Site Engineering Manager

The Village Bakery Group; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a family-owned Craft Bakery as a Site Engineering Manager, where your leadership will drive a team towards excellence in a safe and efficient manufacturing environment. This role emphasizes stakeholder management and proactive maintenance, ensuring that the bakery remains a top supplier of premium products. With a focus on continuous improvement and professional development, you will play a key role in maximizing plant efficiencies and supporting new equipment introductions. Enjoy a competitive salary and a rewarding benefits package while contributing to a company that values its people and fosters career growth.

Benefits

10% Pension Contribution

Death in Service (4x)

Private Health Insurance (Family)

28 days annual leave

£250 refer-a-friend scheme

Employee benefits/discounts platform

Professional development opportunities

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar people and stakeholder management role.
• Time-served multi-skilled engineer for hands-on support.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a safe environment in manufacturing facilities.
• Develop and lead a team of shift engineers.
• Deliver proactive maintenance to meet efficiency targets.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Multi-skilled Engineering

Communication

Problem Solving

Lean Manufacturing Principles

Food Manufacturing Experience

Job description

Due to our continued growth and success, we are looking for a Site Engineering Manager to join our Engineering team in Wrexham (LL13 9UG). The hours of work for this role are Monday to Friday 08:00hrs to 17:00hrs; however, flexibility will be required to meet the needs of the business.

What would you get for working here?

If you have the Site Engineering Manager experience and skills we are looking for, then you will receive a total reward package that includes:

1. A competitive salary of £52,750 p/a
2. 10% Pension Contribution
3. 4 x Death in Service
4. Private Health Insurance (Family)
5. 28 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays)
6. £250 refer-a-friend scheme
7. Access to an exclusive employee benefits/discounts platform
8. Professional development opportunities and qualifications
9. A progressive working environment that puts its people at the heart of what it does
10. Great opportunity for career development

What would you be doing?

Our Vision as a business is to be the “Go-to” supplier of bakery products, working nationally with retailers such as M&S and Waitrose on their premium private label range and regionally through the Village Bakery brand.

As a Site Engineering Manager, you will be directly contributing to this vision through your core tasks and responsibilities, which will include, but are not limited to:

1. Ensuring a safe environment for those who work in or visit any of our manufacturing facilities.
2. Developing and leading a team of shift engineers through appraisal, mentoring, and performance management.
3. Delivering proactive, planned-preventative maintenance to ensure equipment meets capacity demand and efficiency targets.
4. Efficient reactive maintenance to minimize machine downtime.
5. Identifying and implementing changes for continuous improvement to maximize plant efficiencies and energy optimization.
6. Managing contractor performance on site.
7. Supporting the introduction of new equipment to our production facilities.
8. Managing the workload and capacity of the team resource.
9. Building effective relationships and communicating clearly with stakeholders.
10. Continuous professional development through industry-specific training.
11. Ensuring audit readiness at all times.
12. Working alongside our projects engineering team.

What skills and qualifications would you need?

To be a successful Site Engineering Manager, you will need to demonstrate the following skills, qualifications, and attributes:

Essential

1. Demonstrable experience within a similar people and stakeholder management role.
2. Time-served multi-skilled engineer for hands-on support.
3. Great communicator.
4. A true problem solver in all areas.

Desirable

1. Experience in lean manufacturing principles.
2. Experience in a food manufacturing environment.

So, who are we? We are a family-owned and managed Craft Bakery producing an award-winning range of Bread, Morning Goods, Pies, and gluten-free products.

If you would like to join our award-winning, quality-driven team, please use the ‘apply now’ link and follow the online application instructions.

We look forward to welcoming you to our team soon!