Area Engineering Manager

About the role

We have a brand new opportunity at our Kemsley Paper Mill for an Area Engineering Manager to join us and contribute to a high-perfoming team. Working closely with your team and other operational units around the Mill, you'll be responsible for the effective operations and development of a dedicated area.

In this role, you will lead all engineering activities for the area through your multi-skilled team, looking after planned and reactive maintenance, and you'll identify and agree on various project and improvement activities.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring that all work is undertaken within the site policies relating to Health, Safety and Environment and to ensure compliance with all relevant Management Standards
• Working to ensure all activities are completed in the most cost-effective manner and within budgetary control
• Accountability for the engineering performance KPIs within your area, monitored and achieved by closely working with the Area Production Manager for machine performance
• Providing clear and direct supervision of the team, ensuring all team members are clear on their objectives and performance via regular one-to-one reviews and more formal PDRs
• Conducting analysis of available data and ensuring all single & repeat failures are being addressed in a timely manner without the need for re-work or repeat intervention
• Adopting a maintenance approach that has a strong focus on condition monitoring and ensuring inspections meet target completion rate each month
• Managing the operational maintenance activities through your team activities to conduct the following key activities to a high standard: Planning & Execution of the 7-day and Planned Shuts, plus ensuring adequate breakdown response alongside shift teams.

Note: This role is part of a callout rota, you will be on call 1 week out of every 8 with the expectation that you'll provide support on any escalated issues.

About you

• Significant mechanical engineering experience
• Understanding of E&I and craft engineering
• Experience in manufacturing industry, specifically Paper or Heavy Industry
• Competent management skills, with demonstrable experience leading a diverse team
• Driven and self-motivated, always looking for improvements in the way we do things
• Accountable and wanting to take full ownership over your area of expertise
• Structured and organised
• Able to maintain an already excellent team dynamic, always demonstrating DS Smith's values

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Discretionary bonus
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme, life assurance and income protection
• Salary sacrifice electric car scheme
• Digital GP Service
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Discounts
• Cycle to work scheme

Location: Kemsley Paper Mill, Sittingbourne

About us

We're DS Smith, the FTSE100 company who are redefining packaging for a changing world. We believe a better, more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people, who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. Today, we operate in more than 30 different countries, proudly employing over 30,000 people, and supporting customers across sectors like FMCG, industrial, and e-commerce. We deliver on quality, service, innovation, and added value to deliver market-leading sustainable packaging solutions our customers need. Our industry needs to transform, and we're building the team to drive change across Europe and North America.

To fulfil our purpose of redefining packaging for a changing world, we aim to build a diverse, motivated, and engaged workforce. Our goal is to create a culture of inclusion where everyone is treated fairly, differences are valued, and everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.

Our people come from diverse backgrounds, bring different perspectives, ideas and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply, even those not meeting all criteria.