Chief Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Bolton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialized food company located in Bolton is seeking a hands-on Engineering Leader to drive operational and strategic initiatives at their production site. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in engineering leadership, project management, and a passion for plant automation. This role offers significant professional growth potential and direct collaboration with the C-suite. If you are looking for a challenging opportunity to shape the engineering function in a dynamic environment, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits

Professional growth potential

Collaborative leadership team

Qualifications

• Experience with BRCGS and retailer audits.
• Knowledge in plant automation and robotics.

Responsibilities

• Oversee engineering activities at the production site.
• Work collaboratively with CEO and external suppliers.
• Ensure reliability and production efficiency.

Skills

Leadership in engineering

Project management

Strategic planning

Budget control

Legal compliance

Team development

Education

Advanced Industrial Engineering qualification

Project Management qualification

Job description

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bolton, greater manchester, United Kingdom

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22.08.2025

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06.10.2025

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Job Description

Reporting through to C-Suite, this is a unique opportunity to own, develop and improve the operational and strategic Engineering agenda for this rapidly growing specialist food business.

An expanding International presence with a heavy focus on innovation / range growth make safety, reliability and automation key priorities. This newly created role will oversee all engineering activities with a permanent base at the business’ state of the art production site in Northern Ireland.

Working cross functionally with huge visibility (often in direct collaboration with the CEO) as well as externally with suppliers, as the successful candidate, you’ll challenge the existing whilst bringing the “outside in” as a headline of your continuous improvement remit

From day one, your extensive engineering leadership skill set will be put to the test – from project management and budget control through to legal compliance and audit readiness, you’ll be the “go to” for reliability and production efficiency.

With team management and team development responsibility, it’s a given that people influence and coaching along with upward communication will be front and centre of your tool kit.

In an open door, proactive “scale up” culture, your ability to be both top level strategist / innovator operational do-er / mentor is key. This is far from just “a here and now”… we’re looking for someone who relishes the thought of shaping their remit and growing a function. If this sounds like you … get in touch for a chat in confidence

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Huge professional growth potential

Dream leadership team

High profile innovation category

Requirements

BRCGS and retailer audits expert

Plant automation / robotics obsessed

Significant C-Suite strategic planning / influence

Advanced level Industrial Engineering & Project Management qualified