Engineering Manager

Reports to: Operations Director

Location: Nantwich

Hours:  Monday – Friday, 37.5 hours per week, Flexibility is required to meet with the    demands of the business

Salary: Generous salary plus bonus available for this role, depending on experience

Benefits: Free Onsite Parking, Generous holiday allowance, Company Pension, Company Shop (offering discounts on products), Confidential Employee Assist Programme plus many more

Ornua (meaning “new gold”) is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, proudly bringing the unique taste of Irish dairy to the world for over 55 years.

Are you an Engineering Manager looking for the challenge of taking a mission driven organisation to its next level of success?

Ornua is actively seeking an Engineering Manager to join our operations Department as we continue our growth trajectory. You will play a key role in leading, developing and continuously improving the calibre, systems, and processes of the Engineering function for Ornua Ingredients Europe UK. You will work collaboratively with the wider Operations, peer group, other site functions and divisional counterparts.

Why Ornua?

• Ornua operates from 10 business units worldwide, including 16 production facilities, and has sales and marketing teams working in-market across all four corners of the globe.
• The Group is structured across two divisions: Ornua Foods and Ornua Ingredients.
• Ornua Ingredients is responsible for the procurement of Irish and non-Irish dairy products and for the sale of dairy ingredients to food manufactures and foodservice customer across the world.
• Our co-operative ethos lies at the heart of how we do business as a purpose and values-led organisation, creating value for Irish dairy farming families.
• Our Values lie at the core of everything we do. Our five values encourage us to Seek and Embrace New Ideas, Make It Happen, Be Our True Selves, Show You Care, and Achieve Great Things Together.
• We invest in our people and foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Career Progression including Global Mobility opportunities.
• Comprehensive Benefits with regional specific offerings.

Why This Role Is Valuable:

As our next Engineering Manager you will;

• Lead and positively represent the engineering function and population
• Develop the engineering capability
• Maintain strong relationships with all key interfaces
• To ensure reporting on all key KPI’s with corrective actions to address any off track
• Implement maintenance and Continuous improvement practices that will deliver best in class asset performance
• Full control of contractors working to and adhering with OIEUK policies and procedures.
• Implement and drive full utilisation of a CMMS system to enable engineering improvements and sustainability
• Develop & manage an engineering planning process for effective PPM execution on a rolling 52 week
• Maintain and improve standards of hygiene and housekeeping in all areas of the factory including the engineering office and workshop
• Provide technical and behavioural coaching to peers, apprentices, and front-line production colleagues
• Be the technical resource for projects and technical specifications
• All aspects of Engineering on site will fall under the remit of the Engineering Manager.

What You Bring To The Role:

• HNC/Degree or equivalent
• Demonstrable experience of leading and developing teams across a shift work environment
• Exposure to and knowledge of Lean manufacturing
• Demonstrable experience of managing budgets & cost centres
• Possess strong leadership, communication, planning, people leadership & organisational skills

Ornua has ambitious growth plans and we’re building a team to help enable and accelerate that growth. We are looking for people who share our values, are curious, forward-looking, take ownership and work together to build a future for themselves and Ornua.

Would you like to make an impact?

To learn more, please visit Ornua at www.ornua.com

We are open to discussing full-time and part-time working options, please get in touch for more information.