Engineering Manager

ATA Recruitment Ltd; Callington; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Rental accommodation support

Competitive benefits package

Ongoing technical training

Job summary

ATA Recruitment Ltd is seeking an Engineering Manager in Cornwall to lead engineering and maintenance across a critical area of the site. You will drive performance, develop the team and ensure readiness to deliver production targets with reliable, efficient equipment.

You will manage a large engineering workforce, champion continuous improvement, and spearhead technical upskilling while prioritising safety and compliance in a major food manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Engineering Manager or Maintenance Manager in manufacturing.
• Strong mechanical and electrical engineering knowledge.
• Experience leading large teams and driving culture change.
• Track record of improving reliability, OEE and production efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering and maintenance activities across a key area of the factory.
• Develop and coach engineers and team leaders.
• Drive fault-finding, problem-solving and maintenance capability.
• Improve equipment reliability, reduce downtime and maximise OEE.
• Support faster product changeovers and reduce production disruption.
• Deliver continuous improvement initiatives using root cause analysis.
• Maintain health and safety, compliance and audit readiness.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Mechanical engineering

Leadership

Change management

Team development

Job description

Engineering Manager

Location: Cornwall

Salary: £75,000 + Benefits

Relocation: Up to 3 months' rental accommodation support

Hours: Monday-Friday

The Opportunity

Are you an experienced Engineering Manager or Maintenance Manager ready to make a genuine impact within a major food manufacturing business?

We are recruiting for a leading UK food manufacturer supplying major retailers with established branded and own-label products.

This is an opportunity for a strong leader to drive change management, improve team performance and transform engineering culture, challenging established practices and building a more accountable, technically capable team.

The Role

Reporting to the site's Engineering Manager, you will lead engineering and maintenance activities across a key area of the factory.

You will take ownership of team performance, technical development and behavioural change, ensuring engineering supports production demands and delivers measurable improvements in reliability, efficiency and output.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a large team of Engineers as well as Team Leaders
• Challenge established working practices and lead cultural change within a long-serving workforce.
• Drive technical upskilling across the engineering team, developing fault-finding, problem-solving and maintenance capability.
• Improve equipment reliability, reduce downtime and maximise Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Support faster product changeovers, improving efficiency and minimising production disruption.
• Deliver continuous improvement initiatives using root cause analysis and structured problem-solving.
• Maintain high standards of health and safety, engineering compliance and audit readiness.

About You

We are looking for a proven engineering manager from a manufacturing environment, who has successfully managed established teams and delivered improvements in performance. Strong technical knowledge is essential, as well as proven experience within development of teams.

You will ideally have:

• Significant experience in an Engineering Manager, Maintenance Manager or similar senior engineering leadership role.
• A track record of leading change management and improving team performance.
• Experience managing Team Leaders and developing their leadership capability.Strong mechanical and electrical engineering knowledge, with a focus on technical development.
• Experience improving reliability, downtime, OEE and production efficiency.
• Excellent communication, coaching and performance management skills.

What's on Offer?

• £75,000 salary as well as a competitive benefits package.
• Up to three months' rental accommodation support to assist with relocation.
• The opportunity to influence engineering standards, team culture and site performance.
• Significant investment in machinery, equipment and site development.
• Ongoing technical training and development opportunities.

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation