Engineering Manager

Belfast, United Kingdom Posted on 21/09/2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Engineering Manager to join a successful food manufacturing business.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious engineering professional to lead a skilled engineering team, improve equipment reliability and drive continuous improvement across a busy manufacturing site.

Working closely with the Operations team, you will play a key role in maximising plant performance, reducing downtime and delivering engineering projects.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership

• Lead, coach and develop a team of engineers and technicians.
  
• Conduct performance reviews and identify training needs.
  
• Build a positive, high-performing engineering culture.
  
• Maximise equipment reliability and production uptime.
  
• Manage planned, preventative and predictive maintenance.
  
• Lead fault finding and root cause analysis.
  
• Reduce downtime and improve engineering performance.
  
• Ensure critical spare parts are available.
  
• Manage engineering suppliers and negotiate costs.
  
• Improve OEE, MTTR and maintenance efficiency.
  
• Reduce energy consumption and operating costs.
  
• Work closely with Production and Quality teams.
  
• Support sustainability initiatives across the site.
  

Capital Projects

• Identify opportunities for equipment improvements.
  
• Support business cases for capital investment.
  
• Manage projects from planning through to commissioning.
  
• Deliver projects safely, on time and within budget.
  
• Monitor project performance and return on investment.
  

Compliance

• Ensure compliance with electrical safety legislation.
  
• Maintain food safety and engineering standards.
  
• Promote a strong health and safety culture.
  

About You

You'll be an experienced electrical engineering professional with previous leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.

You'll also have:

• Strong electrical engineering knowledge.
  
• Experience leading engineering teams.
  
• Knowledge of planned and preventative maintenance.
  
• Experience improving manufacturing performance.
  
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
  
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
  

Food manufacturing experience would be advantageous, although candidates from other fast-paced manufacturing environments are also encouraged to apply.