Job Description

About Newly Weds Foods

Newly Weds Foods is a leading, privately owned global food ingredients business and has been innovating since 1932. The European division is a market leader in the manufacture of coatings, seasonings and functional ingredient systems.

Today, Newly Weds Foods is BRC accredited leading specialist manufacturer of coatings, seasonings and flavourings for the food industry supplying major manufacturers throughout the world and a world leader within food ingredient technology. A network of R&D, manufacturing and service facilities around the globe allows us to serve our customers' needs in more than 68 countries. But despite our size and scope, we've continued to be an independent, family-owned business answerable only to the demands of our customers. That's why we continue to invest in infrastructure, human resources and capacity to keep pace with our customers' needs and expectations.

About the Role:

To lead the Engineering Department to ensure the machinery, buildings and working practices are to the highest standards. To devise strategies for engineering to ensure the site meets its objectives.

Responsibilities:

People Management:

Direct line management of a team of multi-disciplined employees, ensuring all site and corporate policies are implemented and enforced and that all line management responsibilities i.e. performance, sickness, disciplinary, etc. processes are completed to the fullest. Manage the labour schedule, ensuring labour is resourced to activities efficiently and effectively and that any planned maintenance activities are completed on time and within budget, providing continuous service to the plant.

Planned Maintenance Programme:

Manage and develop the Planned Maintenance Programme utilising continuous improvement methodology. Review all PM activities by location ensuring all critical parts, labour resource requirements and maintenance technician activities are clearly identified, conducting a gap analysis on PM activities. Root cause analysis and resolution of any manufacturing losses related to PM activities. Manage and control the Work Request procedure ensuring WRs are acknowledged, reviewed and prioritised in line with PM activities, communicating at all times with the originator.

Breakdowns:

Manage Maintenance Technicians to ensure they identify, diagnose and rectify faults/breakdowns in a timely and safe manner, ensuring minimum impact to efficiency. Review breakdowns and manage corrective actions through the planned maintenance programme

Engineering Stores:

Identify a critical spares list in conjunction with the planned maintenance schedule, improving the stores function to ensure all costs and machinery are maintained to agreed levels Identify, develop and control suppliers and service partners to ensure adequate capability to the site

Experience & Qualifications:

High volume manufacturing experience (preferably in food production), including continuous processes and batch processes Significant experience of working within a maintenance environment, including electrical and mechanical fault diagnostics Good understanding of DSEAR and in particular ATEX requirements Well-developed and well-rounded management and leadership skills including budget control, being a true team player Proven experience in continuous improvement Highly analytical and a detailed approach to problem solving
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to 80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company events Company pension Cycle to work scheme Free parking Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance On-site parking Referral programme Sick pay
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Experience:

Mechanical engineering: 3 years (preferred) Electrical engineering: 3 years (preferred) Team management: 2 years (preferred)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 04/08/2025