all contractors are inducted and work to method statements and risk assessments
- Lead the engineering team to continuously improve plant reliability
- Drive site reliability utilising condition-based monitoring
- Focus on driving preventative PPM systems
- Develop the site reliability team driving a culture towards true asset care adopting DMAIC as an approach
- Full adoption of RCA in resolving key issues across site
- Provide technical support to the engineering team
- Ensure continual development of the team
- Talent mapping of the engineering function to ensure succession and skill retention
- Develop and complete improvement plans to help site deliver financial budgets aligned with delivery of key KPI's ie OEE, Waste, TOS
- Systems introduced fit local needs, are maintained and reviewed.
- Implement and embed best practice as defined in the ENGex model
- Utilise ENGex model to identify gaps and build improvement plans
- Work with the Operational team to drive Asset Care into the Operational teams, releasing Engineers for value added tasks
Who we are looking for
- Formal qualification in electrical / mechanical disciplines
- Continuous improvement qualified if possible
- IOSH or NEBOSH trained
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Ability to motivate teams and individuals.
- Experience of working within a unionized environment
- Proven track record of delivering improved equipment / department performance.
- Ability to think strategically to enhance site / cultural performance
- Influencing skills and financial acumen
- Ability to network strongly across the sider group
- Ideally someone with experience working in bakeries