Act as the site mechanical nominated engineer to ensure equipment integrity and fitness for purpose, and lead local enhancement of safety, reliability and production throughput relating to all on-site mechanical equipment.

Core Accountabilities

• Act as the site subject matter expert (SME) for all mechanical maintenance tasks to enhance safety, reliability and production throughput in line with site objectives.
• Ensure the technical integrity of the mechanical plant to ensure that the product, process and systems meet specified requirements. 
• Develop technical specifications to support the repair of non-routine mechanical breakdowns on-site.
• Interpret business-wide standards and policy and ensure that they are understood and applied appropriately at the site level, and deliver legal compliance.
• Define technical specifications and acceptance testing standards for all mechanical maintenance tasks to ensure standardisation on site. 
• Support and lead elements of our Newark Reliability journey, with a focus on capability improvement of our mechanical and welding services through great coaching and mentoring.
• Lead site-based mechanical reliability-centred maintenance initiatives to facilitate maximum equipment and plant uptime and contribute to a cost per tonne reduction.
• Lead site-based mechanical defect elimination initiatives to minimise production downtime.
• Lead a cross-business expert group to facilitate standardisation of approach and the sharing of good practice.
• Always demonstrate the highest personal health and safety standards and work effectively with other team members to carry out the tasks safely and effectively.
• Deputise in the absence of the Engineering Manager.

Skills, Knowledge & Competencies

• Chartered Mechanical Engineer or extensive equivalent experience.
• Membership of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers or equivalent.
• NEBOSH safety Certificate.
• Working knowledge of the British Standards for Engineering Plant, Equipment and Practices.
• A detailed understanding of industrial mechanical plant and proven experience in leading pragmatic maintenance practices.
• Practical experience of a manufacturing process and the relative criticality of the plant (including the deployment of reliability-centred maintenance principles).
• Proven track record in delivering maintenance improvement programmes.
• Ability to effectively lead a cross-business technical team to deliver increased mechanical reliability and cost efficiency.
• Ability to build strong professional relationships and influence the delivery of standards and actions through others.
• Behavioural change skills to influence at all levels across a site.

We are committed to creating an environment where all our people are treated with respect and given the opportunities to succeed. We want British Sugar to be a great, inclusive place to work for everyone.

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