Job Description

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Job Title: Engineering Manager

Location: Milton Keynes

Working Pattern: Day shift - 37.5 hours per week

Salary: Competitive & Excellent Benefits

We Are Barr - Are You?

We are about being brilliant. We are always learning. We are results driven and relationships matter to us.

AG Barr has been quenching the nation\'s thirst for over 145 years and is home to some of the UK\'s most loved drinks brands.

Employing over 1,000 people across four business units and ten UK locations, we are proud to be a responsible business that takes care of our people, values diversity, gives something back to our communities and works to minimise our environmental impact.

At our core is Barr Soft Drinks, home to some of the UK\'s most loved soft drinks. Whether it\'s the iconic IRN-BRU, launched in 1901 and still going strong today, the vibrant RUBICON fruit based brand or the unique range of BARR flavours, we brighten people\'s lives with refreshingly different drinks.

And we\'re growing, thanks to some exciting acquisitions in recent years, including the functional drinks brand Boost, FUNKIN which operates in the exciting and growing cocktail market and MOMA, which crafts quality oats into great tasting oat drinks and porridges.

There\'s never been a better time to join us!

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• Ideally be educated to degree level in an engineering related discipline and be NEBOSH accredited. It is essential that you have experience of leading a team and preferably in a food and drink production environment.
• Have excellent leadership, interpersonal communication, negotiating and influencing skills along with analytical, problem solving and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Drive safety to the top of every agenda, ensuring full compliance with all legislative requirements and that safe ways of working are second nature and complied with across all teams.
• Lead, develop and coach the engineering team to perform at the highest possible standards to meet and surpass the site\'s KPI\'s.
• Stimulate an inclusive culture, with empowered, qualified, highly competent and motivated people and where continuous improvement is actively encouraged to constantly improve year on year performance and results.
• Lead and deliver the Asset care strategy improvement plan defined through our continuous implement strategy \xe2\x80\x9cBrilliance in the Making\xe2\x80\x9d
• Assist the Head of Operations with the preparation and delivery of the annual revenue budget to ensure optimum utilisation of resources and delivery of manufacturing best practices.
• Draw up capital project proposals and feasibility studies, and ensure, where approved, purchasing, installation and commissioning are delivered within the agreed success criteria using the latest technology and planning techniques.
• Measure of asset performance by the effective forward planning of all maintenance, overhaul and servicing schedules, including maintenance of site PPM system and effective management of engineering stores , to maximise the uptime of all production equipment.
• Collaborate with the Production management team to proactively initiate and implement continuous improvements across the site to provide high levels of plant flexibility which will improve reliability and efficiencies and support the strategy of stock reduction.

What we offer\xe2\x80\xa6

We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive culture where your voice can be heard. Our skilled, loyal and committed people are critical to the future success of AG Barr which is why we are continually investing in our employees to develop their talent.

We look after our employees by offering a competitive salary and benefits package which includes;

• 33 days holiday
• Flexible holiday trading
• Living Wage Employer
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Flexible benefits e.g. discounts & cashbacks, gym memberships, technology purchases etc
• Life assurance
• Save as you earn scheme
• Staff sales discount
• Free AG Barr products throughout your working day
• Pension
• Annual salary review
• Ongoing professional development

And much more!

To find out more about what it is like to work for AG Barr, please visit our careers platform

We are an equal opportunities employer and happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that may be needed for successful candidates with a disability, health or mental health condition.

While we have highlighted our ideal requirements for this role, we are realistic that the successful candidate probably won\'t meet every single requirement in this advert, but we are big advocates of people growing in role. So even if you don\'t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to submit an application - you may be just what we are looking for! Apply now!

Speculative CVs from agencies will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications is Friday 9th June 2023

AG Barr