Site Engineering Manager

Location: Manchester
Industry: FMCG

We are recruiting for an experienced Site Engineering Manager to take overall responsibility for the engineering function at a busy FMCG manufacturing site.

This is a key leadership role, responsible for leading and developing the engineering team, delivering the planned maintenance strategy, improving site reliability and driving a culture of continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop the site engineering team.
• Deliver the planned preventative maintenance programme and improve engineering KPIs.
• Reduce production downtime through effective maintenance and rapid breakdown response.
• Manage engineering budgets, contractors, projects and site maintenance activity.
• Ensure compliance with health & safety, quality and legal requirements.
• Identify and deliver engineering, automation and continuous improvement projects.
• Work closely with Operations, Health & Safety and Continuous Improvement teams.
• Ensure appropriate engineering spares, tools and facilities are maintained.
• Provide effective engineering leadership during breakdowns and operational emergencies.

About You

You will be an experienced engineering leader with a background in FMCG, food manufacturing or a similar high-volume manufacturing environment.

Ideally, you will have:

• HND/Degree or equivalent Engineering qualification.
• Proven experience managing and developing engineering teams.
• Strong maintenance and project engineering experience.
• Excellent problem-solving and continuous improvement skills.
• Experience managing budgets and contractors.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of manufacturing performance.
• Knowledge of TPM, Six Sigma, Kaizen or similar methodologies would be advantageous.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious engineering professional to take ownership of a key site function and make a tangible impact on reliability, downtime, efficiency and profitability, while playing a key role in future investment and technological development.

Occasional unsocial hours and call-out support will be required. Applicants should live within a reasonable commuting distance of the site.