Technical Manager

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9 months ago
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Technical Manager
Role - Technical Manager
To manage key contractual procedures and processes to deliver PLC, PC, and controls equipment service across a wide range of operationally critical equipment, understanding and operating safely in alignment with our customer's business needs.
The right person will enhance our services to our customers through process delivery including change control, error management, root-cause analysis and professional reporting, collaboration in all processes and error management which is key to contractual success.
Benefits - Technical Manager
Monday-Friday
33 Days Holiday, 10% Pension, 40 Hour Week, Life Ins, Great benefits plus Retail Discounts, Career development and Global Opportunities.
Primary Accountabilities - Technical Manager

  • Management of all site processes
  • Support the management regarding site errors, and incidents through to root cause.
  • Root-cause-analysis reporting using tools such as 8D, A3 etc.
  • Manage all reporting in line with agreed requirements
  • Leading, management of the Technical Specialist Team
  • Management of change control and IT services updates
  • Steering Continuous improvement & Team Development via the Technical Specialist Team and site team
  • Data analysis and presentation
  • Attending meetings and presenting technical information to our customer
  • (SIP) management
  • 3rd Party supplier contacts and interfacing including Dürkopp, DAI, Beumer, IDC, BSH etc.
    Knowledge and qualifications - Technical Manager
  • Time-served apprenticeship / NVQ Level 3 (Or Equivalent) Electrical bias
  • HNC / HND / Degree qualified engineering qualification (electrical bias)
  • Electrical controls system experience including inverter drives, barcode scanning equipment, Profibus / Profinet / ASi-bus / ASi-Safe / Ethernet etc.
  • PLC (Siemens) required
  • PC, SQL database/querying, comms networks
  • Previous experience within a control’s equipment environment (logistics, distribution, warehousing, FMCG preferred)
  • Multi-skilled experience
  • Previous Management/Customer-facing experience
  • IOSH / NEBOSH Trained
  • Lean Six Sigma experience

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