Engineering Team Leader

Welcome to Hovis
We are the proud guardians of over 130 years of baking experience that make up our iconic and much-loved brand. We produce bread and bakery products created with Hovis goodness at the heart of each. We deliver around 1.3 million loaves, every day of the week throughout the UK and Ireland, where we also make Mothers Pride and Ormo products. We are 2,800 people working within 8 bakeries, 1 flour mill, and 2 regional distribution centres across the UK.
Our success is a result of the hard work of our people; they are experts in their field whether it’s baking, manufacturing, logistics, engineering, or the many departments within the central functions team based in our head office in High Wycombe. We are a values-led business and expect our colleagues to live, breathe, and embed Quality, Accountability, and Trust into their ways of working.
Engineering Team Leader - Bradford Site
We are now searching for an Engineering Team Leader to join our Engineering Team at our Bradford Site. The role will be responsible for leading functional excellence in a team of line engineers focused on improvements, as well as generating and delivering plant reliability in all areas of the site.
Key Duties Include:
Be the lead engineer on site in the absence of the engineering FLM’s (out of office hours)
Lead and motivate the line engineers and record work completion through set KPIs.
Responsible for work log completion and shift handover PPM & Corrective work compliance (Including maintenance systems improvements and supporting the team with IDhammer)
Co-own MBD reporting with manufacturing, ensuring full RCA conducted with robust solutions implemented/planned
To drive continuous improvement ideas and assist in cost savings initiatives or any projects given
Work closely with Manufacturing FLM’s to assist in delivering broader site KPI’s (Waste, OEE)
Full understanding of ratio > running > stopped maintenance
Provide specific detail of breakdown incidents and remedial actions to engineering FLM’s
Drive HSE through department and accident management procedures, including accident investigate initiation
Manage external contractors on site out of office hours
The successful candidate must have:
Recognised Engineering degree or apprenticeship
Bakery or food industry experience (FMCG)
Engineering experience
Good knowledge of H&S
Good communication skills, written and verbal
Team Player
Ability to work on own initiative
Be adaptable, flexible and demonstrate a willingness to accept changes in operational requirements at short notice
Why work for us and our benefits:
At Hovis, we understand the importance of looking after our colleagues, so we provide a variety of benefits in addition to their salaries. The benefits we provide at Hovis are as varied as the people who receive them but they are offered with the intention of creating value to them personally over and above their salaries.
There is a range of colleague benefits available, which individuals can select based on their needs. Our benefits scheme is called Hovis Choice, which offers a variety of savings and cashback offers on day to day living and much more including eyecare vouchers, and a healthcare scheme to suit everyone. It also includes our Cycle to Work scheme where you can obtain a brand new bike at a significant saving.
We offer competitive annual leave entitlement and flexibility where possible in order to create a healthy work-life balance. We celebrate loyalty with our generous long service and colleague recognition schemes. We offer three levels of pensions.
Hovis values diversity and is committed to promoting equal opportunities in the workplace. Every job applicant, employee or worker will be treated fairly and equally with dignity and respect regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, social class, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religious belief, union membership, political opinion, sex, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic.
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