Reliability & Improvement Manager

Company description:

Are you a results-driven leader with a passion for enhancing operational excellence? Were looking for a Reliability and Improvement Engineering Manager to lead initiatives that boost equipment performance, increase efficiency, and reduce downtime. In this role, youll spearhead critical reliability strategies, lead continuous improvement projects, and implement best practices to drive long-term sustainability. Youll collaborate closely with maintenance, production, and engineering teams to ensure smooth operations, all while mentoring and developing a team of engineers. If youre ready to take ownership of reliability, innovate solutions, and deliver impactful improvements, join us and help optimize our future!

Job description:

Reliability and Improvement Engineering Manager (R & I Manager)

Bridgwater, Somerset

Shift Pattern: Days Monday Friday 38 hours

Whats in it for you:

• Competitive salary
• 12.5% annual bonus
• 6% employer pension
• Personal healthcare plan
• Free virtual GP appointment
• X3 Life assurance
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and option to perchance an additional 3 days
• Flexible benefits (salary sacrifice) additional healthcare cover, dental insurance, 10X life assurance, car package, will writing services, financial advice services, activities pass, discounts on major retailors.

About Refresco:

Refresco is the global independent beverage solutions provider for Global, National and Emerging brands, and retailers with production in Europe, North America, and Australia. Refresco offers an extensive range of product and packaging combinations from juices to carbonated soft drinks and mineral waters in carton, PET, Aseptic PET, cans, and glass. Refresco continuously searches for new and alternative ways to improve the quality of its products and packaging combinations in line with consumer and customer demand, environmental responsibilities, and market demand.

Refresco is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and has more than 13,500 employees. www.refresco.com.

Refresco Bridgwater is a 24/7 operation manufacturing soft drinks including dairy products. We have 27 production lines in total which produce both bottled and carton drinks.

About the role of R & I Engineering Manager at Refresco:

Reporting to the site engineering manager, The R & I Engineering Manager will champion the Foundational Elements of Engineering Excellence. You will be responsible for 22+ direct reports across R&I, Process, and Servicing.

The R & I Manager takes responsibility for Bridgwater manufacturing Reliability improvement, asset integrity, and preservation. This includes management of the Equipment Care Engineering teams and Predictive Group. You will ensure processes are in place that enable the Refresco Maintenance organisation to preserve the assets, and these assets provide safe, legal, reliable, and efficient operation.

Essential Responsibilities:

Provide leadership that ensures a safe, productive, engaged organisation.

Ensures individuals in the reliability organisation and any of their contractors follow established Refresco safety rules and procedures.

Ensures engineers are knowledgeable of laws, recognized standards and company policies that govern Refresco equipment safety and operation and the applicable sections are followed.

Adequate inspection and repair processes are documented and accomplished so that Refresco equipment conforms to standards, company policies and governing laws/regulation to ensure safe, legal and reliable operation.

Improves Refresco reliability through the disciplined application of the company Operational Excellence Elements. Primary to this role is Equipment Care (BC, PM, Pd.M.), Facility Preservation, Lubrication, Precision Practices (MPM, IEPM, EPD), RCFA, and Reliability Certification.

Ensures equipment maintenance strategies are developed and kept current based on most recent knowledge.

Selection, development, and performance management of the individuals in the reliability improvement organisation to meet objectives.

Establishes and maintains a recruitment and development strategy for reliability engineers.

Shares responsibility with Refresco Capital Manager for building and maintaining a 5-year maintenance capital plan that meets both Bridgwater and company objectives.

Shares responsibility with area managers and area maintenance managers for maintenance budget planning and control.

Support capital team in development and implementation of capital projects with technical support from engineers.

Develop and maintain productive relationships with other Refresco teams, business staff, company subject matter experts and any other people or organisations that may contribute to the achievement of objective

Deliver the Engineering Pillars;

Autonomous Maintenance (AM) Improve Operator Maintenance through basic equipment care to halt deterioration and stabilise equipment.

Focused Improvement (FI) Drive Team Focused Uptime and Operational Equipment Effectiveness through strategic improvement on underperforming performing equipment with known & unknown losses.

Professional Maintenance (PM) Improve Planned Maintenance with Service Contract Suppliers and internal Engineers to optimize life of the equipment and maintenance costs as volume changes over time.

Early Equipment Management (EEM) create smarter & successful new equipment/automation start-ups by improving reliability and flow with early design/layout support for new assets.

Training and Education (TE) facilitate employee Maintenance related training utilising Single Point Lessons (SPL) and standard work tools.

About you:

To be successful asR & I Engineering Manager here at Refresco you will need to be passionate about driving change. If you have a strong successful background in process improvements, and driving asset care management, alongside a leadership background, this could be just the role for you.

Passionate about delivering operational excellence.

We would consider candidates from various industries. FMCG or specifically beverages manufacturing would be beneficial but not crucial to succeed in the role.

Refresco believes that equal opportunity for allis fundamental to our company's values and all our applicants can expect fairness and transparency in our recruitment process.

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