Senior Engineering Manager

JR United Kingdom; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in the food manufacturing sector is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a high-impact engineering team. Situated at a modern facility in Royal Leamington Spa, this role demands expertise in optimizing complex systems and driving continuous improvements while ensuring compliance with safety standards.

Benefits

Autonomy to make impactful decisions

Support from leadership valuing innovation

Collaborative team culture

Opportunity to lead real change

Qualifications

• Experience managing engineering in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.
• Qualified in 16th/18th Edition standards and HACCP.
• Strong focus on safety and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a robust Preventive Maintenance culture.
• Lead and inspire a diverse team of engineers.
• Push for continuous improvement projects and CAPEX initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Data Analysis

Safety Compliance

Lean Transformation

Preventive Maintenance

Education

Degree or HND in Engineering

Tools

16th/18th Edition standards

HACCP

COSHH

FM Global guidelines

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Posted:

16.06.2025

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31.07.2025

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Job Description:

Senior Engineering Manager – Can You Turn a Factory into a Force for Excellence?

You don’t just fix machines. You fix systems. You build people. You engineer progress.

We’re not just looking for someone to manage engineering—we’re looking for someone who thrives at the intersection of leadership, precision, and transformation.

At our modern flagship food manufacturing site in Warwickshire, we’re offering a unique opportunity to lead a high-impact Engineering team in a facility that never sleeps and always evolves. With a £2.5M engineering budget under your direction and a complex site to optimise, this is a role that demands vision, grit, and technical excellence.

Your Brief

• Prevent chaos – Build and maintain a robust Preventive Maintenance (PM) culture that reduces downtime, waste, energy use, and complaints.
• Lead from the floor – Inspire and coach a diverse team of engineers while remaining grounded in the day-to-day operations of a world-class food manufacturing site.
• Push for more – Be the engine behind continuous improvement projects, CAPEX initiatives, and lean transformations that make a measurable business impact.
• Keep it safe – Ensure absolute compliance with all H&S, Food Safety, and legal standards, because people matter.
• Be the data – Track, trend, analyse, and act. From root cause to resolution, your decisions will be evidence-based and future-focused.

You’ll Influence

• People: Directly lead a team of skilled engineers. Indirectly shape site-wide culture and performance through strong cross-functional collaboration.
• Performance: Reduce unplanned downtime. Optimize preventive maintenance. Improve plant KPIs. Deliver budget outcomes.
• Projects: Manage multi-year capital investments and urgent plant upgrades alike—always on time, always to spec.

About You

• You’ve managed an engineering function in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.
• You’re qualified—Degree or HND in Engineering preferred—and experienced in applying 16th/18th Edition standards, HACCP, COSHH, and FM Global guidelines.
• You lead by example: sleeves up, data-driven, safety-first, and people-focused.
• You think strategically but act decisively. You’re comfortable in the boardroom and on the plant floor.
• You believe that well-led people and well-maintained systems are the heart of operational excellence.

What You’ll Get

• A chance to shape the future of an essential manufacturing site.
• Autonomy to make decisions with real impact.
• Support from leadership that values innovation, integrity, and continuous improvement.
• A collaborative team culture that thrives on accountability and growth.
• An opportunity to lead real change, not just maintain the status quo.

Ready to Engineer What’s Next?

Apply now and bring your vision, your leadership, and your grit to a team—and a site—that’s ready for transformation.