Engineering Manager

The Compleat Food Group; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

The Compleat Food Group in Barnsley is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the site’s engineering function, drive asset reliability and deliver strong operational performance. Reporting to the Head of Engineering, you’ll own maintenance strategy, safety standards and continuous improvement across equipment, systems and teams.

You’ll lead a team of engineers, collaborate with site and regional leadership, and manage budgets and capital projects to improve OEE and site profitability while

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a team of engineers and engineering leaders.
• Drive equipment reliability and site asset performance.
• Champion a safety-first culture and ensure compliance with standards.
• Deliver capital projects from proposal to implementation.

Job description

£70,000 - £77,000 + Car Allowance + Bonus + Benefits

At The Compleat Food Group, we're creating great quality food that people love. Behind every successful site is a high-performing engineering function that keeps our operations safe, reliable and efficient.

We're looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to join our Barnsley site and play a pivotal role in driving engineering excellence, asset reliability, and operational performance.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a strong engineering leader to join a growing business where you can make a genuine impact, lead a talented team, and help shape the future of engineering performance across the site.

About the Role

Reporting to the Head of Engineering and forming part of the site leadership team, you'll take ownership of the engineering function, ensuring our assets, systems and people consistently deliver outstanding performance.

You’ll lead the site's Asset Care strategy, ensuring equipment reliability, compliance, continuous improvement, and engineering capability are aligned with business objectives and group engineering standards.

Working closely with both site and regional leadership teams, you'll drive a proactive maintenance culture that supports operational excellence, enhances performance, and delivers sustainable improvements.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & People Development

• Lead, coach and develop a team of engineers and engineering leaders.
• Build a high-performance culture focused on accountability, engagement and continuous improvement.
• Conduct performance reviews, succession planning and skills development activities.
• Ensure engineering resource plans effectively support operational requirements.

Asset Reliability & Performance

• Drive equipment reliability and site asset performance.
• Lead preventative maintenance programmes, ensuring planned maintenance targets are achieved.
• Manage reactive maintenance activities and implement robust root cause analysis processes.
• Use engineering and production data to identify performance improvement opportunities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that improve OEE, reduce waste and increase asset availability.

Health, Safety & Compliance

• Champion a safety-first culture across the engineering team.
• Ensure compliance with all statutory engineering requirements and company standards.
• Oversee permit-to-work systems, contractor management and safe systems of work.
• Lead investigations into engineering-related incidents and implement preventative actions.
• Maintain full audit readiness and compliance with food safety, environmental and health & safety standards.
• Manage the site engineering budget and departmental expenditure.
• Control contractor costs, supplier performance and engineering inventory.
• Support and deliver capital investment projects from proposal through to implementation.
• Apply lifecycle costing principles to engineering decision‑making.
• Deliver engineering improvements that contribute to site profitability and operational efficiency.
• Ensure effective use of CMMS and maintenance systems.
• Maintain engineering documentation, SOPs, risk assessments and statutory records.
• Lead engineering reviews and ensure effective communication across shifts and departments.
• Support internal and external audits and drive timely closure of actions.

What We’re Looking For