To oversee the management of the capital budget, reliability and maintenance of the site & the delivery of key site projects – to ensure leadership in this area, BAU engineering & capital cost management, and  site technical project activity to manage risk, deliver savings and drive continuous improvement.

As a key member of the factory Operations Team, the Chief Engineer is responsible for setting the engineering strategy and agenda for the site, and providing leadership and direction for the departmental engineering teams, project engineering team, and Technical Services function.

• Development, management, & implementation of the site capital strategy.
• Maintenance performance optimisation to support site variable conversion cost.
• Financial performance (maintenance costs), including realising savings opportunities, allocation and delivery of budgets on time to forecast.
• Leadership of utility infrastructure organisation for the Lowestoft factory.
• Capital engineering responsibility for new product development, capacity extension, cost savings and other strategically important initiatives.
• Member of site Leadership Team
• Finding new technology that continually develops the site
• External benchmarking accountability for engineering and utilities

Essential

• Engineering Degree or proven experience in engineering
• Project Management experience
• Demonstrated leadership and vision in managing staff groups and major project initiatives
• Similar role held in a similar scale manufacturing facility
• Excellent communication skills both verbal & written
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Organisational skills
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise effectively and work under pressure
• Desire for Continuous Improvement
• Computer Literate to intermediate level

Desirable

• SAP
• Continuous improvement & Lean principles
• IOSH
• NEBOSH managing safely