Engineering Manager, UK

Heywood, England, United Kingdom

12/18/2024

At Lineage, helping to feed the world is more than a job – it’s a purpose we live every day. Lineage is the world’s largest and most innovative provider of temperature-controlled logistics solutions.

To support our growth and transformation, we are recruiting for a Engineering Manager who will look after our sites in the UK.

What will you be doing?

As Engineering Manager for UK you will oversee the Facility Engineering and Maintenance function.

You will be responsible for providing direction and operational support of all maintenance activities for refrigeration, facilities, and material handling equipment.

You will initially have four main areas of focus:

• Advise and initiate action in the region on the Lineage Europe Maintenance and Engineering strategy, in consultation with the Director of Engineering Europe
• Assess the in- and outsourced technical activities of Lineage in the region
• Share and implement the best practices
• Develop existing and new talents
  
  

Please note: this role will require a minimum of 50% travel to facilities under your scope.

Who are we looking for?

To be successful in this position, we need you to have a strong tactical/strategic approach with an operational background.

You will have the ability to identify successes on one site and apply them to others as well as keep track of capex and opex across sites and make suggestions to optimise cost.

We need you to demonstrate experience in the following:

• Value added services (i.e. mechanized sortation, packing, picking)
• Ability to manage remotely and build a team spirit where all engineers can support and benefit from each other's experience
• Development and execution of strategy / annual plans (budget, operational performance, SOPs, etc.)
• Knowledge of contract management and SLA’s
• Metrics measurements (i.e. energy efficiency, quality, employee productivity, and safety)
• Employee training and development (technical/functional input)
• Continuous Improvement Quality process (i.e. Six Sigma, ISO, Lean)
  
  

We specialise in Cold Storage  so it would help if you come from Cold Storage and have had experience in activities such as:

• Refrigeration, facility maintenance, warehouse automation systems
• Safety and efficiency program compliance
• Project management
  
  

Why Lineage?

We are a global company with more than 22,000 employees spanning 20 countries and more than 400 locations across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America.

At Lineage Logistics, we have a shared purpose; we are transforming the food supply chain to eliminate waste and help feed the world. This means working at Lineage is not just a job – it’s an opportunity to innovate and put your mark on how food moves from the farm to dinner tables around the world. As a member of our team, you will be a critical link in the food supply chain.

Our shared purpose drives everything we do in all parts of our organisation, from the warehouse floor to the office. Our team members are passionate about the impact they make every single day.

We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from persons regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. At Lineage we also recognise that Ex-Military, veterans, and military families have great experience with transferable skills and core values that can add significant value to our organisation.

Benefits

As a Lineage team member, we aim to provide everything you and your family need to thrive. That’s why we offer competitive rates of pay, paid time off, skills training, and development opportunities to grow a long and fulfilling career with us – plus generous financial rewards when you successfully refer new employees. This is enhanced by recognition schemes (so that your hard work won’t go unnoticed), plus the chance to make your salary go even further with our cycle-to-work scheme and preferential rates for loans and savings courtesy of a leading credit union.

Your everyday wellbeing is also important to us, so we will provide you with all the protective equipment you need to be safe and comfortable at work, and you will have access to a free 24/7 employee assistance phone line, which offers confidential counselling and advice. With all of this offered against the backdrop of a fun and social environment in which you will be supported by a team who enjoy helping each other in achieving their goals, we are confident you will excel with us.