Head of Engineering

£90,000 – £100,000 + package
Tiverton

Join a food and drink manufacturer on an exciting growth trajectory with five years of consistent expansion and investment, with more ahead. If you’re looking for a business where you can genuinely shape an engineering function, build processes from the ground up, and grow a team, this is a brilliant opportunity.

We’re looking for a Head of Engineering to join the leadership team as the senior engineering voice and expert, someone who thrives working across functions and gets real satisfaction from developing people.

• Building an engineering team that’s fully integrated with operations, working to joined-up plans that deliver daily targets and wider business goals
• Driving performance improvements and championing a “right first-time” culture
• Growing your team through clear, strong communication – helping them understand their accountabilities and how their work feeds into the bigger engineering plan
• Transforming the team from reactive to proactive, empowering people to take initiative and make a real impact on operational efficiency
• Championing cross-functional collaboration to help the wider business hit its goals
• Reviewing and evolving the engineering structure so it keeps pace with and supports operations
• Sitting on the site’s Management Team, playing a key role in overall site performance
• Embedding structure and rigour into the team’s approach to PPM – going beyond routine checks to truly understand the kit and stay one step ahead of breakdowns

• Multiple long-standing, trusted retail customers
• Complex, engaging manufacturing processes
• A fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• A strong track record of outstanding customer service
• Consistent growth over the past five years, with more to come

• Proven experience developing engineering teams — helping people feel valued and giving them a genuine voice in the business
• A strong engineering management background within Food and Drink manufacturing (essential)
• A track record of building solid engineering processes that create a foundation for measurable improvement
• Excellent communication skills, engaging both your immediate team and wider operations/supply chain colleagues
• Confident decision-making in a fast-paced environment, with a habit of keeping others informed
• A clear understanding of operational KPIs and how to translate them into engineering objectives
• Strong experience working with key engineering metrics