Wren Kitchens
Engineering Manager
Get notified of more jobs like this · No spam, ever
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
About The Role
We are currently recruiting for a Engineering Manager to join our expanding team based at our site in Barton-upon-Humber. The candidate will work 5 days per week from Monday to Friday, 07:00-15:30.
Main responsibilities:
- Work with Head of Operations to effectively plan workload and job allocation, ensuring tasks are completed in order of priority
- Work with departmental managers to ensure repairs or planned work to machinery is carried out with minimal disruption to operations
- Liaise with suppliers to ensure that the sufficient and relevant materials required for repairs and regeneration projects are purchased
- Ensure that repairs and building projects are completed to a high standard, in line with all relevant regulations
- Management of the departmental budget, monitoring weekly and periodical costs to ensure work remains compliant with budgets set
- Communicate effectively and with confidence to highlight achievements and any improvements required by implementing changes in working practice
- All team members are fully trained for the task assigned to them, arranging training as necessary
- Effective management of employee holidays and absences, arranging cover as required
- Overtime kept at a minimum and reduced, where possible
- Monitor performance and output and highlight any areas of concern to senior management
- Planning and implementation of any long-term projects or work to be completed during periods of shutdown
- Effectively analyse and respond to all situations that should arise in relation to site maintenance and production
- Proactively seek to reduce wastage and reduce costs where necessary within the company
- Establishing an effective planned maintenance programme for plant, equipment, machinery and buildings for which the company has a responsibility
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
In addition to any other duties, as a responsible person you must ensure that you have read, understood and adhere to policies and procedures relating to Health and Safety, and your responsibilities located in the Integrated Management System (IMS) Responsibilities document.
About You
Desired Skills & Knowledge:
- Proven experience in a managerial role within the manufacturing industry
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate, coach, develop, motivate and build effective relationships within teams
- Competence with Microsoft Office and its relevant functions
- Knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics and conveyor systems
- Knowledge of building services and automated systems
- Ability to carry out dynamic Risk Assessments
- Experience of planning PPM’s and responding to reactive maintenance
- Ability to plan schedules of inspection and testing
- Ability to work accurately under pressure
- Strong initiative and decision-making abilities
- Good time management and team-working skills
- Educated to HNC or HND in a relevant engineering subject and hold current engineering certificates in the relevant fields
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
About The Company
At Wren we’re passionate about all things kitchens, and now bedrooms too! We are the largest kitchen retailer in the UK. We’re a business that simply doesn’t stand still!
As well as world-class training on our products, systems and sales processes, you’ll enjoy working in an industry-leading workplace for a business that’s twice been voted the UK’s Number 1 Place to Work on Indeed. That’s on top of amazing benefits including uncapped commission and exceptional opportunities to progress your career across our company.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London