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We are looking for an Engineering Manager to join our Nuneaton factory and play a critical role in how PROPER SNACKS delivers safe, reliable and scalable manufacturing. As a member of the Factory leadership team, this role owns engineering strategy, asset care and people capability, enabling Operations and Quality to perform at their best today while preparing the site for future growth. This person is a visible, values-led leader who takes ownership for safety, standards and performance on the factory floor. They are data-driven and improvement-focused, with a strong bias for prevention over reaction. They balance strategic thinking with hands-on leadership and are motivated by developing people, eliminating failure and building robust systems that scale with the business. The Engineering Manager leads all site engineering activity, ensuring assets, systems and people are aligned to deliver safe, compliant and reliable manufacturing. The role is accountable for engineering performance, team capability, asset care, CAPEX delivery and cross-functional alignment across the Nuneaton site.
Job Responsibility:
Establish and manage a skilled, motivated engineering team across all shifts
Enhance engineering expertise through the implementation of skills matrices, succession planning, and tailored development initiatives
Foster a robust safety culture within engineering by demonstrating leadership presence, providing comprehensive training, and ensuring clear accountability
Promote effective collaboration with Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain functions
Accountability for engineering capability depth and talent pipeline
Responsibility for engineering succession planning and critical role preparedness
Promote high standards for Quality, Health, Safety, and Environmental compliance throughout all engineering activities
Ensure that engineering systems effectively support food safety, hygiene requirements, and audit preparedness (e.g., BRC, ISO45001)
Maintain statutory compliance across plant, equipment, and infrastructure
Establish and consistently apply machinery standards and safe working practices
The single point of accountability for engineering compliance risk at the site
Formalise the governance and ownership of engineering change control processes
Own the site asset care strategy, improving reliability, availability and OEE
Lead effective Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) and CMMS-driven maintenance systems
Drive structured fault elimination through root cause analysis and data-led decision making
Reduce unplanned downtime by eliminating repeat failures and improving asset condition
Track, analyse and act on engineering KPI
Manage engineering and maintenance spend within agreed budgets
Deliver engineering-led productivity and waste-reduction initiatives
Lead delivery and accountable for benefits realisation of engineering and infrastructure CAPEX projects
Implement effective contractor management and cost-tracking processes
Provide engineering input into the Nuneaton 2030 transformation roadmap
Define asset criticality and support business continuity planning
Support sustainability initiatives through asset and infrastructure improvements
Embed Builder's Toolkit principles into engineering standards, projects and team development
Requirements:
HNC or higher in Mechanical, Electrical or related Engineering discipline
Proven experience leading engineering teams in a manufacturing or FMCG environment
Strong knowledge of asset care, PPM systems and CMMS
Experience delivering engineering projects and CAPEX
Commercial awareness with experience managing budgets and contractors
Confident communicator able to influence across Operations, Quality and senior stakeholders
A people-centred leadership style aligned to PROPER SNACKS values