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As a top 10 global dairy processor, we value contributions that matter and strive to foster an inclusive, growth-driven work environment. Ready to bring your best?\nENGINEERING LEAD\nWensleydale Creamery\nHawes, Yorkshire Dales, UK\nFull Time | Permanent\nABOUT SAPUTO\nSaputo Dairy UK are the company behind Wensleydale cheese, and other iconic British dairy brands including Cathedral City, Clover, Country Life, Frylight and Davidstow - household names loved by millions.\nSaputo Dairy UK is part of Saputo Inc., a top ten global dairy company, offering the best of both worlds: the agility and warmth of a dedicated UK business with the support and resources of a global group.\nWe pride ourselves on our inclusive, collaborative culture, where people are valued, supported, and empowered to make a difference. Our commitment to sustainability, innovation, and quality makes us a leader in the UK food industry.\nABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY\nAs Engineering Lead for the Wensleydale Creamery site in Hawes, you will take responsibility the leadership, organisation, control and development of the Engineering team at the Hawes site, who are responsible for maintaining the plant, buildings and other facilities in an effective and safe manner.\nYou will sit on the PLT and play an integral part supporting with company strategy and delivering against EBITDA.\nYou will provide your team with clear leadership, communication, guidance, and support to ensure the right process and procedures are followed, and performance metrics are achieved.\nYOU’LL MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT MATTER BY…\nEnsuring appropriate organisation and allocation of resources to deliver the production plan to time, cost, quality and service with due regard to environmental, food safety and HSE regulations\nDriving site performance improvement through development and delivery of the site’s maintenance plan, following Best Practice and Continuous Improvement methodologies \nEnhancing people development and engagement to support delivery of the plant’s long-term goals. \nBuilding strong working relationships as an integral part of the Plant Leadership Team\nDelivering improvements in site efficiencies and key performance indicators\nTaking governance responsibility and being accountable for all statutory and regulatory requirements\nOverseeing the training & development of skills, as required for all engineering staff\nDeveloping and managing the R&M budget\nEnsuring there is current criticality analysis for the site and equipment with suitable plans in place to mitigate serious failures, including a rigorous PPM schedule\nImplementing the equipment maintenance strategy with the asset owner utilising our Manufacturing Performance System (MPS)\nDriving Asset Care strategy and standard setting to help implement autonomous maintenance approach\nYOU’RE BEST SUITED FOR THE ROLE IF YOU…\nAre qualified to degree/chartered engineer or equivalent level - Minimum HND qualified\nHave at least 5 years senior management experience within FMCG / food manufacturing or similar\nAct decisively\nDemonstrate resilience & flexibility \nHave strong attention to detail\nWork on your own initiative\nThink systematically and inspire change\nContribute your own views and listen to the views of others\nHave excellent communication and people management skills at all levels\nAre a dynamic achiever, able to think “outside of the box”\nHave a good working knowledge of process/packaging and associated legal requirements, ideally within an FMCG environment, or have worked in other similar industries\nUse problem solving techniques including LEAN, TPM or Continuous improvement methodologies\nCan demonstrate excellent coaching and influencing skills\nAre able to motivate your team to deliver outstanding results\nHave proven budgetary control skills and good IT literacy\nHave strong Health & Safety, Food Safety, GMP and Environmental Knowledge (NEBOSH desirable)\nAre able to utilise CMMS data to drive performance and reliability improvement\nWE SUPPORT AND CARE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES BY PROVIDING YOU WITH…\n5% Annual bonus\n3% Employer pension contribution\nPrivate Medical Insurance that covers you and family members\nAccess to Thrive 24-hours a day - a leading and NHS clinically approved app which focuses on general wellbeing\nLife assurance\nSubsidised staff restaurant\nDiscounted branded products\nMy Staff Shop - access to exclusive benefits, free advice and savings - providing great discounts from thousands of the UKs largest retailers & service providers\nFree, onsite parking\nAutonomous and inclusive working environment.\nOpportunities for progression within the UK and overseas\nDIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION AT SAPUTO\nWe support employment equity. Saputo strives to embed diversity and inclusion in its operations and invites candidates from all horizons to join our team.\nTo enable you to bring your best we will ensure you are provided with any physical or non-physical adjustments to support your participation in the job application and interview process.\nAgencies - Thank you for your interest in working with Saputo Dairy UK. We do not pay fees or acknowledge any CV’s supplied to Saputo Dairy UK unless you have been briefed on the role by a member of the Talent Acquisition Team.\nIn the UK, Saputo is a producer of leading British food brands and value-added ingredients. 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