Engineering Shift Lead

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 12 March 2025
LOCATION
Blackpool
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Engineering
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SKILLS

HND or above qualification in electrical/mechanical or equivalent CI qualified or strong understanding of principles, ideally Lean sigma green belt holder Safety qualified to minimum IOSH managing safely Proven experience of leading managing an engineering team in an FMCG environment Experience with continuous improvement tools and techniques, especially TPM Strong knowledge of CMMS

FULL DESCRIPTION

Engineering Shift Lead

Date: 27 Feb 2025

Location: Blackpool, GB

Place of Work: On-Site

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.

About the Role

We are looking for an Engineering Shift Lead to work closely with the WMT’s & Operations teams to foster an “one team” working environment. You will manage your shift engineering team to provide support to deliver daily targets and ensuring the overall site KPI’s are achieved.

Main Responsibilities

  • Lead the shift engineering team to continuously improve plant reliability whilst meeting the requirements of a complex, high volume. production site
  • Support embedding site principles within Engineering team as part of the Blackpool Improvement Strategy
  • Support, motivate, develop, and coach the team. Recognise and reward performance and drive robust individual training plans.
  • Assist team to work towards maximum plant and equipment efficiency so downtime is minimised.
  • Ensure completion of planned maintenance documents / CMMS input.
  • Work closely with WMT’s & Production staff to achieve daily targets.

Who we are looking for

  • HND or above qualification in electrical/mechanical or equivalent, relevant experience.
  • CI qualified or strong understanding of principles, ideally Lean sigma green belt holder.
  • Safety qualified to minimum IOSH managing safely.
  • Proven experience of leading managing an engineering team, in ideally a FMCG environment to improve overall site performance.
  • Use of continuous improvement tools and techniques, in particular TPM
  • Experience of working in a unionised environment
  • Strong knowledge of CMMS.

Diversity Statement

FBC UK is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at FBC UK. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.

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