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Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller which employs over 31,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Müller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain.Müller is ranked within the top 20 in The Grocer's Top 100 list of Britain's Biggest Brands and is picked from shelves millions of times each year. Müller UK & Ireland includes:

Müller Milk & Ingredients which aims to be Britain's private label dairy leader and produces branded and private label fresh milk, cream, butter and ingredients products. It boasts a network of dairies and depots servicing customers throughout the country.

Müller Yogurt & Desserts which is the UK's leading yogurt manufacturer which aims to create millions more Müller moments for its consumers. It is responsible for major brands like Müller Corner, Müllerlight, Müller Bliss, Müller Rice, FRijj and Müller Kefir Smoothie and produces chilled desserts under licence from Mondelez International. It also supplies the UK private label yogurt market from a dedicated, state of the art yogurt facility.

Engineering Manager

Manchester - Blow Moulding department

40 hours per week, Monday - Friday

We're seeking an ambitious and experience Engineering Manager to join us in Manchester!

The purpose of an Engineering Manager at Muller is to lead the Blow Moulding Engineering team to deliver a best in class Engineering and Technical service, whilst supporting the safe delivery and improvement within manufacturing. As Engineering Manager you will provide effective leadership with strategic implementation of a cost effective plant/equipment reliability, covering statutory and mandatory compliance.

Engineering Manager Key Responsibilities:
Ensure Engineering team operate fully within Health & Safety compliance standards
Perform regular 1-2-1's, PDP discussions with team to drive performance Management/direction of contractors and suppliers
Ownership of the Muller Engineering Excellence improvement roadmap for blow moulding
Development and management of an effective planned, preventative, reactive and remedial maintenance system including CMMS
Coordination and direction of team workload to meet business needs
Deliver on Engineering Excellence strategy and improvements
Support Site Audits in delivering (maintaining) BRC and ISO accreditation standards
Prioritisation, implementation of blow mould efficiency improvements, continuous improvement projects, capex project prioritisation with budgetary implementation of management of site Engineering budget (controls)
Delivery on time in full of Continuous Improvement projects to support performance
Encourages all to seek out improvement opportunities within the workplace, and converts these to own Continuous Improvement actions at all levels
Proactive Management of sickness, performance or disciplinary issues
Responsibility of engineering budget / spend / Capex / Project improvement controls and site engineering team What's required to become an Engineering Manager?
Engineering experience through the completion of an apprenticeship/or similar
Prior leadership experience (preferably engineering manager experience)
FMCG background
HNC Engineering
NVQ Management / FFL trained
IOSH Managing Safely
WCM training
Knowledge of CMMS controls
Lean/Continuous Improvement methods Benefits package of an Engineering Manager:
Competitive base salary
10% bonus, paid annually*
33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holiday)
4x Life assurance policy
Health care cover
Pension plan up to 8% matched
Access to Muller rewards platform saving money off numerous retailers