Engineering Leader – FMCG Plant Reliability & CI

Winsearch; Whitby; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme up to 11% employer

Death in service life assurance 6x

20 days + 8 holidays (Year 1)

25 days + 8 holidays (Year 2)

Westfield Health benefits

Job summary

Winsearch is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Engineering, Maintenance, Process Engineering and Facilities functions at our Whitby site. The role focuses on maximizing plant reliability, efficiency and product quality in a high-speed FMCG environment.

You will develop and implement the site engineering strategy, drive continuous improvement, oversee capital investment projects and build a high-performing team.

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering, maintenance and process engineering functions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Electromechanical engineering background with strong leadership capability.
• Knowledge of health, safety legislation and engineering compliance; experience with budgets/CapEx is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the engineering, maintenance and process engineering teams.
• Drive continuous improvement and technical excellence across the site.
• Manage engineering resource planning, contractor activity and team capability.
• Own asset management and reliability strategy; improve equipment performance through proactive maintenance.
• Deliver engineering KPIs (OEE, downtime, PM compliance, costs) and ensure utilities, facilities and infrastructure are maintained to standards.
• Support process optimization, problem solving and CI activities.
• Lead engineering projects, CapEx delivery and investment proposals.
• Manage budgets, maintenance spend and stock; ensure health, safety, environmental and statutory compliance.
• Support audits, inspections and risk assessments; act as Site Leadership Team member and provide technical support for major issues.

Skills

Electromechanical background

Engineering leadership

FMCG packaging experience

Reliability and asset care

Team leadership

HSE compliance knowledge

Strategic thinking

Commercial awareness

MS Excel and Word

Job description

Winsearch is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Engineering, Maintenance, Process Engineering and Facilities functions at our Whitby site. The role focuses on maximizing plant reliability, efficiency and product quality in a high-speed FMCG environment.

You will develop and implement the site engineering strategy, drive continuous improvement, oversee capital investment projects and build a high-performing team.