Engineering Manager

Job description / Role

The Main Purpose of the role:
• To improve availability and performance of equipment across Del Monte facilities in the UAE.
• To ensure the maintenance of the building is kept up to the Del Monte standard and the food safety standards. (From the locks to the flooring, tiles, doors, toilets etc).
• To lead and support all technical projects required by business and/or regulations.
• To ensure proper and scheduled maintenance is being planned and conducted on all utility, machines and equipment.

The main areas of responsibility:
• To manage and allocate work with each division within Engineering department;
• Utilities.
• Production plant.
• Warehouses.
• Facility/Building.
• To manage and continuously improve the different type of maintenance across Del Monte facilities in the UAE. Maintenance types include;
• Periodic.
• Corrective.
• Conditioned based (Ad-hoc).
• Breakdown.
• Preventive.
• To ensure all job orders have been created and completed on both levels; physically on site as well as on SAP PM/MM.
• To verbally communicate with staff and management on a daily basis
• To create and submit reports to Senior Management.
Dimensions of the Job (targets):
• Maintenance KPI’s. To make sure targets are achieved and root causes of problems are addressed.
• Project constrains (Scope, time and cost). To ensure reliability and maintainability of equipment for new products.

Department interaction:
• Production
• Supply Chain
• Quality Assurance & HSE
• Marketing
• Procurement Department
• Finance Department
• HR Department
• Management

Flexibility in having to carry out a range of different tasks:
• Flexibility to decide how each task is completed and what tasks to complete on a daily basis as long as set timeframes are adhered to

Work allocation, review and approval:
• Individual departments submit ad hoc job orders
• Engineering Manager reviews and approves all daily work
• Operations Manager completes final review and approval

Decision making authority:
• On cost
• Depending on the authority matrix in place

Contacts made with others outside of Del Monte:
• Vendors

Unusual features of the job:
• Needs to be reachable at any time to deal with any ad hoc maintenance problems

Major Problems encountered when carrying out role:
• Tight Deadlines in consideration to the production cycle

Requirements

• Engineering background.
• Maintenance experience of production Lines.
• Maintenance and operations experience in auxiliary units such as; Ammonia chilling plants, WWTP, steam boilers, air compressors and generators.
• Project Management.
• The dynamic operations of FMCG/Food. Plus, Food Safety Management Standards.
• Technical knowledge and experience in maintaining SCADA and PLC’s for brands such as Siemens/Allen Bradly
• Management and excellent communication skills.

About the Company

Del Monte Foods (U.A.E) FZE is a part of Fresh Del Monte Produce, one of the world’s leading vertically integrated producers, marketers and distributors of high-quality fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, as well as a leading producer and distributor of prepared fruit and vegetables, juices, beverages, snacks and desserts in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Fresh Del Monte Produce markets its fresh products worldwide under the Del Monte brand, a symbol of product quality, freshness and reliability for more than 120 years.