Job Description:

Salary: Up to £56,000 | Days Only

I'm working with an established food manufacturer looking for an Engineering & Facilities Manager to take responsibility for the facilities side of the site, overseeing maintenance, compliance, planning and day-to-day coordination.

This is a great opportunity for someone with a facilities-focused background in food manufacturing who wants to broaden their management experience, take ownership of site services and develop towards a Site Engineering Manager position.

You'll be responsible for keeping site facilities running safely and efficiently, coordinating maintenance activities and ensuring standards are consistently maintained across the site.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Overseeing site facilities, including general building maintenance, pneumatics and compliance.

• Planning and coordinating facilities maintenance, ensuring work is prioritised and completed effectively.

• Managing a team of approximately three handymen.

• Coordinating contractors and resources to support site maintenance requirements.

• Taking responsibility for departmental budgets, cost control and resource planning.

• Ensuring compliance requirements and facilities standards are maintained.

• Supporting site improvement projects and identifying opportunities to improve facilities and processes.

• Working closely with the wider engineering team to ensure the site operates safely and efficiently.

You'll work closely with the senior engineering team, taking ownership of facilities activities while gaining exposure to broader departmental planning and management.

• Experience in facilities or engineering management within food manufacturing.

• A strong understanding of site maintenance, facilities and compliance requirements.

• Experience coordinating maintenance teams, contractors and site activities.

• Knowledge of building services, pneumatics and general facilities maintenance.

• Budgeting and cost management experience.

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.

• A proactive approach, with the confidence to take ownership and drive improvements.

• Salary of up to £56,000.

• Days-only working pattern.

• The opportunity to take ownership of facilities across a busy manufacturing site.

• Exposure to budgeting, compliance, planning and wider departmental management.

• The chance to work closely with senior engineering leadership.

• A genuine development opportunity for someone looking to progress towards a Site Engineering Manager role.

If you're currently working in facilities or engineering management within food manufacturing and are looking for a role with greater ownership and opportunities to progress, I'd love to hear from you.

Apply today or get in touch for a confidential discussion.