Engineering Manager

SJS Recruitment; Upper Bucklebury; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

SJS Recruitment invites an experienced Engineering Manager to Berkshire to shape and execute a robust maintenance strategy and oversee key CAPEX projects. You will lead a team of engineers, driving reliability, efficiency and continuous improvement in a fast-paced FMCG environment.

The role requires strategic and hands-on leadership, delivering tangible site performance improvements while aligning investments with business goals. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Qualifications

• Strong track record in FMCG, food or drink manufacturing.
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance strategy and oversee capital investment projects.
• Ensure reliability and efficiency of production lines via preventative maintenance.

Skills

Maintenance management

CAPEX leadership

Team leadership

FMCG experience

Process improvement

Job description

Engineering Manager

£negotiable, £70-75k as a guide

Berkshire

Are you an experienced Engineering Manager with a strong background in FMCG manufacturing? Do you have a passion for driving maintenance excellence and enhancing operational performance?

We're looking for a dynamic Engineering Manager to shape and execute a robust maintenance strategy while overseeing key capital investment projects. In this role, you'll lead a team of multi-disciplined engineers, fostering a collaborative culture that drives efficiency and continuous improvement.

As a key leader in the business, you'll manage both day-to-day engineering operations and longer-term CAPEX initiatives, ensuring investments align with business objectives and deliver tangible improvements. You'll need to be both strategic and hands-on, capable of inspiring your team while rolling up your sleeves when necessary.

We are seeking someone with a strong track record in FMCG, food, or drink manufacturing, with experience managing multi-disciplinary teams in a fast-paced environment. You'll be responsible for ensuring the reliability and efficiency of production lines, implementing preventative maintenance strategies, and leading CAPEX projects from conception through to execution. Your ability to drive change, optimize processes, and deliver capital investment projects that enhance site performance will be critical to your success in this role.

Due to the volume of applications, we can only respond to successful candidates. Therefore, if we do not make contact within 5 working days this means your application was not successful. We are more than happy to discuss why if you would like to contact us