Recruiter: Alaska Black
Location: Greater Manchester
Salary: Up to £55,000
Contract: Permanent, Days Monday - Friday
The company
Our client, one of the UK's leading food manufacturers based in the Greater Manchester, supplies premium quality products to major retailers and premium food service providers. Our clients' products are synonymous with great taste, exciting innovation, and value.
To continue to build upon their quality food safety vision, they seek to recruit a hardworking, positive, and enquiring individual who will challenge the norm to continually improve.
The role
Managing a team of engineers, you will be responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of the manufacturing site. Responsibilities will include minimizing machinery downtime, improving performance through optimizing processes, implementing upgrades, or using data-driven approaches to identify areas for improvement. You will also keep the engineering team engaged and motivated, coordinate maintenance priorities with the maintenance team, and have a hands-on approach.
The person
Our ideal candidate will either be an experienced engineering manager or an ambitious engineer looking for that first step into management. Previous experience within a food manufacturing environment will be advantageous. You will have a solid understanding of operation/function and repair of all machinery on site and plant and associated equipment. Along with excellent communication skills, assertiveness, the ability to make decisions on the spot, a can-do attitude, and a strong work ethic are essential.
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