Section Engineering Manager

Mondelēz International; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Mondelēz International in Birmingham is seeking an operations engineering leader to drive maintenance strategy and equipment reliability across the section. You will develop, maintain, and continually improve maintenance systems and procedures to deliver better performance, safety, quality, and cost outcomes.

Reporting to the Section Lead, you will lead safety programmes, plan outages, coach engineers and technicians, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Engineering degree required.
• Strong analytical skills and problem solving.
• Experience driving maintenance improvements and safety across manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety programmes and regulatory compliance.
• Develop and improve maintenance strategies and SMPs across the section.
• Plan significant maintenance outages and major re-life activities.
• Coach engineers and apprentices, ensuring upskilling.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Technical knowledge

Analytical skills

Safety culture

Floor leadership

CBM experience

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

The role is responsible for the operational engineering leadership to all areas of the section to meet the required performance levels via sustainable improvements in engineering standards and equipment reliability. You are responsible for developing, maintaining, and continually improving the equipment & maintenance systems and procedures to deliver improved performance across the Section. The role will be accountable for the Section M&R Budget, controlling costs to achieve optimal Safety, Quality, GE and Waste performance as well as strong, visible on the floor leadership & strategic planning. Reporting to the Section Lead, the role requires strong relationships with Technical Leads and Shift Technicians & business partnering to the Operations Managers (Cell Leads) for both Crème egg & Chocolate Making. The role is part of the PM Pillar team for the site.

How You Will Contribute

Safety & Compliance

• Own and lead the cell's safety programmes — including Equipment Safety, Process Safety, Contractor Safety, Isolation Awareness, Engineering Workshop Management, Permit to Work, and Complex Management — driving the required workflows and improvement plans.
• Ensure all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements are fulfilled through robust preventive maintenance plans.

Maintenance Strategy & Planning

• Partner with the Cell Lead and Technical Lead to manage maintenance planning and day-to-day maintenance activities.
• Develop and continually improve AM and PM schedules through routine review and data-driven refinement.
• Drive the creation and implementation of Standard Maintenance Procedures (SMPs) across your section.
• Conduct equipment criticality assessments and establish optimized maintenance strategies accordingly.
• Work with the Cell Technical Lead to develop maintenance plans, procedures, and checklists for routine tasks, shutdowns, and major overhauls — identifying resources, estimating time and costs, and coordinating with external contractors where required.
• Plan and lead significant maintenance outages, rebuilds, and re-life activities.

Continuous Improvement & IL6S

• Operate as an active member of the PM Pillar, adopting IL6S tools and implementing effective maintenance standards.
• Collaborate with cell teams and other leaders to tackle top-loss problems, agree best practice, and roll it out consistently.
• Support continuous performance and productivity improvements across the section (GE, Waste, etc.).
• Actively participate in design reviews and Maintenance Prevention workshops.

Quality

• Maintain a full understanding of all Quality Procedures relevant to equipment performance, and a working knowledge of all others within the operation.
• Partner with Quality and Cell Teams to identify and reduce quality-related losses.

Technical Documentation & Obsolescence

• Maintain up-to-date technical documentation for all section equipment, incorporating every improvement or modification.
• Manage equipment obsolescence in your area — develop the replacement roadmap, drive masterplan actions, and prepare CAPEX proposals.

Projects & Cost Management

• Manage and deliver low- and medium-sized projects within your area as part of the IIM Pillar.
• Manage M&R spend.
• Liaise with the Section Manager and budget holders to assess and fund required improvements.
• Support the BD&E team on new equipment and product projects, ensuring vertical ramp-up and updates to all applicable procedures.

People Development & Coaching

• Technically coach engineers across all disciplines within the cell.
• Mentor engineering apprentices, ensuring learning objectives are met.
• Provide hands‑on technical support to PM Technicians in your area of responsibility.
• Ensure technician skills remain current with evolving technologies and techniques.
• Facilitate the Skills Transfer programme in support of the wider Cell Team.

Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Manage the interface with other departments — Operations, Quality, EHS, Planning, Warehouse, HR — and be accountable for their impact on your areas of responsibility.
• Share and adopt technical best practice with other Sections and Sites, implementing improvements within your own section.
• Support all other work processes within the line workflows.

What You Will Bring

• A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:
• Strong technical knowledge across the site’s processes & lines
• Engineering degree or equivalent in Engineering related subject
• Excellent analytical skills
• Strongly driven by a safety culture
• Some experience in statistics & process control tools desirable
• Experience working with condition‑based monitoring technology
• Able to champion and drive continuous improvement and operational changes.
• Able to work as part of wider team and share best practices to help other teams.
• Advanced problem solver and able to work collaboratively with other teams and functions.
• Role models leadership on the floor, and leadership standard work mindset.
• Comfortable in challenging status quo
• Self‑motivated, positive attitude
• Collaborative team worker
• Proven record of operational improvement
• Demonstrated ability of teaching/coaching problem‑solving methodologies, including BDA/ RCA/ DMAIC/ FMEA
• Effective communicator
• Proven Leadership - able to engage, empower and enable people within the Section.
• Effective written, verbal and presentational communication skills

More About This Role

Work schedule: 100%

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

Mondelēz International, Inc. empowers people to snack right in over 150 countries around the world. We are leading the future of snacking with mouth‑watering iconic brands such as Oreo, belVita, LU and Ritz biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Green & Blacks, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Philadelphia and Dairylea cheese; and Maynards Bassetts, Trebor and Trident gums. Our more than 80,000 colleagues around the world are key to the success of our business. Great people and great brands. That’s who we are. Join us on our journey to continue leading the future of snacking around the world by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way.

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type

Regular

Project Engineering

Science & Engineering