Engineering manager

Engineering Manager cGBP40,000 plus pension, life assurance and parking Mansfield, Nottinghamshire Purpose The role is responsible for the management of maintenance, tooling and setting, providing an asset management service to the factory, including; optimal asset integrity and productivity, increased availability and reliability, reduced cost and risk, hence improved profitability together with delivering internally all new projects to the agreed timing plans budgets. Main Areas of Responsibility * To assist in tooling/equipment supplier management including selection, negotiation, and performance monitoring. * Represent the Company and provide support to the sales and commercial teams in technical discussions with existing and potential new customers. * Co-ordination and management of production line trials to ensure that critical performance characteristics and specifications are achieved. * Management of all technical teams which includes, maintenance team, tooling team and setting team to ensure best practice is adopted in all manufacturing areas. * Support the Operations Manager in the management of Manufacturing OEE and resourcing of improvement projects. * Support the Quality Team to ensure all products are produced to specification and any manufacturing defects are identified and remedied in a timely manner. * Maintenance of facility ndash; buildings, roads, services etc. * To assist the UK Health, Safety Environmental Manager in compliance of :- pressure vessel regulations, lifting equipment regulations, asbestos management, cooling tower maintenance. * Monitor and control external technical, maintenance, and tool making costs to stay within the overall project and department budgets. * Working with UK Health, Safety Environmental Manager to ensure adherence to all relevant statutory requirements. Knowledge, Skills Experience * Knowledge of engineering standards and best practices e.g., RCM, Six Sigma Green Belt. * Minimum of 3 years rsquo; experience managing maintenance activity. * IOSH managing safely or equivalent. * People management skills and experience, including training and coaching. * IT literate - MS Office and CAD systems. * Technical or operational background, with experience in packaging products. * Knowledge of continuous improvement techniques. * Experience in injection moulding (essential) and blow moulding (preferred) technology. All respondents to this position must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Rischer and Butler is an Equal Opportunities employer. Please visit our website to view all current opportunities. If you would like to receive notifications of all new vacancies, you can go either go to our Facebook page and simply click on the ldquo;Like rdquo; button, or alternatively you can follow us on Twitter @RischerButler