Senior Process & Utilities Engineering Lead

Refresco; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual bonus

Life assurance

Enhanced holiday allowance

Career development and progression

Cheers benefits platform

Healthcare and wellbeing benefits

Online medical support

Company pension

Job summary

Refresco, Bridgwater site, seeks a Process & Utilities Engineering Manager to lead the engineering function and drive safe, reliable process plant and utility services. You will mentor the engineering teams, own maintenance strategies, and ensure compliance with industry standards.

You will work with production, quality, HSE and project teams to improve asset health, energy efficiency and product quality while supporting decarbonisation goals and site KPIs.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Extensive experience in FMCG, food, beverage or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
• Strong knowledge of process plant engineering and hygienic design principles.
• Experience delivering safe, compliant, reliable and cost-effective process plant and utility services.

Responsibilities

• Lead Process and Utilities Engineering teams, creating a high-performing culture.
• Own maintenance and reliability strategies for process plant and utility assets.
• Ensure compliance with PSSR, PUWER, LOLER, DSEAR and Legionella requirements.
• Manage priorities, maintenance interventions, contractor performance and resources.
• Drive asset reliability improvements via planned, preventive and condition-based maintenance.
• Lead root cause analysis following significant breakdowns and implement preventive actions.
• Monitor KPIs on reliability, maintenance, compliance, energy and environmental performance.
• Identify opportunities to improve OEE, product quality, efficiency, yield and waste reduction.
• Manage specialist contractors and service providers.
• Control maintenance budgets and contribute to capital investment planning.
• Lead engineering projects from concept through commissioning and handover.
• Support decarbonisation and sustainability across the site.

Skills

Leadership

FMCG experience

Process plant engineering

Hygienic design principles

Education

HNC/HND or Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Process, Chemical Engineering

Job description

Refresco, Bridgwater site, seeks a Process & Utilities Engineering Manager to lead the engineering function and drive safe, reliable process plant and utility services. You will mentor the engineering teams, own maintenance strategies, and ensure compliance with industry standards.

You will work with production, quality, HSE and project teams to improve asset health, energy efficiency and product quality while supporting decarbonisation goals and site KPIs.