Engineering Manager in Greatham

Location: Greatham
Salary: Hidden
Recruiter: Venator
Job Hours: Full-time

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Venator is currently recruiting for an Engineering Manager to join the White End Operations team.


The overall purpose of the Engineering Manager role is to provide an engineering lead for the White End assets ensuring that the assets are maintained in line with statutory requirements and to drive plant availability and reliability improvement.


The Engineering Manager is part of the White End Manufacturing function and reports to the Head of Operations White End. The Head of Operations White End is part of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) at Greatham site and reports to the Site Director.

Job responsibilities include:

  • Day-to-day leadership and accountability of the White End Mechanical, Electrical and Instrument Engineers.:

    Lead, performance manage, motivate, and develop team members.

    Provide M/I/E technical direction and instructions for the White End teams.

    Completion of EHS incidents, investigation & peer reviews. Ensuring actions and improvements are identified and implemented from incidents.

    Ownership of recruitment, retention, training and development of White End technical engineers including succession planning

    Complete technical investigations and problem solving, generating, and completing actions that will improve asset availability and reliability.

  • Control the spend within the engineering budget, forecasting spends and justifying deviations again monthly and yearly targets.

  • Drive a culture of continuous improvement to deliver increased availability through the delivery of improvement programmes and the use of innovative engineering solutions to problems.

  • Owns the Reliability workstream of the Greatham Capacity Improvement Programme (GCIP) for the White End.

  • Responsible for the statutory compliance of the asset including pressure systems and safety instrumented systems.

  • Uphold compliance to the Site, Corporate and National/International Engineering Standards in all applications of plant inspection and maintenance.

  • Responsible for the Asset Management life plan and maintenance strategy for the White End.

  • Engage with specialist contractors to determine innovative ways to complete unusual and complex repairs or modifications ensuring detailed technical specifications are produced to allow adequate planning and scheduling.

  • Participate in the development of the site engineering strategy with Head of Operations and the Site Engineering Manager and other Engineering Managers.

  • Develop a suite of KPIs to demonstrate the M/E/I statutory compliance and reliability performance.

  • Lead and influence a positive values-based culture that drives high performance.

  • Candidate requirements:

    Job-Related work experience, Skills/Knowledge Requirements:

  • Degree in relevant engineering subject (Mechanical/Electrical/Instrument)

  • A Chartered Engineer, or working towards, with equivalent level of demonstrable experience.

  • 5-10 years senior engineering experience, preferably on a manufacturing or engineering asset

  • Ability to develop, lead and motivate others.

  • Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels of the organisation.

  • Ability to manage and work in a collaborative multidisciplinary team environment.

  • The successful applicant will be offered an attractive salary and benefits package and continuous personal development within a global leading organisation.

    For further information on this role please contact: Katie Mossop, HR Business Partner.

    Please apply via Workday.

    Closing date for applications 10th July 2024.


    About Venator


    Welcome to Venator. We are a leading global chemical company dedicated to the development and manufacture of titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigments and performance additives.

    At Venator we are focused on delivering pigments and additives that make a difference to daily life and contribute to a more sustainable future. Our broad and versatile portfolio of leading pigments and additives includes many well-known brand names and industry-leading products.

    Developed by a talented team of experts, who are committed to continuous, customer-focused innovation, our products are marketed globally to a diversified group of customers.

    Our work is focused on Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) and Performance Additives. Within these areas we are a leading global producer in many of our key product lines – including titanium dioxide, color pigments, functional additives, timber treatment and water treatment products.

    Based in Wynyard, U.K., we employ approximately 4,000 associates worldwide and sell our products in more than 110 countries.

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