Engineering Lead

Engineering Lead

Job description

Fortune Brands Innovations are a US based company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange, that owns and develops a dynamic portfolio of brands for homes worldwide.

Our specialist kitchen and bathroom division, Fortune Brands Water Innovations, is made up of a collection of leading luxury UK brands : Shaws of Darwen, Perrin & Rowe, and Victoria & Albert Baths, which we market under the umbrella brand, House of Rohl.

In addition, Aqualisa completes our portfolio with its market leading digital showering technology.

All of our brands are united by a belief in design, innovation and craftmanship, leading to beautiful and high-quality products.

With manufacturing sites throughout the UK,





and a House of Rohl showroom at the Design Centre in London, we currently employ over 600 people who are dedicated to delivering excellent products and service throughout our supply chain.

A new multi-million pound state-of-the-art facility at the i54 Business Park in Wolverhampton will be completed later this year, generating exciting new opportunities across the business as we continue to grow.

Our people are what make our business, and we truly care about creating a Home for All’ where employees are empowered to make a difference, and able to bring their authentic selves to work.

We are passionate about rewarding excellence and helping people to grow, both personally and professionally, during their time with us.

If you are looking for opportunities within a progressive, innovative, and nurturing organisation; and have the energy, passion, and commitment to deliver excellence, we would love to hear from you.

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join us as a Engineering Lead within our growing Engineering Team.







In a nutshell you will be responsible for :

Overseeing the Engineering and Maintenance teams onsite, the Engineering Lead is responsible for the day-to-day management of the function and driving the completion of engineering projects at i54.

Taking a hands-on approach, you will play a key role in optimizing manufacturing processes, driving continuous improvement, and leading projects to enhance productivity, quality, and efficiency across the facility.

In addition, as a leader of people, you will work with your team to enable them to perform to the best of their ability and ensure they have the opportunity to continuously grow and develop their skills.

Management of budgets and project timelines also fall within the remit of this role.







What you are already great at :

- Managing the Manufacturing and Maintenance Engineering teams to provide daily production support.
- Training and mentoring your team on best practice across all relevant areas of engineering, developing subject matter experts across the team.
- Driving operational excellence and helping the business to meet its targets by ensuring that manufacturing improvement projects and NPI programs are delivered to plan and within budget whilst maintaining quality.
- Identifying opportunities for process improvement, efficiency enhancement and waste reduction through data analysis, observation and collaboration with production teams, using Lean Manufacturing principles and methodologies to enhance quality and efficiency.






- Developing strategies to optimise resource utilisation and maximise production output to support production capacity requirements based on demand forecasts, sales projections and operational requirements.
- Enhancing resource utilisation and availability of all equipment by implementing cycle time reduction initiatives aimed at optimising production efficiency.
- Overseeing the maintenance operations, ensuring all equipment and machinery are regularly serviced, inspected and repaired promptly to minimise downtime and maximise production efficiency.
- Implementing predictive and preventative maintenance strategies to improve reliability and reduce unexpected breakdowns.






- Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to lead capital projects from conception to completion, including budgeting, timeline management, equipment procurement, installation and commissioning.
- Partnering with Global Product Development to support the successful introduction of new products into manufacturing, including the management and implementation of engineering changes and modifications to existing products, ensuring seamless integration into production processes.
- Using CAD software to create detailed facility designs and layouts for production facilities, considering workflow, equipment placement, and safety requirements.
- Driving the implementation of yield improvement projects within a six-sigma framework, and leading Failure Analysis (8D).
- Developing and maintaining technical documentation,





including product specifications, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), Process Flow, PFMEA’s, Control Plan, Routings, Engineering Change Notifications, test specification documents, test procedure calibration, and instructional or training materials.

For this role we would need you to demonstrate :

Essential

- Significant relevant experience of leading a Manufacturing and / or Maintenance Engineering team.
- Experience with design and implementation of new product lines using cellular manufacturing.
- A solid understanding of Lean Methodologies.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and make data-driven decisions.
- Good working knowledge of Visual Management, 5S, SMED, KANBAN, Mix-model flow line, design for manufacturing and assembly.






- Proficiency in CAD / CAM software (e.g. SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Mastercam)
- Proficiency in ERP systems
- Competent in MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint).

Desirable

- HNC in Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience in setting up a new department or function, and / or experience in a start-up facility / major capital project.
- Relevant experience in ceramics
- Relevant experience and / or qualification working with gas
- Project management experience and / or qualification, particularly Agile.
- Six Sigma Green Belt or above.

What your colleagues say about you :

An ideas and solutions focused person

An excellent and engaging communicator, confidence to communicate at all levels

Very organised and methodical







Able to communicate ideas both verbally and in writing

Very high level of attention to detail

Our Values :

Cultivates Innovation - Always remain curious.

Active Learner - Take every opportunity to grow your own capability.

Collaborates - Use your network, sharing knowledge and skills.

Plans and Aligns - Make it relevant, make it purposeful

Why work for us :

We reward our employees not just for the big headline results we reward our teams for how you have positively contributed to the business and that isn’t always defined by hitting a financial target.

We have a pay for performance culture and reward annually on results. In an ever changing environment its key that you are a curious and nimble learner.

We succeed as a team so the ability to collaborate is essential. And to continue to grow and continually challenge you need to ensure you are able to both plan and align so we are all pulling in the same direction.

The benefits bit :

33 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays)

Employee Assistance Programme

Annual Incentive Plan Bonus Structure

Life Assurance

Health & Wellbeing Programme, including health cash plan and employee assistance

Pension Plan

High St Reward Scheme

Refer a Friend Programme

Free Parking

Frequent Technology User Free Eye Care

Flexible working model

High 5 Employee Recognition Programme

And as an employer who values you, you will be welcomed with open arms and supported to succeed.

Our hiring process :

- You will be contacted by a member of our resourcing team for an initial discussion, this may be on Teams.
- You will be invited to site for either a 1 or 2 stage process depending on the role.
- We will inform you ahead of your interview what we will be discussing, we want to give you the opportunity to shine in these meetings.
- Successful candidates will be notified and the start date will be confirmed for when you will be beginning your Fortunes Brand journey.