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Engineering Manager
Job Title: Engineering Manager
Reports to: Operations Director
Location: Ledbury, Herefordshire
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 7.5 hours per day, core hours - 10am-4pm
Salary: Generous salary and bonus offered with this role
Benefits: Free onsite parking, generous annual leave entitlement, Company Pension, Company Shop offering discounts on Ornua products, Discount on Bikes & Tech Scheme, Confidential Employee Assistance Programme + More.
Ornua (meaning “new gold”) is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, proudly bringing the unique taste of Irish dairy to the world for over 55 years.
Are you an Engineering Manager looking for the challenge of taking a mission driven organisation to its next level of success?
Ornua is actively seeking an Engineering Manager to join our operations function as we continue our growth trajectory. The Engineering Manager will have responsibility for Health, Safety and Security of the engineering function. With a key leadership role in Ledbury, you will help to drive overall site improvements in the areas of Engineering & Operational Performance, and Personal and Food Safety Standards.
Why Ornua?
- Ornua operates from 10 business units worldwide, including 16 production facilities, and has sales and marketing teams working in-market across all four corners of the globe.
- The Group is structured across two divisions: Ornua Foods and Ornua Ingredients.
- Ornua Ingredients is responsible for the procurement of Irish and non-Irish dairy products and for the sale of dairy ingredients to food manufactures and foodservice customer across the world.
- Our co-operative ethos lies at the heart of how we do business as a purpose and values-led organisation, creating value for Irish dairy farming families.
- Our Values lie at the core of everything we do. Our five values encourage us to Seek and Embrace New Ideas, Make It Happen, Be Our True Selves, Show You Care, and Achieve Great Things Together.
- We invest in our people and foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
- Career Progression including Global Mobility opportunities.
- Comprehensive Benefits with regional specific offerings.
Why This Role Is Valuable:
The Engineering Manager is responsible for leading on;
- Draw up and Implement training plans and skills matrix for the Engineering team which is aligned with both Site strategy and Engineering strategy.
- Ensure full contractor control procedures are in place and regularly review compliance standards are met.
- Project manage all Capex projects. Full responsibility for idea generation and implementation.
- Implement, control and review maintenance systems (including Planned Preventative Maintenance). Manage the overall Engineering service & PPM system, with a passion for improvement in the areas of Preventative maintenance, site building safety, Engineering safety and team development.
- Manage and maintain the CMMS system and ensure department and site activity is collected and reported.
- Continually review and maximise production plant performance in liaison with production and quality management
- Train and develop the Engineering teams across the sites to cultivate a collaborative and motivated team culture
- Full control of Engineering budget including labour and Capital project spend
- Provide Key Performance tracking and measuring reports
- This list is not exhaustive
What You Bring To The Role:
- Hold a recognised mechanical / electrical engineering qualification
- IOSH or equivalent safety qualification
- Have at least 10 years experience in an Engineering / Maintenance Management position.
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work to deadlines and work under pressure
- Problem solver with Lean manufacturing and Root Cause Analysis
Ornua has ambitious growth plans and we’re building a team to help enable and accelerate that growth. We are looking for people who share our values, are curious, forward-looking, take ownership and work together to build a future for themselves and Ornua.
Would you like to make an impact?
To learn more, please visit Ornua at www.ornua.com
