United Biscuits Midlands Distribution Centre is the hub for UB UK Supply Chain. Every case of McVitie's Hometrade and 65% of McVitie's Export pass through MDC for onward delivery to customers throughout the UK and to international markets. We are now looking to recruit a Vehicle Maintenance Unit Manager to lead the VMU Team on a permanent basis
The Job
Reporting to the National Transport Controller the Vehicle Maintenance Unit Manager is responsible for leading the Vehicle Maintenance Unit to ensure that the VMU department operates effectively, providing the required service in a very large and complex FMCG operation
Key Responsibilities
- To ensure all maintenance carried out by the VMU conforms to statutory and safety standards
- To ensure all maintenance work is carried out in an efficient and effective manner, in accordance with best practices, health and safety legislation and company policy.
- To ensure the planned and preventative maintenance procedures are correctly adhered to and service targets are maintained.
- To manage and motivate a workforce of multi skilled engineers.
- Co-ordinate external contractors to ensure a high standard of maintenance.
- To prioritise workflow depending on operational needs, timescales and urgency of requirements.
- Benchmark service performance, productivity and cost base with other FMCG operations at regular intervals.
- To ensure that all engineering KPI's are defined, understood, aligned to functional plans and actions in place to achieve continuous improvement.
- To ensure that the correct resource and strategy is in place to deliver the site overhead and prime budgets.
- To fully support the National Transport Controller and to hit all key annual objectives as specified in appraisals/reviews.
- Accountable for VMU maintenance and engineering budgets and ensuring targets are met.
- Drive VMU maintenance strategy through continuous improvements in efficiency and techniques playing a key role in driving Lean in Logistics.
Qualifications & Experience
- To be qualified to a minimum of a HNC level within an Engineering discipline
- Hold a current CPC
Engineering experience at multiple levels including CDM, safety and project management. - Experience in running a commercial maintenance workshop
- Be PC literate with extensive experience of Microsoft office
Required Behaviours
- Performance - Taking personal accountability for delivering the highest standards for your customer and consumer
- Ambition – Shows desire for future success and aspires to be the best
- Competitiveness – Know the competition and Win
- Energy – Apply a positive attitude and execute brilliantly
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About United Biscuits
United Biscuits (UB) is a leading international biscuit manufacturer whose baking heritage goes back generations, with many recipes passed down since the 1800s. UB bakes some of the best loved sweet and savoury biscuits and cakes that are household names in their respective markets; supported by a strong culture of innovation to continually develop snack brands. Among UB's popular brand names are McVitie's, Penguin, go ahead!, McVitie's Jaffa Cakes, Jacob's, Jacob's Cream Crackers, Twiglets, Mini Cheddars and Carr's in the UK, BN, Delacre, Verkade and Sultana in Continental Europe and Haansbro in Nigeria.
As the leading manufacturer and marketer of biscuits in the UK and second largest in the Netherlands, France, Belgium and Ireland, the company owns and operates 16 manufacturing facilities, of which seven are in the UK and has a strong footprint for growth, with products sold in over 130 countries.
UB is owned by Yildiz Holding – The world's third largest biscuit manufacturer and the largest food and beverage company in Turkey with over 320 brands in 49 different categories. Please visit their website to find out more. (http://english.yildizholding.com.tr/en/)