Job Description

Why do we need you?

Undertaking strategic planning activities with the senior management team and in line with customer and business needs. Lead responsibilities for continuous improvement programmes. Create, implement and direct initiatives in line with programme goals and deliverables. Ensure safety is at the centre of all site activity whilst demonstrating role model behaviour and leading by example. Set Engineering, Maintenance and process targets in line with operations objectives and develop the strategies to achieve these. Implement and manage the processes required to achieve targets. Direct activities within the Engineering teams (Tooling, process engineering, maintenance and prototyping) such that they are focused on performance improvement against the agreed KPI's of the business. Lead, implement and drive methodologies that will bring change to the plants performance progressing towards World Class Manufacturing standards. Define and manage the skills requirements and subsequent training within Engineering paying attention to Saint-Gobain competency matrix to improve people capability in the plant. Responsible for determining the structure and resource requirements of the Engineering and Maintenance departments such that the overall strategy of the plant can be fulfilled. As part of managing working capital of the plant and ensuring that the plant continuously run, ensure that you proactively identify critical spares, in line with inventory policy, and ensure that controls are in place to manage the spares appropriately

Is this job for you?

The ideal candidate must have completed a Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering. This role requires at least 10 years' experience in engineering and maintenance in a manufacturing environment. Must have experience with working with computerised maintenance management systems as well as managing high level project management of large CAPEX investments. Prior experience working on MS Office such as excel would be an advantage, SAP and PLC knowledge is a must.

To make sure nothing is forgotten

In this senior management role, you will be responsible for developing and implementing the strategy for the Engineering and Maintenance functions of the business and to facilitate the achievement of the business plan. For this role, we require someone who is an accomplished problem-solver, logical, analytical thinker, it will also need strong communication skills and ability to present, coaching influence and persuade at all levels.

Legal Statement

"We value the importance of a diverse workforce as a cornerstone of our business success. Our primary focus in selecting the most suitable candidates for our roles is based on their skills, qualifications, and experience. We wholeheartedly embrace the principle of equal opportunity in our employment processes and are committed to eliminating any unlawful discrimination in our hiring practices".



Job Reference: SOA00465