Engineering Maintenance Manager

Cranswick Country Foods; Watton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food production company in Watton seeks an Engineering Manager to enhance operations within their engineering department. You will manage a skilled team, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and oversee the installation of new machinery. Candidates should have significant management experience in manufacturing, strong technical skills, and excellent people management abilities. This full-time position offers competitive pay and benefits, with opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

Discounted share scheme

Discounted gym membership

Employee discount platform

Death in service insurance

Enhanced holiday with service

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a management role within manufacturing or FMCG.
• Ability to manage workload and prioritize tasks effectively.
• Strong technical knowledge to guide the engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Manage and motivate the Engineering team to meet factory production demands.
• Ensure compliance with Quality, Safety, Health, and Environment policies.
• Oversee the installation of new machinery and maintain Health & Safety compliance.
• Optimize engineering labor and material costs effectively.

Skills

People management

Technical knowledge

Organisational skills

Strong communication

Education

Engineering qualification

Job description

Job Description

About Cranswick Country Foods: Cranswick Country Foods in Watton, Norfolk is serious about its quality pork products. Now we’re hungry for talented people to join us. It’s win win; you achieve your potential; we achieve our ambitious growth plans.

Reporting to the site Chief Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for the overall day to day management of the engineering department operations and the engineering team.

Pay and benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Pension – 3% employer contributions/5% employee contribution
• Discounted share scheme
• Discounted local gym membership
• Access to an employee discount platform
• Death in service insurance
• Enhanced holiday after (2 and 4 years’ service)

Job requirements of Engineering Manager

• To Manage and ensure the motivation and performance of the Engineering team, to provide rapid response to meet the needs of the factory production demands.
• To be able to demonstrate excellent people management skills and drive excellence within the engineering team.
• To work with the Business Management Teams to ensure Engineering compliance with all International, National and Business policies for Quality, Safety, Health and the Environment.
• To be responsible for the delivery and the installation of new machinery and ensuring that all plant and equipment comply with Health & Safety legislation, maintain relevant records and KPIs.
• Optimise all Engineering Labour and Material Costs including Spares, Raw Materials and Consumables.
• Responsible for the continuous improvement program to ensure that the Engineering department is current and maintaining PPM and rapid response.
• Ensure that the site planned maintenance system satisfies our auditors and is managed effectively to cover all plant equipment and buildings.

What you will need

• Previous experience at Management level within manufacturing or FMCG
• Strong people management skills and experience in leading a team
• An engineering qualification and excellent technical knowledge
• Organisational skills, ability to manage workload and prioritise
• Strong communication skills

Closing Date: 30th December 2025 (please note that should we receive significant interest; this closing date may be brought forward)

Job Type: Full-time