Engineering Manager

Protea Recruitment Ltd | Food | Drinks | FMCG Recruitment Partner; Newtownards; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Protea Recruitment Ltd is sourcing an Engineering Manager for a leading food manufacturing business in the UK. You will lead a skilled engineering team, drive reliability improvements and oversee maintenance strategies across a busy site.

The role focuses on reducing downtime, improving plant performance and delivering engineering projects with a continuous improvement mindset.

Qualifications

• Experienced electrical engineering professional with leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong electrical engineering knowledge.
• Experience leading engineering teams.
• Experience delivering engineering projects.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a team of engineers and technicians.
• Maximise equipment reliability and production uptime.
• Manage planned, preventative and predictive maintenance.
• Lead fault finding and root cause analysis.
• Deliver projects safely, on time and within budget.

Job description

Engineering Manager

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Engineering Manager to join a successful food manufacturing business.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious engineering professional to lead a skilled engineering team, improve equipment reliability and drive continuous improvement across a busy manufacturing site.

Working closely with the Operations team, you will play a key role in maximising plant performance, reducing downtime and delivering engineering projects.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership

• Lead, coach and develop a team of engineers and technicians.
• Conduct performance reviews and identify training needs.
• Build a positive, high-performing engineering culture.

Engineering & Maintenance

• Maximise equipment reliability and production uptime.
• Manage planned, preventative and predictive maintenance.
• Lead fault finding and root cause analysis.
• Reduce downtime and improve engineering performance.
• Ensure critical spare parts are available.
• Manage engineering suppliers and negotiate costs.

Continuous Improvement

• Drive improvements across plant performance.
• Improve OEE, MTTR and maintenance efficiency.
• Reduce energy consumption and operating costs.
• Work closely with Production and Quality teams.
• Support sustainability initiatives across the site.

Capital Projects

• Identify opportunities for equipment improvements.
• Support business cases for capital investment.
• Manage projects from planning through to commissioning.
• Deliver projects safely, on time and within budget.
• Monitor project performance and return on investment.

Compliance

• Ensure compliance with electrical safety legislation.
• Maintain food safety and engineering standards.
• Promote a strong health and safety culture.

About You

You’ll be an experienced electrical engineering professional with previous leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.

You’ll also have:

• Strong electrical engineering knowledge.
• Experience leading engineering teams.
• Knowledge of planned and preventative maintenance.
• Experience improving manufacturing performance.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Experience delivering engineering projects.
• A continuous improvement mindset.

Food manufacturing experience would be advantageous, although candidates from other fast-paced manufacturing environments are also encouraged to apply.