Engineering Manager

This is an opportunity to join a progressive manufacturing business with a strong growth mindset. Reporting to the Operations Director, you will lead a finite team and take ownership of day‑to‑day engineering function.

• Ensuring Engineering targets are met within deadlines, without compromising quality or control of costs.
• Ensuring a robust preventative maintenance system is in place and implemented.
• Ensuring good housekeeping is maintained.
• Maintaining policies, procedures and practices to satisfy all company rules and regulations.
• Carrying out monthly engineering audits on all preventative and reactive works that have been completed.
• Assessing and reporting all engineering repair costs.
• Sourcing and cost managing parts suppliers.
• Assessing and maintaining adequate stock levels.
• Liaising with accounts and suppliers/contractors for invoice approval.
• Sourcing and cost managing all annual service and inspection contracts.
• Ensuring all buildings, plant and machinery are maintained to the highest possible standard and comply with regulations.
• Ensuring all departmental staff are capable of undertaking the jobs at hand, in a safe and capable manner and in compliance with all company rules and regulations.
• Managing all departmental staff to ensure a continuous safe working environment for all production and engineering staff.
• Ensuring all employees are performance managed, addressing any issues that arise, promptly and professionally by ensuring legislative compliance and best practice are followed at all times.

• Checking and adjusting staff levels to ensure the most efficient running of the department.
• Identifying training needs for new and existing employees.
• Conducting disciplinary hearings with departmental staff.
• Approving and managing holiday allowance to ensure adequate cover in the department.
• Maintaining good employee relations and promoting equality of opportunity.
• Maintaining H&S and hygiene standards in accordance with Company rules and regulations.
• Ensuring that all staff and visitors in the department wear appropriate PPE at all times.
• Auditing the factory with relevant departmental managers on a weekly basis and reporting back at H&S meetings.
• Creating and developing risk assessments in‑line with company policy.
• Highlighting any possible environmental issues to the Health & safety and site Facilities Manager for action.

• Leads and guides from the front.
• Background in FMCG manufacturing.
• Electrical or electronic biased, knowledge of mechanical.
• Health & safety experience (IOSH desirable).
• A track record of leading through change or growth.
• Strong communication skills and a proactive, solutions‑focused mindset.

This position is not sponsored for work permits or work permit transfer applications. Candidates must be able to prove their eligibility to work in the UK.