Engineering Manager (Weekends)

2 Sisters Food Group; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Health Assured EAP and Grocery Aid

Company Pension Scheme

Boparan Restaurant Group Discount

Cycle2Work Scheme

Job summary

2 Sisters Food Group in Carlisle seeks an Engineering Manager to own engineering performance across the shift, leading a team of skilled engineers in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.

You will manage handovers, contribute to daily operations, minimise downtime through effective breakdown response, and drive maintenance and continuous improvement initiatives. This role emphasizes people leadership and hands-on technical support as needed.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and people management skills
• Solid understanding of maintenance systems, reliability, and engineering processes
• Proactive problem solver in a fast-paced production setting
• Excellent communicator capable of collaborating across departments
• Experience in a food manufacturing or FMCG environment

Responsibilities

• Managing shift handovers, ensuring clear communication of priorities and actions.
• Attending and contributing to daily operational meetings.
• Overseeing breakdown response, prioritising engineering resources effectively to minimise downtime.
• Driving preventative maintenance and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance reliability and performance.
• Leading and motivating your team - balancing people management with hands-on technical support when required.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Maintenance systems

Problem solving

Communication

Job description

Engineering Manager

Location: Carlisle

Working Hours: 06:00-18:00, Friday-Sunday

About Us

Join 2 Sisters Food Group, one of the UK’s largest food manufacturers, with an annual turnover exceeding £3 billion and approximately 13,000 employees across 16 sites. We have a strong presence in poultry, chilled, and bakery food categories. We are committed to delivering high-quality products to the British public and our retail and food service customers, including major retailers like Aldi, Asda, Co-op, KFC, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Morrison's, Sainsbury's, Tesco, and Waitrose.

The Role

As an engineering manager, you’ll take ownership of engineering performance across your shift - leading, supporting, and developing a team of skilled engineers in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Managing shift handovers, ensuring clear communication of priorities and actions.
• Attending and contributing to daily operational meetings.
• Overseeing breakdown response, prioritising engineering resources effectively to minimise downtime.
• Driving preventative maintenance and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance reliability and performance.
• Leading and motivating your team - balancing people management (around 90% of the role) with hands-on technical support when required.

About You

• Proven experience within a food manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Strong leadership and people management skills - able to coach, motivate and develop your team.
• Solid understanding of maintenance systems, reliability, and engineering processes.
• A proactive problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic production setting.
• Excellent communicator, capable of collaborating across departments and influencing outcomes.

Why Join Us?

• 33 days Annual Leave
• Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme and Grocery Aid, offering confidential support services 365 days a year
• Company Pension Scheme
• Boparan Restaurant Group Discount
• Cycle2Work Scheme