Chief engineer

My client in Peterborough is currently in need of a Chief Bread Engineer due to a growing team. Job purpose: To be the technical authority and provide technical leadership for the company rsquo;s Bread equipment business. * Overall Technical Responsibility for the bread product range * * Ensure equipment is fit for purpose and class leading in terms of performance and features * Ensure all bread equipment is compliant with relevant legislation * Interfacing with the technical department on the design of bread equipment * To be aware of and follow all company Health Safety policies and procedures including feeding back any H S information to management * Maintenance of the bread equipment standards Travel to group and customer facilities around the world to promote, advise on and trouble shoot bread equipment. * Trusted Advisor to the Sales team and Customers * * Underwriting fitness of purpose for bread proposals / quotations * Provide technical support for sales activities, including travelling to customer facilities around the world, as a technical advisor * Actively seeking regular interaction with customers and other bodies in order to understand customers rsquo; requirements, business drivers, trends, buying criteria and business opportunities for the company * Drive the technical solutions as part of the Strategy to Win process enhancing the offer to our customers, compared to our competitors * Ensuring overseas legal requirements and customer specifications are understood and considered in the proposal process * Technical Risk Control * Classification of risk profile for proposals and contracts, following the Risk Assessment process * Outline and where necessary instigate mitigating actions where necessary * Development * Conceiving innovative and incremental development ideas for the bread equipment range * Leading development projects for the business sector (resources responsible to others) * Maintaining an awareness of technological developments which may have an application in the companies rsquo; bread equipment * Have an understanding of competitor rsquo;s equipment capabilities with a view to our equipment being equal or better * Understanding industry trends and future requirements driven by product and process changes and/or regulatory changes * Define new equipment types in line with the sector rsquo;s Business Development plans * Identify patentable ideas and features to protect company intellectual property * Be aware of and demonstrate the company values and behaviours Candidate Profile - Experience, Skills, and Knowledge * Significant experience of Industrial Bread equipment and processes deployed in the industry * Capability to undertake technical analysis in order to solve problems and steer developments * Prepared to travel extensively to support equipment sales, site troubleshooting, customer and competitor awareness, and equipment development strategy * Good communications skills to allow effective working internally, with suppliers and with customers at all levels Salary: GBP70,000 Location: Peterborough Please respond with an up to date CV to be considered