Engineering Manager — Lead High-Performing FMCG Plant

Yeo Valley Organic; Highweek; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive holiday allowance

Non-contributory pension

Life cover

Healthcare cash back plan

Cycle to work scheme

Subsidised Yeo Valley products

preferential partner rates

Annual bonus (Employee Benefit Trust)

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Yeo Valley Organic is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the site engineering team at Newton Abbot, shaping the site strategy and delivering sustainable manufacturing improvements. You will develop high performing teams through Apprenticeships and development plans, manage capital projects and budgets, and align engineering activity with the company's values of people and planet.

This role requires strong leadership, Lean/CI expertise, and a proven track record in FMCG environments to drive

Qualifications

• Engineering qualification (HND/Degree) required.
• Proven experience in FMCG with track record of improvements.
• Strong leadership and budget management capabilities.
• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing and CI techniques.
• Experience delivering medium to large scale projects.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety and environmental standards.
• Familiarity with RCM techniques.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Health & Safety of Co-Owners is prioritised.
• Influence and deliver group engineering strategies as part of the Group Engineering Leadership Team.
• Shape the site vision with SMT and develop an integrated strategic plan.
• Provide visionary leadership for the Engineering Team and develop high performing teams via Apprenticeships and PDPs.
• Lead capital investment projects and budgets delivering sustainable manufacturing capability.
• Drive continuous improvement of plant performance and ways of working to support a high performing workplace.
• Negotiate and optimise service contracts within budget and improve operations.

Skills

Leadership

FMCG experience

Budget management

Lean manufacturing

Project management

Health & Safety

CI / Continuous improvement

People development

Education

Engineering qualification (HND/Degree)

Job description

Yeo Valley Organic is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the site engineering team at Newton Abbot, shaping the site strategy and delivering sustainable manufacturing improvements. You will develop high performing teams through Apprenticeships and development plans, manage capital projects and budgets, and align engineering activity with the company's values of people and planet.

This role requires strong leadership, Lean/CI expertise, and a proven track record in FMCG environments to drive