Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager

Food Manufacturing | Senior Site Leadership Role

A leading and well-established food manufacturing business is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the engineering function at a large-scale, highly automated production site.

This is a senior leadership opportunity with responsibility for engineering operations, maintenance strategy, utilities management, capital projects, reliability improvement and engineering team development. Reporting directly to the Site General Manager, the successful candidate will play a key role in driving operational performance, asset reliability, safety and continuous improvement across the plant.

The role offers the opportunity to lead a well-established engineering structure, including multiple direct reports and a wider team of engineers and technicians, within a business investing heavily in operational excellence, sustainability and long-term site performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the site engineering function across maintenance, reliability, utilities and capital projects

• Develop and implement preventative, predictive and reliability-centred maintenance strategies

• Drive improvements in equipment uptime, OEE and overall plant performance

• Oversee site utilities including steam, refrigeration, compressed air, HVAC, water treatment and associated infrastructure

• Lead root cause analysis and resolution of recurring engineering and operational issues

• Manage engineering budgets, CapEx planning and cost control initiatives

• Ensure compliance with all safety, quality and regulatory standards

• Lead and develop engineering managers, engineers and technicians across the site

• Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives across the engineering function

• Work closely with Operations, Quality, EHS and senior leadership teams to support site objectives

Candidate Requirements

• Degree qualified in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Automation or related Engineering discipline

• Significant experience in a senior engineering leadership role within manufacturing, food processing, FMCG or other highly automated production environments

• Proven experience managing maintenance, reliability and engineering functions at site level

• Strong understanding of utilities management and critical plant infrastructure

• Experience delivering engineering and capital projects safely and within budget

• Strong leadership and people management capability

• Experience driving OEE, reliability and continuous improvement initiatives

• Knowledge of CMMS systems and engineering performance management

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

What's on Offer

• Senior leadership role within a large-scale manufacturing operation

• Significant influence across site operations and engineering strategy

• Opportunity to lead major engineering and operational improvement initiatives

• Long-term career opportunity within a growing and highly respected business