Engineering Team Manager (12- Month Contract)

Ocado Group • Montreal, Ontario, Canada, ON

31d • Onsite

About The Position

Ocado is a UK-based, London Stock Exchange-listed company (stock code OCDO). It comprises one of the world's largest online grocers, operating its own grocery and general merchandise retail businesses under the Ocado.com banner and other specialist stores, in addition to its Ocado Solutions division. Ocado Solutions is responsible for business-to-business partnerships, offering the Ocado Smart Platform ("OSP") to retailers globally. The OSP provides access to Ocado's physical infrastructure for managing warehouse operations with greater efficiency for individual order picking, as well as its proprietary end-to-end software applications, which are essential for operating a world-class online grocery business. The success of the solution relies on Ocado's expertise and experience as an online grocery specialist in the UK. Our cutting-edge, unique, and proprietary technology is set to transform the consumer shopping experience worldwide. We have partnered with McKesson in Canada to help redefine its customer experience through the adoption of a centralized, automated grocery retail model provided by the Ocado Smart Platform. Join our North American team and contribute to driving world-class technological innovation in one of the most dynamic e-commerce markets. In February 2019, the Ocado Group announced the creation of an online grocery retail joint venture with Marks & Spencer plc, a leading UK food and clothing retailer.

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of experience as a manager of a team of multi-skilled engineering technicians.
• Good technical skills in automation hardware and software.
• Experience in management or supervision in an automated environment.
• Good organizational skills and ability to plan and prioritize.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail; problem-solving ability and pragmatism.
• Thorough understanding of material handling equipment production, collection, and storage systems within an automated environment.
• Experience in a fast-moving consumer goods environment.
• Hands-on experience with computerized maintenance management systems.
• Good numeracy and computer skills, including Word and Excel.
• Experience managing a team of over 10 employees, implementing and continuously managing the 5S methodology, health and safety investigations, and corrective actions.

Nice To Haves

• A Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Supervising the daily activities of engineering and technician teams and maintenance team members, including setting priorities and distributing workloads.
• Working closely with inbound, outbound, and other support teams on a daily basis to ensure that work direction and planned engineering activities fully support operations.
• Proactively developing team members, mentoring, coaching, and motivating them, assessing their skills, identifying and meeting their training and skill needs, and handling disciplinary matters.
• Assessing the skills of the engineering team and facilitating staff upskilling and training, including the integration of first-line maintenance of facilities and equipment.
• Managing and developing processes for the division, including shift changes, briefings, and reporting and resolving failures.
• Producing reports and follow-ups on data entry for automation and maintenance activities.
• Being an active leader on the ground, capable of keeping up a fast and accurate pace while adhering to standards. This requires a high level of skill and experience as a mechanical or electrical engineer, while also being familiar and competent in both areas to make informed decisions.
• Performing other duties as assigned by management.

Benefits

• Paid vacation and sick leave; annual paid leave and 10 paid holidays.
• External medical coverage including 90% co-insurance, prescription drugs, paramedical services, and more.
• Health management account.
• Optional vision care coverage; 100% basic dental care, 80% preventative.
• Pension plan: 100% matching contribution up to 6% of income.
• Employee assistance program.
• Income protection.
• Life insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager