Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact

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What will this role achieve?

pladis, our recently established global biscuit and confectionery company, has operations in 120 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas. It combines three centuries of baking and confectionery expertise by bringing together our iconic Godiva, McVitie’s and Ulker brands. Through pladis we have created a global network which understands local needs well and operates through different geographies, adding value to the communities where we currently reside. We will continue to strengthen our family around the world while supporting equal opportunities and providing a diverse and inclusive environment following the shared culture of our corporate roadmap G0AL21. Our dedication to innovation and quality is our commitment to our consumers!

Achieving the pladis ambition requires us to have the agility and responsiveness to service local market needs and requires us to make best use of our local and global capability and capacity to give us the best possible cost base. The UK&I Central Supply Chain team play a key role as part of the global Supply Chain team for ensuring we act as “one” to meet demand, drive the opportunities to maximise our harmonies, prioritising how we spend capital for the good of the business and enable effective and efficient local operational management of supply and service.

The role of UK&I Industrial Engineer is a key role within UK&I Central Supply Chain team and will reports to the UK&I Supply Chain Director.

What will be your key deliverables?

• Drive front end proposals for efficiency investments in the UK&I Supply Chain
• Support Infrastructure and Quality, Health & Safety budget holders with front end scoping of projects
• Ensure standardisation of early stage URS documents
• Support capability team with front end capex scoping
• Deliver factory development master-plans for each manufacturing and logistics site in UK&I
• Support manufacturing sites in the development and submission of efficiency projects
• Liaises with the UK S&OP teams on capacity analysis activities for specific projects where required and on an ongoing basis regarding capacity areas and bottlenecks
• Coordinates the UK&I Business Continuity process

Bring your experience.

Essential

• Multi-discipline / multi-function team working and partner management skills and experience.
• Comfortable working with senior partners as well as an ability to build strong connections at all levels in the organisation.
• Project Management Skills
• Strong analytical skills – can interpret & summarise complex data
• Strategic critical thinking

Desirable

• Broad FMCG manufacturing (operational / engineering) experience desirable, especially Food Manufacturing
• Strong process / technical experience desirable, especially Engineering project delivery

Qualifications:

• BSc ‐ Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Process or similar) or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of Lean techniques is preferred

What will the interview process be?

• 1st stage interview – 45 minutes competency-based interview based on our company values and your experiences.
• 2nd stage interview – 60 minutes – a technical interview to understand your skill set/case study or presentation interview.

pladis does also use both Psychometric and Aptitude tests to support our processes so you may be asked to complete these as part of your process.

Some processes may differ, but we will keep you updated!

What does pladis offer you?

• Annual Car allowance, paid monthly
• Annual Incentive Plan (AIP) – this is the business’s annual bonus scheme.
• Opportunity to self-enrol into Health Cash Plan
• Private medical Insurance
• Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance Cover ~ upon enrolment to Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• 25 days + bank holidays
• Holiday Enhancement Scheme
• 1 Volunteering Day per year
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Discounted gym membership
• Discount and Cashback Scheme – make your everyday spending work hard for you on major high street brands, supermarkets and services
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Financial Wellbeing Support
• Access to great training and development opportunities

Our Values

• Purpose led – We’re energised and guided by our purpose to bring happiness with every bite
• Agile – We’re ever evolving, we never stand still, always improving for our customers and our consumers.
• Positive – We’re highly motivated optimistic, courageous, and we inspire each other to be better
• Resilient - We’re persistent in the face of setbacks, quick to adapt, learn and move forward
• Collaborative – We gain strength from operating as one pladis, winning and succeeding together.

Best mix of ingredients

pladis is an equal opportunities employer, like every great recipe we’re a thoughtful mix. A happy and inclusive place to work that’s as diverse as our consumers and the communities we support, live and work in, all around the world. Where every voice is heard, and difference is celebrated. Where fresh perspectives and new ideas help us grow and thrive.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform key job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.