Alexander Steele is working in partnership with a leading food manufacturer who are currently looking to appoint a new Senior Engineer for their manufacturing facility in County Kildare.
On Offer
* Salary: €70,000
* Attractive annual bonus
* 5% pension contribution
* Private healthcare
* Reporting to: General Manager including having two of your own direct reports (Multi-Skilled Engineers)
The Role:
The ideal candidate will lead and motivate the engineering team while providing planned preventative maintenance and ad-hoc troubleshooting and repairs in order to maintain the site’s ability to manufacture the client’s products with a minimum of downtime in a manner that provides a safe working environment and a safe product.
Your Responsibilities:
* Ensure compliance with Health and Safety and Food Safety policies for a safe working environment.
* Lead, motivate, and develop a high-performing engineering team to meet standards and maintain financial controls.
* Manage costs and performance in line with budget, identifying opportunities for cost improvement without affecting service quality.
* Perform routine and planned maintenance on production plant and services.
* Respond to breakdowns and implement corrective actions to improve production efficiency.
* Undertake refurbishment work for engineering equipment across the company.
* Ensure maintenance work is carried out safely, following safe work systems.
* Support continuous improvement initiatives in production and warehouse operations.
* Complete projects and installations as needed.
* Work within established quality management systems.
* Ensure all activities are legally compliant and follow audit and food hygiene standards.
* Control engineering costs to remain within the allocated budget.
Experience and Qualifications required:
* Electrical qualification - required
* An understanding of Health and Safety Legislation
* An understanding of ISO/FSSC systems management
* Experience working within a fast paced manufacturing environment.
* Experience of continuous improvement methodologies
* Experience of Facilities maintenance
If you would like to learn more about the opportunity please apply with your most recent CV or contact Richard at Alexander Steele Recruitment.
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