Engineering Shift Manager

About The Role:

Who are we, and what do we do?

You may not have heard of us, but there’s a good chance you’ve enjoyed our products. Avara Foods is one of the UK’s leading food businesses, supplying chicken and turkey to the country’s major supermarkets and well-known restaurants.

We own and manage our entire supply chain, from farms to factory and all the way to the customer door - meaning we have careers that cover a whole range of functions. We have major processing sites across England and an agricultural network of over 350 farms, spanning from North Yorkshire to the South Coast and Wales.

About The Role:

Are you passionate about engineering? Looking for a new challenge? Do you have experience or qualifications in management and engineering?

As an inclusive, forward thinking business, we take pride in our approach to investing in our technology across Avara Foods and are looking for a highly competent and motivated Engineering Shift Manager to join our Engineering Team, based at our site in Brackley, Northamptonshire.

A fast-paced, dynamic FMCG factory environment which is noisy and refrigerated in some areas, manufacturing short shelf life products where hygiene standards are critical.

The role is both factory and office based, working 4 on 4 off (rotating days and nights). 07:00 - 19:00 and 19:00 - 07:00.

What will you be doing as an Engineering Shift Manager at Avara?

As an Engineering Shift Manager, you will lead and manage the day to day running of the Engineering Shift in order to support all activities on site by assessing all aspects of maintenance procedures, ensuring a safe working environment at all times. Responsible for the management, welfare, training and development of the relevant Shift Engineers.

What will your key responsibilities as an Engineering Shift Manager include?

• Leading and managing a Shift of Engineers and Apprentices, including recording all necessary administrative requirements for basic and overtime hours.
• Responsibility for on-shift engineering performance of fast-moving production lines and wider factory engineering activities with due consideration for safe plant operations. Assessing all aspects of maintenance procedures, ensuring a safe working environment at all times.
• Ensuring correct set up and shut down of equipment and performance at the required output.
• Ensuring that delivery of agreed SLA standards is maintained where appropriate.
• Accountability for allocating and recording stock used in support of machinery. Includes requesting of replacement parts and sourcing of additional parts as required; this requires close liaison with the REACT store man, Engineering Planner and Engineering Operations Manager.
• Responsibility for control and management of tools allocated to the shift.
• Maintaining the Workshop and outside areas to high standard, ensuring regular checks are conducted and satisfactory feedback is received from GMP audits.
• Ensuring the training and development needs of your team are identified and addressed through regular 1-2-1s, agreeing Personal Development Plans and formally recording meetings.
• Reviewing data on equipment effectiveness, PMs and coordinating the inclusion of jobs on weekend or daily plans.
• Leading and supporting improvement projects and initiatives.
• Production of Engineering Shift Report.
• Issuing of permits through SINICA and Contractor Management while on-site.