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Engineering Manager - Food/ FMCG
Job Posted: 2 days ago
Salary: £ 55,000 - 65,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: FY6, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Job Title: Engineering Manager - Food/ FMCG
Location: Blackpool
Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 + Company Car
Industry: Food/ FMCG
Job Type: Permanent
A leading UK food manufacturer, known for its commitment to quality and innovation, is seeking a highly capable Engineering Manager to join its expanding site leadership team. With significant investment planned over the next 12 months, this is an exciting time to join a dynamic, fast-paced environment with excellent opportunities to make a lasting impact.
The Role
As Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for leading a multi-skilled engineering function, driving performance, and ensuring assets and systems operate to the highest standards. You will play a strategic role in managing complex food manufacturing operations, optimising efficiency, and delivering continuous improvement across the site. Reporting directly to the Operations Director, you’ll also play a key role within the site leadership team.
Engineering Manager Key Responsibilities:
* Lead the engineering team, setting strategy and driving asset performance across a high-care food manufacturing facility.
* Champion SHE compliance within the engineering function and support best practice across the wider business.
* Develop and implement asset strategies to maximise operational efficiency and reliability.
* Oversee the installation, maintenance, and decommissioning of food production assets.
* Use data and analytics to assess asset condition, performance, failures, and risks.
* Implement preventative and reactive maintenance strategies to minimise downtime.
* Drive engineering-led continuous improvement programmes, delivering cost-effective solutions.
* Manage capital projects, ensuring delivery on time, within scope, and to budget.
* Maintain accurate engineering and site services cost plans, forecasts, and expenditure reports.
* Provide strong leadership, mentoring, and development for the engineering team.
Qualifications & Skills:
* Engineering Apprenticeship and/or Technical Qualification (Level 3 or above).
* IET Wiring Regulations (current edition).
* IOSH Managing Safely (or equivalent).
* Strong knowledge of SHE legislation and compliance.
* Experience developing asset life-cycle plans, maintenance strategies, and business cases.
* Proven ability to lead engineering teams in a fast-paced FMCG environment.
* Multi-skilled knowledge across mechanical and/or electrical engineering (PLC control, automation, pneumatics, hydraulics, thermodynamics).
* Minimum 3 years’ experience in a senior engineering role within FMCG.
Benefits:
* Company car.
* Company pension scheme.
* Free onsite parking.
* The chance to shape and influence engineering strategy within a progressive, growing manufacturer.
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