Engineering Manager

Location: Market Weighton

A leading food manufacturing site is seeking a practical and highly motivated Engineering Manager. This role is hands-on, with 60–70% of your time on the factory floor, leading the engineering team and ensuring equipment runs safely, efficiently and with minimal downtime.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead, develop and motivate the engineering team
Prioritise and manage engineering workloads and resource planning
Maintain plant, equipment and systems in line with legislation
Diagnose and resolve issues quickly to keep production running
Deliver effective PPM systems and engineering stores management
Champion best practice, continuous improvement and new technologies
Ensure full compliance with food safety, hygiene, GMP and H&S standards
Contribute to HACCP, TACCP and VACCP activities
Support flexible working and on-call requirements

About You:

Qualified Mechanical or Electrical Engineer (16th/17th Edition desirable)
Strong hands-on experience with mechanical and electrical systems
Leadership experience, ideally in food manufacturing
Excellent communication, organisation and problem-solving skills
Calm under pressure, detail-focused and proactive
NEBOSH/IOSH and food hygiene qualifications advantageous

A great opportunity for a driven, floor-focused leader ready to make a real impact in a fast-moving 24/7 operation.

40–45 per week,

Monday–Friday, with flexibility for peaks and occasional weekends.

Salary bracket: £50k - £55k