Do you have experience with day-to-day engineering support of a production site? Are you able to lead a team of highly skilled Support Engineers working in shifts? Then C&D Foods in Esbjerg may be your next career move?

C&D Foods is one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of pet food with production facilities in Esbjerg. We are a dynamic and innovative company committed to excellence in manufacturing, offering specially formulated cat and dog food of superior quality and value. As we continue to grow, we are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Engineering Support Manager to join our team.

Responsibilities:
As the Engineering Support Manager, you will play a crucial role in supporting the day-to-day management of our Engineering team. Working closely with Operations and site management, you will ensure that output targets are achieved.
Your key responsibilities include:

• Optimizing Performance: Ensure optimum performance of manufacturing plants and equipment, minimizing breakdowns, and continuously improving factory efficiency.
• Setting Standards: Lead the establishment of engineering standards across the site by providing functional leadership and expertise on improvement activities, standards definition, and delivery.
• Team Management: Manage and lead the Support Engineering team, providing guidance and support to ensure a cohesive and high-performing unit.
• Compliance: Implement and uphold industry standards, including BRC, GMP, and Major Retailer codes of practice, within the Engineering team.
• Cost Management: Strive for the least cost in achieving optimal performance, identifying cost-effective solutions without compromising quality.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive a culture of continuous improvement within the Engineering team, identifying opportunities for efficiency gains and implementing best practices.

Skills and Qualifications:
To excel in this role, the ideal candidate should hold a technical education and possess the following:

• Engineering Expertise: Demonstrable experience in engineering, including strong knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems.
• Compliance Knowledge: Familiarity with BRC, GMP, and Major Retailer codes of practice, with the ability to implement these into the Engineering team's operations.
• Team Management: Proven experience in managing an Engineering team in a production environment, preferably within the food or related industries. This includes strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and motivate the team towards achieving common goals.
• Danish Collective Agreements: Familiarity with Danish collective agreement is a must and experience with the Industrial Agreement between Danish Industry and CO-industry will be an advantage.

As a person, we foresee that you are bringing great communicative and influence skills and that you are resilience, effective, customer focused and a great teammate, working with colleagues to do what is best for the company.

Contact and application:
Please contact Brian Ranvits (+45 2048 0548) or Christoffer Bjørk Pedersen (+45 2080 1638) from European Search Company who carries out this recruitment if you have any questions regarding the position,

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Join us in leading the way of manufacturing world class pet food.