Site Engineering Manager

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.