Job Description

Working in partnership with M&S, at Gist we deliver industry-leading logistics and supply chain transformation.
We value, celebrate, and believe in the power of individuality and strive to create a work environment where everyone can be themselves. We want you to join us, bring your authentic self to work and unlock your full potential.
As the Site Automation Manager (SAM), you be responsible for the automation, facilities, services, refrigeration, safety, and adherence to both legal requirements and Gist policies at the site. This role is crucial in ensuring that all engineering activities are aligned with the strategic objectives of the business while maintaining the highest standards of safety and operational efficiency.
You will report to the Site Engineering Manager (SEM) who oversees all site and automaton engineering, key stakeholders, including, Site General Manager (GM), Site Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) Manager.
What's in it for you?
Gist is an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and evolving business built on our core values. Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for Gist just that little bit more special...

• 20% M&S discount on most things from furniture, fashion and food
• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays (rising with length of service)
• Discounted rates on healthcare cash plan
• Private Medical Health Insurance
• Attractive annual bonus scheme, based on M&S performance and personal objectives
• Auto Enrolment Pension or competitive Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
• Life assurance (up to 4 times salary)
• Access to a wide range of wellbeing support - including our Employee Assistance Programme
• A first-class welcome with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development
• Cycle to work scheme

Role details:

• Salary: Circa 50,000 - 55,000 DOE
• Hours: 37.5 per week
• Working pattern: Days - Monday to Friday
• Location: Site - Crewe, CW1 6FB

What you'll do:

• Continuous Improvement: Focus on all aspects of site functionality with a commitment to continuous improvement, utilising data to drive enhancements and automation efficiency
• Preventative Maintenance Ownership: Oversee the system-based preventative maintenance program, encompassing all site facilities, fixed and mobile equipment, and portable electrical devices
• Site Maintenance Plans: Ensure site services are well maintained and compliant with in current legislation, including safety, standards, and financial performance, ensuring the site operates at optimal levels
• Engineering Labour Utilisation: Manage site engineering labour, including annual leave planning, recruitment, and shift management, to maintain operational efficiency
• Statutory Compliance and Servicing: Deputise for the SEM when required, including auditing via the IMS Module 7
• Contractor Management: Assist with contractor management with the direction from the SEM. Ensuring contractors are competent, aligned with Gist's safety culture and HSE requirements, possess sufficient insurance cover, and are effectively managed through the permit-to-work system
• Site Interface Duties: Participate in site safety audits and daily operations meetings as required, providing strong collaborative support as an integral part of the site's functions
• Financial Budget Control: Support the SEM with the financial budgets for site and automation engineering, including the invoicing process, ensuring cost-effective operations
• Critical Spares Management: Ensure the availability and management of critical spares for site and automation engineering to consistently meet SLA requirements. Complete directed stock takes and cost capture for all inventory stock held on site for site and automation
• Tools and Equipment Management: Oversee the management and maintenance of site engineering tools and equipment, ensuring they are fit for purpose and available when needed

Who you are:

• Experience in a facilities engineering/maintenance & automation environment
• Experience in a large logistics automation department would be beneficial
• The Site Automation Manager will have an excellent technical ability to identify and evaluate technical issues and potential risks and develop innovative solutions.
• Qualified in an engineering discipline; NVQ Lvl3 or higher
• Experience of operating within a unionised organisation is essential
• Experience in managing a small/medium team of engineers
• Refrigeration experience is advantageous as working within a chilled environment

Why Gist?
At Gist we are united by our core values; with safety and people at the heart of everything do, we are progressive, accountable, collaborative, and ethical.
Our objective is to establish a performance-focused environment that is fair and inclusive, where everyone can develop, and connect meaningfully to their manager, the Gist vision, and M&S. We are fiercely protective of everyone's health, safety, and wellbeing, and align firmly to M&S's sustainability commitments in Plan A.
Gist will play an integral part in the M&S journey as it pushes boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring era. As part of the M&S group, there's never been a better time to be part of our team. Join us and make an immediate impact.
Gist aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers, and suppliers. If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment. If it's meaningful to you, it's important to us.
Our Internal Recruitment Team fulfil all vacancies on a direct basis. Unsolicited contact by unapproved agencies (sharing speculative CVs) will not be accepted and introductory fees will not apply.

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