Site Engineering Lead

Site Engineering Lead

Location: Johnstone’s Food Service, East Kilbride

Shift: Days Monday to Friday

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of the engineering function on site, lead the delivery of the engineering strategy and drive measurable improvements in performance.
• Represent the site in a community of over ten bakeries sharing best practices in all aspects of asset excellence, deliver across the full balanced scorecard with strong focus on Safety and Compliance.
• Maximise OEE through strong leadership of engineering teams, ensuring high standards of reliability, responsiveness, and continuous improvement. Build capability across the team by developing talent, strengthening succession pipelines, and embedding a high-performance culture.
• Lead from the front in setting behavioural standards, champion the company’s values and Operational Excellence programme. Identify and implement opportunities to improve efficiency, automation, and overall site performance.
• Manage engineering budgets and resources effectively, ensuring robust financial control, optimised spare parts management, and delivery against key performance targets.
• Influence stakeholders and contribute to wider business strategy as the senior engineering lead on site.

Qualifications

Applicants should have worked in a similar engineering leadership position within a fast-paced manufacturing sector, with a track record of leading and developing teams, driving change, and achieving strong financial and performance outcomes.

• Degree or HND qualified in Engineering (or equivalent FMCG manufacturing experience)
• Proven experience leading and developing engineering teams in a fast-paced environment
• Strong track record of driving performance improvement and leading change
• Experience with automation and/or mechatronics within manufacturing
• Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills
• Highly organised with strong project management and problem-solving ability
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands‑on operational delivery
• Proactive, solutions-focused, and committed to continuous improvement
• Demonstrates strong leadership, accountability, and collaboration
• Open to new ideas and committed to implementing best practice
• Strong IT skills, including Excel and data analysis
• Professional, decisive, and confident working in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

• A very competitive salary
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave granting time to care for new arrivals
• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• Death in Service Benefit
• Free Employee Assistance Programme (open to colleagues and their families)
• Retail discounts via our Benefits Hub platform
• Refer a Friend Scheme (up to £300 per referral – T&C’s dependent)
• Employee Recognition Awards
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities (including sponsored professional memberships and in-house development courses)

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