Interim Site Engineering Manager

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Source: WhatJobs

£92,000–£111,000

Job Title: Interim Site Engineering Manager
Client: FMCG Manufacturing Site, Frozen an chilled backgrounds ideal
Job Location: Bedfordshire Area - On-Site primarily
Chilled and Frozen manufacturing and storage processes - this background is essential
Job Reward: £500-£600 per day Target applications welcome based on expectation. Expenses if required.
Interim Assignment , 3 months initially could be ongoing
Inside IR35 - PAYE/Umbrella Only (No Limited Company Engagements)

Lead the Team. Shape the Culture. Drive Performance.

We are seeking an experienced Interim / Contract Engineering Manager to join a well-established FMCG manufacturing operation during an exciting period of development and operational improvement.

This is an excellent opportunity for a people-focused interim contract engineering leader who thrives on building high-performing engineering teams, developing engineering capability, and creating a proactive maintenance culture
You'll have the autonomy to influence site performance, strengthen engineering standards, and help shape the future direction of the function
Working closely with the Site Leadership Team, you'll lead both engineering and support teams across a fast-paced manufacturing environment, ensuring engineering excellence, operational reliability, and continuous improvement remain at the heart of the operation

The Opportunity - Interim Site Engineering Manager

This role would suit a Site Engineering Manager, Head of Engineering, Senior Maintenance Manager or Senior Engineering Leader who enjoys coaching others, creating accountability, and developing teams to achieve their full potential.

You’ll inherit a capable team and be given the platform to drive engagement, improve performance, develop future talent and implement best practice engineering standards at the site.

Our client is a major manufacturing company, producing a distinctive range of products. You will be responsible for engineering, capital investment and maintenance activities and overseeing the development and implementation of engineering initiatives to improve all elements of OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) and people development.

Lead, coach and develop a multi-disciplined engineering function
Create an engaged, accountable and high-performing team culture
Drive engineering reliability and operational performance
Develop and implement robust preventative maintenance strategies
Support the site's continuous improvement and operational excellence journey
Develop engineering KPIs, performance measures and improvement plans
Ensure full compliance with health & safety, engineering standards and statutory requirements
Manage engineering budgets, resources and expenditure effectively
Support capital projects, site improvements and equipment reliability initiatives
Promote a proactive approach to maintenance, problem solving and root cause analysis

What We're Looking For - Interim Site Engineering Manager

Proven engineering leadership experience within FMCG, manufacturing, processing, food, beverage, packaging, or a similar 24/7 production environment

Fans, Evaporators, Refrigeration plant, Ammonia, Defrost system, cold stores, blast freezers, spiral freezers, Hardening tunnels etc.

Strong people management, coaching and team development capability
Track record of improving engineering performance and site reliability
Experience leading maintenance and engineering functions within a manufacturing setting
Comfortable operating at both strategic and operational level
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
A collaborative leadership style with genuine focus on developing people
Continuous improvement mindset with experience driving positive change
Experience in leading technical frontline maintenance, services, and project teams in manufacturing
Track record of using advanced manufacturing techniques (e.g., WCM/TPM/Lean)
HNC/HND/DEGREE within an engineering discipline, minimum, ideally a time-served apprentice engineer

Candidates who are currently a Site Maintenance manager, Head of Maintenance, Senior Engineer, Lead Engineer, Shift Engineering Lead, Area Maintenance Lead, Maintenance supervisor, Engineering Supervisor, Senior Engineer, Site Engineering manager, Head of Engineering, Site Chief Engineer, Head of Engineering Senior Engineer, Technical Manager, Chief Engineer, Production Engineering Manager, or Senior Engineer, may be suitable for this position.

This role is ideally suited to a people-centric leader who enjoys coaching teams, developing talent, building accountability and creating a proactive engineering function.