Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager

Up to £70,000 depending on experience plus car allowance

Northamptonshire

Days Only (Mon-Fri)

gap technical are proud to be representing this national manufacturing business in their search for an Engineering Manager to work at their facility based in Northamptonshire.

Performance Objectives

• Communicate and co-ordinate activities in conjunction with the leadership team to ensure that all business activities and objectives are achieved.
• Plan, prepare and manage the maintenance budget to deliver the agreed levels of plant performance and cost.
• Plan, control, train and develop in-house labour and manage external labour as appropriate to deliver agreed plant availability at optimum cost.
• Organise availability of spares and consumables to meet engineering and production needs at minimum cost.
• Plan, organise and implement preventative maintenance to achieve target plant availabilities.
• Set standards, organise procedures and measure performance to ensure continuous improvement.
• Organise and monitor compliance with statutory and company Health and Safety requirements.
• Plan, control and implement projects as agreed with the Senior Leadership Team.
• Plan and control maintenance utilities to ensure agreed availability and efficiency improvements within budgeted cost.
• Organise and implement capital projects from feasibility to successful commissioning to agreed timescales and costs as agreed with the Operations and Supply Chain Director
• Any other duties relevant to the role.

Person Specification

• Experience in an FMCG environment
• Relevant degree or experience in a similar role
• NEBOSH General Certificate in Health & Safety
• Be a great communicator at all levels
• Demonstrate leadership and vision in managing teams and major projects/initiatives
• Can form strong proactive working relationships across all departments and with customers and stakeholders
• Can challenge and debate issues of importance
• Need attention to detail and tenacity
• Be innovative and constantly devise better ways of working
• Be able to maintain standards and remain level-headed and calm even when working under pressure

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Closing Date: 09/02/2026

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