Site Engineering Leader: Reliability, Safety & Growth

Eat Real Snacks; Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

PROPER SNACKS is the home of PROPER and Eat Real. We’re seeking a Site Engineering Manager for the Nuneaton factory to lead the engineering function, own asset care and the CAPEX plan, and enable safe, reliable manufacturing across all shifts.

As a visible leader, you’ll shape the site’s 2030 roadmap, drive performance improvements, manage budgets and contractors, and partner with Operations, Quality and Supply Chain to keep the business growing.

Qualifications

• An HNC or higher in Mechanical, Electrical or a related Engineering discipline.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams in a manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Strong knowledge of asset care, PPM systems and CMMS.
• Experience delivering engineering projects and CAPEX.
• Commercial awareness, with experience managing budgets and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Lead, build and develop a skilled, motivated engineering team across all shifts, using skills matrices, succession planning and tailored development
• Drive a strong safety culture and be the single point of accountability for engineering compliance at site, including food safety, hygiene, statutory compliance and audit readiness (e.g. BRC, ISO 45001)
• Own the site asset care strategy, improving reliability, availability and OEE through effective PPM and CMMS-driven maintenance
• Reduce unplanned downtime by eliminating repeat failures through structured root cause analysis and data-led decisions
• Manage engineering and maintenance budgets and contractors, and deliver productivity and waste-reduction initiatives
• Lead delivery of engineering and infrastructure CAPEX projects, and own the benefits they deliver
• Partner closely with Operations, Quality and Supply Chain, and formalise engineering standards and change control
• Shape the engineering input into our Nuneaton 2030 roadmap, including asset criticality, business continuity and sustainability improvements

Skills

Leadership

Safety culture

CMMS

CAPEX

Budgeting

Stakeholder influence

Education

HNC or higher in Mechanical/Electrical or related Engineering

Tools

CMMS

Job description

PROPER SNACKS is the home of PROPER and Eat Real. We’re seeking a Site Engineering Manager for the Nuneaton factory to lead the engineering function, own asset care and the CAPEX plan, and enable safe, reliable manufacturing across all shifts.

As a visible leader, you’ll shape the site’s 2030 roadmap, drive performance improvements, manage budgets and contractors, and partner with Operations, Quality and Supply Chain to keep the business growing.