Engineering Manager - FMCG Ops, Lead Reliability & CAPEX

Henderson Brown Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus 10%

Job summary

Henderson Brown Recruitment partner with a leading FMCG business in Buckinghamshire to recruit an Engineering Manager. Lead a multi-skilled team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment to drive reliability, efficiency, and productivity.

You will enhance maintenance strategy, improve equipment performance, and lead CAPEX and improvement projects to support growth. Salary £65k plus 10% bonus; hours Monday to Friday with flexibility.

Qualifications

• Experience in FMCG or highly automated production environments.
• Ability to interpret schematics and engineering drawings for maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Proven leadership with high-performing teams.
• Strong problem-solving under pressure and ability to drive improvements.
• Experience managing budgets, CAPEX delivery and performance metrics.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day engineering operations, leading a team to maintain equipment performance and operational efficiency.
• Drive maximum uptime through structured maintenance planning and swift fault resolution.
• Respond to breakdowns, identify root causes and implement sustainable fixes to reduce repeats.
• Champion Health & Safety, Food Safety, and Quality standards through leadership.
• Manage preventative maintenance programmes, shutdowns, CAPEX projects, and site improvements to optimise reliability.
• Liaise with contractors, suppliers and internal departments to ensure safe completion to company standards.
• Track and improve engineering performance through KPI management and budget control.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Budget management

Maintenance planning

CAPEX delivery

HSE compliance

Education

NVQ / ONC / City & Guilds / 17th/18th Edition

Job description

Henderson Brown Recruitment partner with a leading FMCG business in Buckinghamshire to recruit an Engineering Manager. Lead a multi-skilled team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment to drive reliability, efficiency, and productivity.

You will enhance maintenance strategy, improve equipment performance, and lead CAPEX and improvement projects to support growth. Salary £65k plus 10% bonus; hours Monday to Friday with flexibility.