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Engineering Director

Job Posted: 2 hours ago

Salary: £ 150,000 - 150,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Are you ready to lead engineering strategy across a growing FMCG manufacturing group? Elliot Marsh has an exciting Engineering Director opportunity!

Location: Hertfordshire (with significant travel across multiple UK manufacturing sites)

Salary: £150,000 + Benefits

Job Type: Permanent

Closing Date: Not specified

About Us:

We are a successful and growing FMCG manufacturing business operating across multiple UK sites. The organisation is expanding rapidly and requires experienced leadership to support ambitious growth plans through enhanced engineering capability, reliability and infrastructure.

Engineering Director - The Role:

Reporting directly to the CEO, you will operate as a Board-level leader shaping and delivering engineering strategy across multiple manufacturing sites. You will lead engineering and maintenance teams, oversee major capital investment programmes, drive automation initiatives and enhance manufacturing performance. This highly visible role offers strategic influence over business decisions and long-term objectives alongside hands-on leadership of complex operations.

Engineering Director - Key Responsibilities:

- Report directly to the CEO as a member of the senior leadership team

- Lead and develop engineering and maintenance teams across multiple manufacturing sites

- Develop and implement the Group engineering strategy in line with business objectives

- Deliver major capital projects from concept through to successful completion

- Drive automation and technology-led improvements to increase productivity, efficiency and capacity

- Maximise asset reliability, equipment performance and operational effectiveness

- Establish engineering standards, governance and best practice across all locations

- Deliver continuous improvement initiatives that enhance performance and reduce costs

- Build robust business cases and ensure investment projects deliver measurable returns

- Ensure full compliance with health, safety and regulatory requirements

Engineering Director - You:

- Proven track record of engineering leadership within FMCG or high-volume manufacturing environments

- Extensive experience delivering large-scale capital expenditure programmes and implementing automation solutions

- Strong knowledge of engineering best practice, maintenance strategy, asset management and operational performance

- Commercially astute and strategically minded with Board-level credibility and stakeholder influence

- Demonstrated ability to lead high-performing teams across multiple locations with technical expertise and strong leadership capability

Benefits:

- £150,000 basic salary

- Comprehensive executive benefits package

- Board-level position reporting directly to the CEO

- Responsibility for engineering strategy across multi-site operations

- Opportunity to lead significant capital expenditure, automation and transformation programmes

- Genuine influence over business performance, investment decisions and future growth

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