Chief Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Southampton; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A rapidly growing specialist food business in Northern Ireland seeks an experienced engineering leader to oversee operational initiatives. The ideal candidate will lead cross-functional teams, manage budgets, and ensure compliance with audits. This role emphasizes strategic planning and innovation, offering significant professional growth opportunities.

Benefits

Huge professional growth potential

Dream leadership team

High profile innovation category

Qualifications

• Expert in BRCGS and retailer audits.
• Strong understanding of plant automation and robotics.
• Significant experience in C-Suite strategic planning.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all engineering activities in a food production site.
• Work directly with C-Suite and external suppliers for operational improvements.
• Manage and develop teams while ensuring project efficiency.

Skills

Project management

Budget control

Legal compliance

Audit readiness

Team management

Coaching

Plant automation

Robotics

Strategic planning

Education

Advanced level Industrial Engineering

Project Management qualification

Job description

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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