Engineering Engineering Support Manager

Whitefield, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Job Description

This is what you'll actually do!
You'll be at the centre of day-to-day engineering activity, working closely with shift engineering teams to plan, review, and prioritise work. Each day, you'll liaise with Engineering Shift Leads to review the previous day's activity, understand what was completed, what changed, and why -- then build and communicate the current day's schedule to ensure resources are used effectively.
You'll coordinate engineering work through the Enterprise Asset Management System (EAMS), ensuring jobs are planned, scheduled, and aligned with production requirements. You'll work closely with Production Schedulers to align asset availability and maintenance windows, and with internal and external contractors to ensure work is planned correctly and documentation is in place.
On a weekly basis, you'll set and track engineering KPIs such as schedule adherence, downtime, and PPM compliance, reporting performance into T2 meetings with clear insights and recommendations. You'll analyse data from EAMS to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for improvement, turning this information into clear, actionable plans that help move the engineering function forward.
A key challenge in the role will be ensuring engineering stores and spares availability is accurate and up to date. You'll liaise regularly with internal teams and external suppliers to support planning and minimise delays to engineering work.
As the site EAMS super user, you'll support system users, maintain accurate asset and user data, and help drive consistent, effective use of the system across the site. You'll play an important role in supporting the shift from reactive maintenance to a more proactive, planned, and data-driven engineering operation. more concise
Ideally this is you!

  • Organised, energetic, and highly detail-oriented
  • Strong IT literacy with confidence using EAMS or similar systems
  • Analytical mindset with the ability to turn data into clear action plans
  • Excellent communication and people skills, comfortable liaising across teams
  • Confident working in a fast-paced, FMCG or manufacturing environment
  • Strong scheduling, coordination, and administrative capability
  • Proactive and attentive, with a continuous improvement mindset
  • Able to challenge constructively and support change positively
  • Engineering background not essential however system, planning, and organisation skills are key

Skills Required

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD4436366
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Full Time
  • Job Location
    Whitefield, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Education
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