Engineering Team Manager

OCADO GROUP PLC ,
Bristol, Bristol

Overview

Job Description

Ocado is the world's largest dedicated online grocery supermarket, unique and completely independent focusing on the home delivery of high-quality food, drink and household goods. We've won countless consumer awards for our incredible, customer-centric business. We are currently recruiting for Engineering Team Managers for our Customer Fulfilment Centre in Bristol. The role will involve: * Day to day supervision of shift engineers, technicians and maintenance shift members including prioritisation and allocation of workload * Working closely with inbound, outbound and other support teams on a daily basis to ensure direction of labour and planned engineering activities fully support operation. * Be proactive in the development of team members through advising, leading and motivating team members, assessing capability and identifying and resolving training and skill requirements * To be involved in disciplinary issues for team members * Assessment of engineering team skills and assisting in upskilling and training of staff, including integration of first line maintenance of plant and equipment * Management and development of department processes; including shift handovers, briefs and defect reporting/resolving * Reporting and monitoring of data capture for automation and maintenance activities * Ability to lead from the front driving pace accuracy and standards. As part of this you must also be competent and experienced as an Engineer, either mechanically or electrically and must be familiar and competent with both streams of engineering to enable decision-making * Work to and follow all CDM guidance, both external (CDM Regulations 2015 and associated Guidance L153) and internal (the Ocado CDM15 procedures and processes, HS&E policy and associated Arrangement Policies). To seek guidance from the HS&E team where there is uncertainty You may be asked to perform tasks as required by management deemed as a reasonable request. This job description is a summary of the typical functions of the role, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of possible role responsibilities, tasks and duties and is subject to review. The responsibilities, tasks and duties of the job holder might differ from those outlined in the job description and other duties, as assigned, might form part of the job. To be considered for this role you will need: * Good technical ability relating to automation hardware and software, this may include, but is not limited to: HNC Engineering, equivalent relevant Degree coupled with relevant applied learning, Engineering Technician Apprenticeship, Electrical and/or mechanical skills preferably gained in an FMCG background to at least NVQ 3 * Experience at a management or supervisory level within an automated environment * Good organisational skills and the ability to plan and prioritise * Sound analytical skills with an eye for detail; good problem solving ability and a practical approach * Comprehensive understanding of production, picking and storage MHE systems, gained from experience in an automated environment * Experience of a FMCG environment. * Experience of working with Computerised maintenance management systems * Numerate and PC literate including Word, Excel etc. You will be required to work 12 hour shifts with an average of 42 hours per week. This will involve working days, nights, weekdays and weekends, where an element of flexibility will be needed in order to meet the needs of the business. What will you get in return? * Job security in a rapidly growing Company * Holiday purchase scheme - buy 3 extra days tax/ni free * Pension - Ocado matches up to 7% of pay * Genuine career development in the UK * Training and technical development * Share schemes * Free shares issued annually * Buy as You Earn - buy shares through your wages (tax and ni free) * Share Save (SAYE) - offered annually * 15% off Ocado, Fetch, Sizzle and Fabled * Refer a friend scheme = 500 - 1,000 * Fabulous subsidised restaurant with our famous 1 cooked breakfast! * Life Assurance - 3 x basic salary * Online access to GP via Axa Digital GP app - for employee and family * Employee Assistance Programme with 8 free counselling sessions * Heavily discounted onsite company shop with up to 70% off - meat, fish, ready meals, snacks, fruit, vegetables, bread, cupboard items, household * Free uniform * National discounts including Vodafone, Merlin (Theme Parks/days out), Cineworld, Enterprise car hire, Prezzo, Buyagift * Neyber - Affordable loans and free financial education