Engineering Leader: Automation, Reliability & Growth in FMCG

Mackie's of Scotland; Rothienorman; Presencial; GBP 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Mackie’s of Scotland is seeking a hands-on, strategic Head of Engineering to lead engineering operations across its Westertown and Kintore sites, driving reliability, continuous improvement, automation and long-term growth.

Reporting to the Managing Director, you will build high-performing teams on the factory floor, shape the CAPEX roadmap and deliver major investment projects, ensuring safety, uptime and world-class manufacturing standards.

Formación

• Engineering leadership experience in FMCG/food/high-volume manufacturing.
• Proven track record leading high-performing engineering teams.
• Strong maintenance, reliability and asset-performance expertise.
• Experience delivering major CAPEX, automation and site-improvement projects.
• Experience with Lean, TPM or RCA for continuous improvement.
• Broad knowledge across mechanical, electrical and automated systems.
• Ability to influence at senior leadership level and translate engineering priorities to business outcomes.
• Strong health, safety, quality and regulatory understanding in manufacturing.
• Sound commercial acumen: budget management, resource planning, contractor oversight.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management from shop floor to boardroom.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and develop the engineering function across multiple manufacturing sites, creating a high-performing, safety-focused engineering team.
• Drive engineering excellence and asset reliability, ensuring maximum uptime, operational efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Shape and deliver the long-term engineering strategy, aligning maintenance, investment and operational priorities with business goals.
• Lead major CAPEX and site improvement projects, including automation, equipment upgrades and factory modernisation initiatives.
• Partner with senior leadership and operations teams to support business growth, improve performance and deliver world-class manufacturing standards.

Conocimientos

Engineering leadership

Team development

Maintenance & reliability

CAPEX project delivery

Automation

Lean TPM RCA

Mechanical, electrical systems

Senior stakeholder engagement

Budget & resource planning

Regulatory & HSE awareness

Descripción del empleo

Mackie’s of Scotland is seeking a hands-on, strategic Head of Engineering to lead engineering operations across its Westertown and Kintore sites, driving reliability, continuous improvement, automation and long-term growth.

Reporting to the Managing Director, you will build high-performing teams on the factory floor, shape the CAPEX roadmap and deliver major investment projects, ensuring safety, uptime and world-class manufacturing standards.