Engineering Manager

A leading food manufacturing site is seeking a practical and highly motivated Engineering Manager. This role is hands-on, with 60-70% of your time on the factory floor, leading the engineering team and ensuring equipment runs safely, efficiently and with minimal downtime.

• Lead, develop and motivate the engineering team
• Prioritise and manage engineering workloads and resource planning
• Maintain plant, equipment and systems in line with legislation
• Diagnose and resolve issues quickly to keep production running
• Deliver effective PPM systems and engineering stores management
• Champion best practice, continuous improvement and new technologies
• Ensure full compliance with food safety, hygiene, GMP and H&S standards
• Contribute to HACCP, TACCP and VACCP activities
• Support flexible working and on call requirements

• Qualified Mechanical or Electrical Engineer (16th/17th Edition desirable)
• Strong hands on experience with mechanical and electrical systems
• Leadership experience, ideally in food manufacturing
• Excellent communication, organisation and problem solving skills
• Calm under pressure, detail focussed and proactive
• NEBOSH/IOSH and food hygiene qualifications advantageous

A great opportunity for a driven, floor focused leader ready to make a real impact in a fast moving 24/7 operation.

40-45 per week, Monday-Friday, with flexibility for peaks and occasional weekends.

Salary bracket: £50k - £55k