Overview
Position Title: Engineering Manager
Company: Wincanton
Location: Yeovil, UK
Job Description:
Reporting directly into the Site General Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for the management of the onsite ‘in-house’ engineering team whilst providing expertise in all aspects the site maintenance and the automation systems and automated equipment. The Engineering Manager also has full responsibility for designing and implementing a robust planned preventative maintenance plan and procedures focusing on minimizing the occurrence of adverse effects that could affect the operational service levels from the site.
Responsibilities:
- Analysing the automation infrastructure for deficiencies and inefficiencies
- Ensuring that the Company Quality Health & Safety objectives and statutory obligations are adhered to at all time
- Effective completion of all Planned Preventative Maintenance schedules to exacting standards
- Delivery of improvement processes and methods of operating practices within the site
- Coach, mentor and develop the engineering team / direct reports
- Effective communication across all stakeholders of the Business
- Responsible for the surpassing of all Key Performance Indicators and delivering an exemplary level of customer service
- Accountable for fault diagnosis and problem solving
- External Contractor management and monitoring of key service KPI’s with action plans
- Produce weekly and monthly management service / KPI reports for internal and external distribution
- Management of large automation projects (including project inception and costing including Business Case preparation)
- Full P&L responsibility across the entire engineering budget
- Ensure that the Engineering team are fully up to date with relevant legislative qualifications
- Ability to create a departmental 5 year plan with full accountability for delivery and execution
Requirements:
- Relevant mechanical / electrical qualifications and experience
- Keen analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent written and oral communication
- Strong knowledge of building infrastructure, strong working knowledge of regulations and codes
- Ability to work in a dynamic business environment
- Understanding of Continuous improvement methodology would be advantageous
- Fully flexible approach to work and able to adapt self to meet the needs of the business
- Ability to demonstrate sufficient technical experience of High Bay Automated Warehousing or similar
- Self-motivated with a proactive approach to work and tasks
- Able to work without direct supervision
- Must be an effective communicator and able to develop good working relationships with all levels of colleagues across all teams
- Must be able to demonstrate a proactive approach to raise service levels and ensure clarity of goals
- Must have a flexible approach to working hours
About Wincanton
Wincanton is a leading British supply chain solutions company. The Group provides business critical services including storage, handling and distribution; high volume eFulfilment; retailer ‘dark stores’; two-person home delivery; fleet and transport management; and network optimisation for many of the UK’s best known companies.Wincanton is a leading British supply chain solutions company. The Group provides business critical services including storage, handling and distribution; high volume eFulfilment; retailer ‘dark stores’; two-person home delivery; fleet and transport management; and network optimisation for many of the UK’s best known companies.Wincanton is a leading British supply chain solutions company. The Group provides business critical services including storage, handling and distribution; high volume eFulfilment; retailer ‘dark stores’; two-person home delivery; fleet and transport management; and network optimisation for many of the UK’s best known companies.Wincanton is a leading British supply chain solutions company. The Group provides business critical services including storage, handling and distribution; high volume eFulfilment; retailer ‘dark stores’; two-person home delivery; fleet and transport management; and network optimisation for many of the UK’s best known companies.