Hennenman: Engineering Manager

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead plant engineering strategy and shape a proactive maintenance culture in a complex manufacturing operation. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for driving asset reliability, maintenance execution, engineering compliance, and continuous improvement across a large-scale milling operation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all engineering and maintenance activities across the milling operation
• Develop and implement proactive asset management strategies
• Drive preventative and planned maintenance programmes to improve plant reliability
• Manage breakdown maintenance and root cause analysis initiatives
• Oversee engineering compliance, statutory inspections, and governance requirements
• Ensure compliance with OHSA regulations, ISO standards, and insurer requirements
• Manage engineering budgets, spares control, procurement processes, and cost optimisation
• Lead major maintenance shutdowns and CAPEX project implementation
• Conduct loss tree and Pareto analysis to identify repetitive equipment failures
• Manage outsourced maintenance providers and contractor performance
• Drive maintenance excellence and continuous improvement initiatives
• Lead and develop engineering teams through coaching, succession planning, and skills development
• Align maintenance planning with production requirements to maximise plant availability

Requirements

• GCC Factories certification is essential
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar manufacturing environment
• At least 2 years’ experience as a GCC Factory Engineer
• National Diploma, Higher National Diploma, or Degree in Engineering
• Strong experience in maintenance systems, asset management, and plant reliability
• Sound understanding of manufacturing equipment and engineering processes

Qualifications

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Salary & Benefits

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