Head Of Engineering

4 days ago

Carlisle, United Kingdom 2 Sisters Food Group Full time

Head of Engineering

Location: Carlisle

Salary: Competitive + Benefits

About Us

Join 2 Sisters Food Group, one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, with an annual turnover exceeding £3 billion and approximately 13,000 employees across 16 sites. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual that's eager to join a prestigious employer within the FMCG sector. We have a strong presence in poultry, chilled, and bakery food categories, including popular brands like Holland's pies. We are committed to delivering high-quality products to the British public and our retail and food service customers, including major retailers like Aldi, Asda, Co-op, KFC, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Morrison's, Sainsbury's, Tesco, and Waitrose.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Head of Engineering / Engineering Manager to oversee the engineering function at our Meal Solutions site, Cavaghan & Grey. This is a critical leadership role where you will be responsible for driving engineering excellence across our facilities, managing capital projects, and leading a diverse engineering team.

Key Responsibilities

  1. Engineering Leadership: Provide strong leadership to the engineering function, ensuring that the team delivers high-quality, reliable engineering support across all operations.
  2. Project Management: Oversee engineering projects from inception to completion, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
  3. Capital Expenditure: Manage a multi-million CAPEX budget annually, prioritising and overseeing the allocation of resources for key engineering projects.
  4. Preventative Maintenance (PPM): Develop and implement preventative maintenance schedules to optimize equipment performance, minimize downtime, and ensure compliance with industry standards.
  5. Team Management: Lead a team of 5-6 direct reports and 46 indirect reports, overseeing talent development and ensuring the right skillsets are in place for operational success.

About You

If you are a seasoned engineering leader with the vision to drive modernisation, improve efficiency, and lead a team to success, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join a company committed to innovation and excellence.

Key Skills

  1. Degree-qualified in an engineering discipline, or equivalent experience, including service leavers within an engineering field.
  2. Minimum 2 years of experience in an engineering management role, preferably within food manufacturing or a similarly regulated industry.
  3. Demonstrable experience in leading and motivating large-scale engineering teams.
  4. Strong technical expertise, with a solid understanding of plant operations, automation, and highly regulated environments.
  5. Proven ability to lead by example, with strong leadership and people management skills. Empathy and effective communication skills are crucial.
  6. Problem Solving: Ability to identify issues quickly, develop solutions, and implement them efficiently.
  7. Industry Background: Experience in food manufacturing, food safety, plant engineering, automation, or pharmaceutical manufacturing.
  8. BRC (British Retail Consortium) Certified or similar food safety standards.

Benefits

  1. 33 days annual leave
  2. Company pension scheme with Legal & General or NEST pension
  3. Death in service benefit, optional - linked to membership of L&G pension
  4. Company sick pay - after qualifying period
  5. Free onsite parking
  6. Exclusive 2 Sisters employee discount platform available via an app offering savings of up to 60% with brands including Asda, Morrisons, Marks and Spencer and Tesco.
  7. Employee assistance programme.
  8. Wisdom wellbeing app
  9. Grocery Aid - employees access to counselling

Why Join Us?

As one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, we provide ample opportunities for career growth and skill development. We emphasize promoting from within, ensuring you can build a rewarding career with us.

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