Job Description

Overview

We are supporting a leading food manufacturer in the recruitment of a

Site Engineering Manager

. This is a key leadership role responsible for overseeing all engineering activities on site, ensuring high standards of reliability, efficiency, compliance and safety across production operations.


This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced engineering manager looking to join a progressive and well-invested manufacturing operation, where engineering excellence and continuous improvement are core priorities.

Core Responsibilities

Lead and manage all engineering operations across the site, ensuring maximum equipment uptime and reliability. Develop, implement, and optimise effective

preventative and predictive maintenance strategies

. Partner closely with production, operations and technical teams to ensure engineering performance supports business goals. Lead, mentor, coach and develop a multi-skilled engineering team. Drive a strong

safety-first culture

, promoting compliance with all regulatory and industry standards. Manage engineering budgets, reporting, contractor relationships and capital investment planning. Lead engineering-based improvement and optimisation projects to increase performance, efficiency, process capability and cost control. Ensure CMMS data integrity and report on KPIs, asset performance and maintenance activity. Identify and implement new technologies and innovation aligned with operational growth plans.

Experience & Qualifications

Required:

Proven engineering leadership experience within food manufacturing or FMCG. Strong technical understanding of mechanical, electrical and automation systems within a production environment. Demonstrated success leading and developing engineering teams. Track record delivering improvement projects and engineering strategy. Strong knowledge of health & safety compliance within manufacturing.

Preferred:

Experience managing budgets and capital project planning. Competence using CMMS systems and analysing performance and maintenance data. Continuous improvement / lean manufacturing awareness.

Skills & Behaviours

Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence at all levels. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Practical problem solver with a strategic mindset. Calm under pressure with good prioritisation and decision-making ability. * Confident reporting, presenting and working cross-functionally.