Senior Manager - Engineering

About the role

Generate strategic plan for next 5yrs for the department Manage department annual budget Manage Maintenance, Controls and Facilities departments Build and manage an Asset Health register. Lead projects for the department. Create development plans for team growth. Maintain compliance in PM and Statutory works. Co-ordinate day-to day reactive breakdowns. The role involves actively supporting the shop floor in breakdowns situations and driving the management, fast resolve and high standard of fixes whilst also leading, developing, and coaching the maintenance technicians to achieve exceptional standards within the department. The Engineering Manager will work hand in hand with all Shift Leads to communicate, prioritise and direct all technical matters that effect production. This role is responsible to ensure coherence to business objectives within the department whilst ensuring that Engineering is fully functional and operating within all company and sector guidelines (validated states, like for like changes etc.). Your key duties and responsibilities: Works collaboratively with manufacturing shift leads to prioritise and align labour to manufacturing priorities, to support delivering monthly Safety, Quality, Delivery & Cost KPis. Ensures site assets are compliant through Safety & Quality standards and metrics. Hands on role with direct leadership of Maintenance team for the Deeside site, ensuring maximum visibility of team across site to the factory team. Execute Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) driving down machine time loss supporting increased OEE year on year. Drives Maintenance compliance through safety & quality and drive team to real Root-Cause through effective analysis. Prioritises data to communicate within the organization - decisions based on actual figures rather than intuition or observation alone. Implement predictive and preventative maintenance techniques and support Autonomous maintenance. Manage planned maintenance execution and ensure 100% compliance Be hands-on in supporting the Engineering team in breakdowns using skills and experience to guide and deliver

Requirements

• Time served engineer
• Considerable knowledge and experience in manufacturing engineering is essential
• Knowledge of control systems, programming and technical fault finding is desirable
• Expert knowledge in mechanical/electrical and pneumatic systems
• Previous experience of improvement projects and leading teams
• Experience in a highly regulated maintenance environment is essential
• Management experience within a maintenance framework would be a distinct advantage
• Self - Motivation and flexibility of job assignments
• Blend of leadership and technical skills
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills
• Results and data orientated
• Driven attitude with the ability to hold high working standards and challenge when required
• Must be able to build a strong working relationship with employees on shop floor.
• Qualifications/Education:
• Time served engineer (electrical & mechanical).
• Six Sigma Green Belt (preferred)
• Engineering Degree/HNC or higher - similar qualifications will be considered.
• Travel Requirements:
• Minimal travel may be required.
• Working Conditions:
• Role is split between office-based work, contractor management and 'hands on' tasks.
• Special Conditions:
• Core shift (flexibility as required).
• Ready to join us?
• At Convatec, we're pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch. If you're ready to make a real impact, apply today and help us bring our Forever Caring promise to life.
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About Convatec Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in Advanced Wound Care, Ostomy Care, Continence Care, and Infusion Care. With more than 10,000 colleagues, we provide our products and services in around 90 countries, united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention and protection of at-risk skin, to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Convatec's revenues in 2024 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). To learn more please visit http://www.convatecgroup.com

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