Head of Engineering — Food Manufacturing & Automation Leader

The Sterling Choice; Manchester; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent food manufacturer in Manchester is seeking a Head of Engineering to lead the engineering team and drive automation initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in engineering leadership within the food or FMCG sector, with exceptional skills in coaching and strategic planning. This role offers a chance to enhance performance and implement systems for reliability and asset care.

Qualifications

• Proven engineering leadership in food or FMCG manufacturing.
• Strong leadership skills for coaching and motivating teams.
• Experience in asset care and reliability systems.
• Strategic mindset for balancing delivery and planning.
• Electrical engineering background preferred.
• Experience in improving OEE and performance metrics.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the engineering team.
• Embed systems for asset care and reliability.
• Work with production to improve uptime.
• Support long-term automation projects.
• Ensure engineering aligns with business strategy.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Strategic Planning

Performance Improvement

Asset Care Systems

Electrical Engineering

Job description

A prominent food manufacturer in Manchester is seeking a Head of Engineering to lead the engineering team and drive automation initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in engineering leadership within the food or FMCG sector, with exceptional skills in coaching and strategic planning. This role offers a chance to enhance performance and implement systems for reliability and asset care.