Central Engineering Manager

Magnum Ice Cream Co.; Lahore; On-site; PKR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-competitive pay

Flexible ways of working

Health and wellbeing support

Time off to rest and recharge

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Magnum Ice Cream Co. in Lahore seeks an experienced Maintenance and Reliability Engineer to lead centralized engineering support across the factory, ensuring safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of plant equipment and infrastructure.

The role drives equipment reliability, maintenance excellence, and engineering capability site‑wide. You will drive preventive and predictive maintenance programs, lead root cause analyses, and coordinate technical activities across disciplines while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering, or related discipline.
• 5–8 years of engineering/maintenance experience in FMCG, food, pharmaceutical, or process manufacturing.
• Knowledge of HSE, GMP, and engineering compliance requirements.
• Experience with RCA, preventive/predictive maintenance, CAPEX, and contractor management.

Responsibilities

• Drive preventive and predictive maintenance programs for critical plant assets.
• Analyze equipment failures and lead root cause analysis and permanent corrective actions.
• Improve equipment reliability, availability, and maintenance effectiveness.
• Support development of asset criticality, maintenance strategies, and lifecycle plans.
• Coordinate technical activities across mechanical, electrical, utilities, refrigeration, and infrastructure disciplines.
• Support troubleshooting of major or repetitive technical problems.
• Identify energy, water, and utility-efficiency improvement opportunities.
• Develop technical scopes, specifications, cost estimates, and engineering solutions for CAPEX projects.
• Participate in vendor evaluation, design review, and handover; ensure safety, quality, and compliance.

Skills

Maintenance & Reliability

Industrial Utilities

Equipment Troubleshooting

RCA / Root Cause Analysis

CAPEX Execution

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering, or related discipline

Job description

Job Description:

Life tastes better with ice cream

With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry.

We create iconic ice cream brands that are part of everyday life, bringing moments of joy to millions of people around the world. Everybody loves ice cream. And as the world’s biggest pure‑play ice cream company, we have the scale and ambition to make a real difference.

What Truly Sets Us Apart Is How We Work.

We move fast and keep things simple. We turn ideas into action, trust people to take ownership, and work as one team to win together with integrity. Our culture is high‑performance, collaborative and focused on getting things done.

We’re curious and ready for what’s next. We embrace digital, use data to make better decisions, and keep learning, including how AI can help us work smarter and serve consumers better.

The role

To provide centralized engineering support across the factory, ensuring safe, reliable, compliant, and cost-effective operation of plant equipment, utilities, infrastructure, and engineering systems. The role drives equipment reliability, maintenance excellence, technical standards, improvement projects, and engineering capability across the site.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

• Maintenance & Reliability: Drive preventive and predictive maintenance programs for critical plant assets. Analyze equipment failures and recurring breakdowns and lead root cause analysis and permanent corrective actions. Improve equipment reliability, availability, and maintenance effectiveness. Support development of asset criticality, maintenance strategies, and equipment lifecycle plans. Monitor engineering KPIs and identify opportunities for performance improvement.
• Central Engineering Support: Provide technical support to production and engineering teams on complex equipment and infrastructure issues. Establish and maintain engineering standards, specifications, drawings, and technical documentation. Coordinate technical activities across mechanical, electrical, utilities, refrigeration, and infrastructure disciplines. Support troubleshooting of major or repetitive technical problems.
• Utilities & Infrastructure: Support reliable operation and optimization of factory utilities and infrastructure. Identify energy, water, and utility-efficiency improvement opportunities. Support capacity assessment and future infrastructure requirements based on factory demand.
• Projects & CAPEX: Develop technical scopes, specifications, cost estimates, and engineering solutions for improvement and CAPEX projects. Participate in vendor evaluation, technical bid assessment, design review, installation, commissioning, and handover. Ensure new equipment and projects meet applicable engineering, safety, quality, and operational requirements.
• Safety, Quality & Compliance: Ensure engineering activities comply with applicable HSE, GMP, food safety, and statutory requirements. Support engineering risk assessments and closure of audit/non-conformity actions. Ensure appropriate engineering change control and technical risk management. Promote safe engineering practices for maintenance, projects, contractors, and modifications.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to reduce breakdowns, maintenance cost, energy consumption, and operational losses. Apply structured problem-solving and reliability improvement methodologies. Standardize engineering best practices across different factory areas.
• Contractor & Vendor Management: Coordinate with OEMs, contractors, suppliers, and technical service providers. Review technical proposals and ensure compliance with site specifications. Monitor quality and technical performance of contracted engineering work.
• Engineering Capability Building: Provide technical coaching and guidance to engineers, supervisors, and maintenance teams. Develop troubleshooting capability and promote knowledge sharing. Support development of technical SOPs, maintenance standards, and training materials.

We’re Looking For Someone Who

• Has a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Preferably 5–8 years of engineering/maintenance experience in FMCG, food, pharmaceutical, or process manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance and reliability engineering, industrial utilities, projects, and equipment troubleshooting.
• Experience with RCA, preventive/predictive maintenance, CAPEX execution, and contractor management.
• Working knowledge of HSE, GMP, and engineering compliance requirements.

What You’ll Get

Alongside meaningful work and strong development, we offer a reward package that typically includes

• Market-competitive pay and performance related rewards
• Flexible ways of working
• Support for health, wellbeing and life outside of work
• Time off to rest and recharge
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities

Why join us?

This is a place for people who are passionate about ice cream and are growth obsessed - both for the business and for themselves. People who act like an owner and drive our business end-to-end. People who are driven by success to deliver more than we ever thought we could!

You’ll thrive here if you value an inclusive culture, with low ego and hierarchy - and if you’re excited to continuously learn and challenge how we work, using digital, data, and new thinking to push us forward.

• Roles with real accountability and visible impact
• Free to move fast, experiment and challenge how things are done
• Continuous learning and development as the business grows
• Reward linked to performance and contribution.

Your career here is shaped by what you deliver, as you work across functions and markets and grow with the business.

If you are an individual with a disability and require assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please let your Talent Acquisition Partner know.

Additional Information

The Magnum Ice Cream Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.