Engineering Director (Kings Lynn)
Location
King's Lynn, Norfolk | United Kingdom
Job description
Job Description:
Engineering Director (Technical Manager)
Salary £80k/ annum (negotiable)
15%* annual bonus (*paid at 100% if business targets met)
Mars Food, Kings Lynn (KLN)
Office based
Want to join our Mars food KLN leadership team? Our KLN site, otherwise known as our 'digital lighthouse' factory in the UK has a fantastic opportunity as our new Engineering director (called 'Technical Manager' internally). We are looking for someone with a blend of technical expertise and a strong track record of people leadership to join our team.
This role is responsible for providing technical leadership for the site, with responsibility for Site Engineering, Continuous Improvement/Reliability, and Maintenance for all site assets, building, civil and factory IT. Delivering excellence in (maintenance) project execution of investments in line with legal requirements and Mars standards.
The Technical Manager actively engages with the factory leadership team especially regarding the technical agenda/ objectives and participates in project reviews/steerco's. He designs the execution and plans the implementation with all necessary actions and drives deployment of signature processes. This may include smaller maintenance work as well as big investment projects. He collaborates closely with key stake holders and leads the communication internally (project teams, value streams, regional teams, commercial etc.) as well as externally (supplier, authorities). He further is responsible for the development of his direct and indirect reports through frequent one on one meetings and the building of a robust talent pipeline.
What will be your key responsibilities?
Technical Leadership:
- Ensure maximum technical performance and reliability of the assets on site, linked to the factory targets and processes, through effective planned/preventive/curative maintenance and local CAB budget execution. This includes all fixed assets, buildings and infrastructure, civil and factory IT-systems.
- Takes responsibility for safety (associate, contractor and food) and quality of execution, as well as all other legal obligations due to local law and Mars Standards. In close collaboration with the senior regional engineering manager responsible for the contractor management and development and deployment of Technical Risk Management process.
- Definition and execution of Site Capital Projects and Large Capital Projects with regional engineering team.
- Responsible for the financial delivery of the Maintenance expense-plan and FAA related to the Small Minor CAB.
- Management of external Maintenance/Engineering supplier network. Definition of optimal supplier infrastructure together with Commercial.
- Providing guidance and technical leadership to the Plant Team, in close collaboration with the Global Engineering team, by leading key signature Engineering Operating System processes like Asset Health Check for the site.
People Leadership:
- Leading & developing of the site technical team (site engineering and maintenance &reliability) and creating an engaging and winning environment in the team. Responsible for the technical talent pipeline on the site.
- Develop and coach his team in applying standard ways of working and signature processes in both Maintenance as Engineering. This in line with the Engineering Operating System (e.g. Project management, asset standardization), Mars Supply Excellence (autonomous maintenance, preventive maintenance).
- Balancing technical activity peaks by adequate people resource allocation - by external contractors or, with support from regional team, from the cluster team.
Site Leadership:
- As member of Factory Leadership Team have a shared accountability for all Associates, overall site KPI's as well as creating and leading the site strategy.
- Manage the interface with the regional engineering team, drive collaboration between site and regional team.
Maintenance Strategy:
- Lead the development and owning the site Maintenance Masterplan (including Energy), in close collaboration with site/global IE and global engineering and in line with regional/global standards.
- Creating with the Global Engineering Manager and the relevant sites and stakeholders the overall CAB site strategy based on the business needs.
- Together with the site HSE manager responsible for the development and deployment of the SIG site roadmap.
- Lead PM pillar implementation on site and drive site engagement to participate and deliver pillar elements
- Standardize preventive maintenance policies, maintenance team ways of working and principles according to PM pillar methodology
Knowledge / Experience
- Demonstrated excellence in people leadership and project management, preferable in an engineering/supply environment
- Preferable line management experience
- Fluently in English, both written and verbal
- Experience/knowledge of broader supply functions like Q&FS, IE, HSE, Manufacturing
- Experience working in an MSE / TPM environment.
What can you expect from Mars?
- Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
- Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
- Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
- An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
At Mars, diversity, equity, and inclusion are core to our workplace. We value unique perspectives, fostering an environment where every team member is empowered to succeed. We're committed to ensuring all associates, regardless of background, experience daily inclusion. Together, we work to make sure everyone, within our walls and beyond, is heard, valued, and given equal opportunity to thrive. 'The world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today.' Join us at Mars Inc., where diversity is celebrated, and everyone has an equal chance to contribute to our success on Mars and beyond.
After submitting your application, if successful, you can expect 3 key interview sages through from recruiter screening to final panel. We're committed to accommodating any adjustments you may need to support your recruitment journey. Your patience is appreciated as we navigate this process together. Thank you for considering joining the Mars family.
Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.
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