Lead Engineer - Manufacturing

Lead Engineer - Manufacturing in Gloucestershire | ThriveSW Limited My career My jobs MA My account Search These jobs were popular with other job seekers Production Engineer Omega Resource Group Gloucestershire Market related 2 weeks ago senior product development engineer Omega Resource Group Aston-On-Carrant, Tewkesbury (GL20), GL20 £60k per year 2 weeks ago Mechanical Design Engineer Red Rock Consultants Cirencester (GL7) £70,000 per annum 2 weeks ago Staff Manufacturing Product Engineer Graphcore Bristol, Avon Competitive 1 week ago Systems Engineering Consultant Astute Technical Recruitment Ltd Bristol (BS1) £50000.00 - £70000.00 per annum + bonus, pension, hybrid, healthcare 1 week ago Calibration Engineer Morson Edge Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 £52.16 - 52.16 per hour + Umbrella 1 week ago Manufacturing Engineer RE Group Stonehouse (GL10), GL10 3SX £17.00 - 20.20 per hour + Holiday Allowance 1 month ago Mechanical Process Engineer Omega Resource Group Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 £46k - 48k per year 1 week ago Electrical Design Engineer Morson Edge Brympton D'everey, Yeovil (BA20), BA20 2YD Market related 9 hours ago NEW R&D Technical Lead Engineer Moog UK Tewkesbury (GL20) 1 week ago Lead Engineer - Manufacturing ThriveSW Limited Gloucestershire Permanent Published: 4 days ago 55000 Apply Save Lead Engineer - Manufacturing ThriveSW Limited Apply Lead Engineer - Manufacturing Stonehouse Based Mon-Fri 40 hours £52-55k basic salary Are you an Engineer ( Electrical / Mechanical ) working in the Manufacturing sector and looking for a new role or step up in to a more senior position, if so this could be for you. Thrive SW are working with a leading Manufacturing business looking to recruit a Lead Engineer for their busy site in Gloucester, previous experience within a Manufacturing site is essential but not essentially from the food industry. As Engineering Lead for this site you will be responsible for: Leading and inspiring the engineering team. Developing and managing the engineering strategy. Ensuring the company assets are well maintained and serviced to ensure minimum downtime. Ensure the company meets its legal compliance for engineering standards. Project management of capex projects. Key Relationships: Site Manager and Engineering team. Directors and colleagues. Company suppliers and customers. Main Duties and Key Responsibilities: Provide clear and direct leadership of the engineering team. Write and implement an Engineering strategy. Improving Key engineering KPI's - Breakdowns, job completion and expenditure. Schedule and control spend against agreed budgets. Ensure thorough site PPM program is in place, working towards the continuous improvement of this. Ensure that Limble is used to support and record all engineering activity on site. Ensure there are site duty holders for :- LOLER, Electrical Duty Holder, Legionella Control, Asbestos Management Control, Change Management Control, Software Control, Pressure Systems, PHE, Calibration, AHU, Refrigeration Plant, Boiler and Steam System, Metal Detection and X-ray, Product Valves, DSEAR and any others as required. Ensure engineering site stores is managed effectively. Ensure Services are reliable, fit for purpose and cope with future manufacturing growth targets. Prepare and agree contracts with external contractors. Determine site capital strategy - upgrades and renewal. Ensure reactive maintenance meets agreed standards. Skills and Abilities: Excellent food and drink engineering knowledge. Excellent leadership and influencing skills. Able to drive continuous improvement and promote a culture of continuous improvement throughout the business. Good communicator and team player. Well organized and able to hit deadlines. Good IT skills, including Excel. Attention to detail, accuracy and speed. Flexibility as and when required. Knowledge and Experience: Previous experience of working in the Food and Drinks industry is essential At least 5 years' experience of managing an engineering team and department. Ideally degree level educated. Excellent understanding of UK food manufacturing technical and legislative requirements. Experience of managing engineering legal compliance. Experience of working to BRC Global Standards. Dairy industry experience, particularly cheese making, would be advantageous but not essential. For further information on the role and the company you would be working for please APPLY NOW or get in touch with Gary Cornes for a confidential chat INDHIGH Apply Similar Lead Engineer Jobs Popular with Other Job Seekers Production Engineer Omega Resource Group Gloucestershire Market related 2 weeks ago senior product development engineer Omega Resource Group Aston-On-Carrant, Tewkesbury (GL20), GL20 £60k per year 2 weeks ago Mechanical Design Engineer Red Rock Consultants Cirencester (GL7) £70,000 per annum 2 weeks ago Staff Manufacturing Product Engineer Graphcore Bristol, Avon Competitive 1 week ago Systems Engineering Consultant Astute Technical Recruitment Ltd Bristol (BS1) £50000.00 - £70000.00 per annum + bonus, pension, hybrid, healthcare 1 week ago Calibration Engineer Morson Edge Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 £52.16 - 52.16 per hour + Umbrella 1 week ago Manufacturing Engineer RE Group Stonehouse (GL10), GL10 3SX £17.00 - 20.20 per hour + Holiday Allowance 1 month ago Mechanical Process Engineer Omega Resource Group Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 £46k - 48k per year 1 week ago Electrical Design Engineer Morson Edge Brympton D'everey, Yeovil (BA20), BA20 2YD Market related 9 hours ago NEW R&D Technical Lead Engineer Moog UK Tewkesbury (GL20) 1 week ago Lead Engineer jobs Lead Engineer jobs in Gloucestershire Engineering jobs Engineering jobs in Gloucestershire Jobs in Gloucestershire Engineer jobs Project Engineer jobs Lead Technician jobs Associate Engineer jobs Lead Project Engineer jobs Lead Tech jobs Software Engineering Lead jobs Lead Control Systems Engineer jobs Graduate Engineer jobs Sky Engineer jobs Contract Engineer jobs Lead Systems Engineer jobs Lead Software Engineer jobs Head Engineer jobs Principal Technician jobs Engineering Lead jobs Get hired. 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