Engineering Manager, Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager

Location: Kings Lynn

Full-time | Permanent

About The Role

We are looking for a driven and experienced Engineering Manager to lead our site engineering function and play a key role within the senior operations team. You’ll be responsible for ensuring plant reliability, delivering capital projects, and driving continuous improvement across engineering and site performance. This is a high-impact leadership role with real opportunity to influence operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the engineering team to deliver strong site performance
• Ensure planned maintenance strategies maximise plant efficiency and minimise downtime
• Manage engineering budgets and control costs in line with site objectives
• Deliver capital projects on time and within budget, ensuring ROI
• Drive continuous improvement across equipment, processes and energy usage
• Maintain compliance with all Health & Safety, food safety and audit standards
• Ensure effective spare parts management to support operational continuity
• Work closely with production teams to optimise plant performance
• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure safe systems of work at all times
• Support and develop team capability through training and performance management

Essential Criteria

• Time-served Dual Skilled Engineer (Electrical & Mechanical)
• Proven experience in a leadership/line management role
• Strong engineering background within manufacturing (food industry preferred)
• Excellent organisational, communication and team-building skills
• Financial awareness with experience managing budgets
• Strong problem-solving skills, including Root Cause Analysis
• Knowledge of key safety systems (LOTO, Permit to Work, Working at Height, Confined Space)
• Relevant qualifications (C&G/NVQ or equivalent)

Desirable

• Experience within a cooked meats or food manufacturing environment
• IOSH / NEBOSH
• HACCP Level 3 / Food Safety Level 3/4
• Knowledge of TACCP, Legionella, LOLER
• Experience as Electrical or Asbestos Duty Holder

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a collaborative and forward-thinking leadership team
• Opportunity to lead improvement initiatives and shape site performance
• Work in a fast-paced, high-impact manufacturing environment
• Career progression within a leading food production business

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