Engineering Shift Manager

Engineering Shift Manager

Position: Full time 4 on, 4 off shift pattern

Reports to: Maintenance Manager

Locations: Ornua Foods UK, Leek

Salary: Generous salary available for this role

Benefits:  Free onsite parking, Generous annual leave entitlement, Matched Company Contribution Pension up to 8%, Subsidised Staff Canteen, Company shop offering discounts on Ornua products, Sports & Social Club, Staff Lottery, Discount on Bikes & Tech Scheme, Confidential Employee Assist Programme

Ornua (meaning “new gold”) is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, proudly bringing the unique taste of Irish dairy to the world for over 55 years.

Are you a proactive and collaborative Engineering Shift Manager looking for the challenge of taking a mission driven organisation to its next level of success?

Ornua is actively seeking an Engineering Shift Manager to join our Engineering Department as we continue our growth trajectory. As our Engineering Shift Manager you will use your technical expertise, problem solving and people leadership skills to achieve high levels of equipment availability and provide support to the wider team.

Our engineering team are forward thinking in their approach to ensure that production continues to run with maximum efficiency enabling our clients’ needs to be met. Our vision is to be the best at what we do, be a great place to work and a business future generation can be proud of.

Why Ornua?

• Ornua operates from 10 business units worldwide, including 16 production facilities, and has sales and marketing teams working in-market across all four corners of the globe.
• The Group is structured across two divisions: Ornua Foods and Ornua Ingredients.
• Ornua Foods is responsible for the marketing and sales of Ornua’s consumer brands including Kerrygold, Pilgrims Choice.
• Our co-operative ethos lies at the heart of how we do business as a purpose and values-led organisation, creating value for Irish dairy farming families.
• Our Values lie at the core of everything we do. Our five values encourage us to Seek and Embrace New Ideas, Make It Happen, Be Our True Selves, Show You Care, and Achieve Great Things Together.
• We invest in our people and foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Career Progression including Global Mobility opportunities.
• Comprehensive Benefits with regional specific offerings.

Why This Role Is Valuable:

The Engineering Shift Manager is responsible for;

• Actively supporting plant production plan attainment goals by executing an effective maintenance strategy to maximise plant availability.
• Ensuring the Ornua facility meets its statutory obligations as it pertains to production assets, by proactive engagement with the relevant functions.
• Ensure adherence to contractor control process.
• Co-ordinate the fire evacuation process.
• Ensure personal and team compliance to processes and procedures.
• Develop knowledge, skills and behaviours of the engineering team.

• Accountable for shift team performance as measured by cascaded KPI’s.
• Accountable for ensuring adequate training and supervision is delivered to shift team, by ensuring adherence to the engineering skills matrix.

• Accountable for shift team health and safety performance.
• Ensure efficient utilisation of your team and prioritisation of work.

What You Bring To The Role:

• L4 trained and relevant qualification in Engineering
• Base knowledge of food production lines/process machinery
• PC competent (MS Word/Excel/Teams/Outlook)
• Experience in trouble shooting and fault-finding diagnostics.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate team skills with a positive attitude and professional approach with experience of managing a team of engineers
• HNC or HND in either Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
• Multi-Skilled Engineering experience in an FMCG / Food / or other Manufacturing Environment
• Continuous improvement & lean experience
• A strong role model of the Ornua values and behaviours

Ornua has ambitious growth plans and we’re building a team to help enable and accelerate that growth. We are looking for people who share our values, are curious, forward-looking, take ownership and work together to build a future for themselves and Ornua.

Would you like to make an impact?

To learn more, please visit Ornua at www.ornua.com

Ornua values diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds. We also strongly encourage women and other underrepresented groups in the manufacturing industry to apply. Your unique perspectives and experiences are highly valued and will be instrumental in driving our company’s continued success. Join us in shaping a more innovative, inclusive, and sustainable future.