Assistant Engineering Manager

Assistant Engineering Manager

Location: County Down

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Engineering Manager to join a successful food manufacturing business.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious engineering professional to lead a skilled engineering team, improve equipment reliability and drive continuous improvement across a busy manufacturing site.

Working closely with the Operations team, you will play a key role in maximising plant performance, reducing downtime and delivering engineering projects.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership

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• Lead, coach and develop a team of engineers and technicians.
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• Conduct performance reviews and identify training needs.
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• Build a positive, high-performing engineering culture.
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Engineering & Maintenance

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• Maximise equipment reliability and production uptime.
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• Manage planned, preventative and predictive maintenance.
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• Lead fault finding and root cause analysis.
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• Reduce downtime and improve engineering performance.
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• Ensure critical spare parts are available.
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• Manage engineering suppliers and negotiate costs.
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Continuous Improvement

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• Drive improvements across plant performance.
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• Improve OEE, MTTR and maintenance efficiency.
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• Reduce energy consumption and operating costs.
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• Work closely with Production and Quality teams.
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• Support sustainability initiatives across the site.
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Capital Projects

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• Identify opportunities for equipment improvements.
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• Support business cases for capital investment.
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• Manage projects from planning through to commissioning.
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• Deliver projects safely, on time and within budget.
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• Monitor project performance and return on investment.
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Compliance

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• Ensure compliance with electrical safety legislation.
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• Maintain food safety and engineering standards.
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• Promote a strong health and safety culture.
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About You

You'll be an experienced electrical engineering professional with previous leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.

You'll also have:

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• Strong electrical engineering knowledge.
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• Experience leading engineering teams.
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• Knowledge of planned and preventative maintenance.
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• Experience improving manufacturing performance.
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• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
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• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
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• Experience delivering engineering projects.
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• A continuous improvement mindset.
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Food manufacturing experience would be advantageous, although candidates from other fast-paced manufacturing environments are also encouraged to apply.