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Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by the Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller which employs over 24,000 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 more than 1,700 British farmers. The Müller brand is ranked at No.7 in The Grocer’s Top 100 list of Britain’s Biggest Brands, and is also the 7th most chosen brand in the UK.

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