Site Engineering Manager

Allied Bakeries | part of Associated British Foods plc; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the food manufacturing sector seeks a Site Engineering Manager for their Stoke bakery. The role involves overseeing engineering functions, driving safety culture, and leading projects to enhance productivity. Ideal candidates will have senior engineering experience in a fast-paced environment and a relevant degree. The company offers competitive benefits, including private healthcare and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Private Healthcare

Car Allowance

Bonus

25 Days Annual Leave

Health & Wellbeing Support

Pension & Life Assurance

Retail Discounts

Career Development

Financial Wellbeing Support

Loyalty Rewards

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior engineering role in FMCG/Food Manufacturing.
• Experience with maintenance systems and engineering strategy implementation.

Responsibilities

• Drive safety culture and ensure compliance with health and safety standards.
• Lead engineering projects and manage the engineering budget.
• Develop effective relationships with stakeholders and management teams.

Skills

Leadership

Safety Compliance

Continuous Improvement

Education

Relevant Degree

Chartered Engineer

Job description

Allied Bakeries are owned by Associated British Foods. ABF is a diversified international food, ingredients and retail group with sales of £13.9bn and 128,000 employees in 53 countries. It has significant businesses in Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and Australia.. Our sister companies in ABF UK Grocery produce products under many market-leading household brands, including Jordans, Ryvita, Pataks, Blue Dragon & Silver Spoon.

We are proud of our brands: we make top 10 UK grocery brand Kingsmill as well as Allinson’s, Bürgen and Sunblest. You’ll know us best through our white, wholemeal and seeded market-leading loaves, as well as Kingsmill 50/50, the nation’s favourite Healthier White, and our delicious pancakes, crumpets, hot cross buns and other bakery products.

The success of our business depends on us having the right people on the team. We are incredibly passionate about our business, but it isn’t for the faint-hearted – it’s pacey and demanding so our people need to have a positive attitude and to want to work inclusively. We take massive pride in what we do, not least in how colleagues based in our bakeries and depots have one of the best safety performance records in the industry.

Our Grocery Service Centre, based near Liverpool, is a hub for transactional activity across multiple ABF companies within the ABF Grocery division. Supporting some of our well-known brands such as Kingsmill, Pataks, Blue Dragon, Jordans, Ryvita and Silver Spoon, amongst others. We deliver Shared Service activities across a wide range of disciplines including Customer Services, Consumer Care, Finance, Payroll, HR and IS.

If you’re looking to join a business that is passionate, encourages you to be the best you can be, and values its people, we’d love to hear from you.

Overview Of Role

Location: Allied Bakeries Stoke (Newcastle-under-Lyme)

Hours: Monday-Friday, 37.5 hours

Salary: Competitive

Join Our Team!

We have an excellent career opportunity for an experienced and dynamic engineering professional to join the Site Leadership Team at our Stoke bakery as Site Engineering Manager.

Reporting to the Site Manager, you will have full responsibility for the Engineering function and play a significant role in the overall management of the site, steering the safety culture and maintaining a safe working environment.

What You'll Be Responsible For

Driving a safety culture by improving and maintaining a safe working environment, ensuring all team members are aware and compliant with health and safety standards, legal and company requirements. Leading, developing and motivating the engineering team to achieve their KPIs; creating a high-performance culture which encourages innovation, continuous improvement and maximum productivity.

Leading major engineering projects and initiatives to ensure their successful implementation.

Effectively managing the engineering budget, constantly reviewing costs and identifying opportunities for savings, including PDPs.

Building and developing effective relationships with the SLT and management teams to ensure cross functional working and with the wider AB Central Engineering team to ensure best practice is shared.

Leading the development and utilisation of site maintenance systems, effective preventative maintenance and condition monitoring techniques to achieve a maximum level of asset availability to meet business needs.

What We're Looking For

Proven experience in a senior engineering role, ideally in a commercially challenging, results driven, FMCG/Food Manufacturing environment. Comprehensive experience of maintenance systems, the successful implementation of an effective engineering strategy and capital project delivery.

Chartered Engineer status, with a relevant degree, or equivalent.

You will be an accomplished leader able to build effective stakeholder relationships, with the credibility to influence at all levels of the business.

Why Join Us?

We know that our people are at the heart of our success. That’s why we offer:

Private Healthcare Car Allowance

Bonus

25 days annual leave + bank holidays off and the opportunity to purchase additional leave – time to relax and recharge!

Health & Wellbeing Support – Access to a healthcare cash plan, free eye tests & more!

Pension & Life Assurance – Up to 10% employer contributions to secure your future.

Retail Discounts – Save at Asda, Tesco, M&S, Currys & 500+ other retailers! ️

Career Development – Grow with us through development & training opportunities.

Financial Wellbeing Support – Affordable loans, free financial education & budgeting tools.

Green Benefits – Save up to 40% on an electric car or get a great deal on a bike. ️

Loyalty rewards – We celebrate milestones with recognition and gifts.

Recognition & Awards – Your hard work won’t go unnoticed!

Charitable Giving – Support Save the Children through payroll donations. ️

If you’re a highly driven individual with the enthusiasm and resilience to drive performance and change, this is the role for you!