Our client is a leading FMCG / Manufacturing company known throughout the UK, offering consumers some of the best products.

Job Role & Key Responsibilities:

You will oversee the maintenance of manufacturing equipment, building infrastructure, and utilities, ensuring minimal downtime and maximizing operational performance. This hands-on role combines leadership, technical expertise, and continuous improvement to drive a high-performing engineering team.

• Lead the engineering shift team, providing coaching, direction, and accountability for performance.

• Deliver corrective, preventative, and predictive maintenance across production equipment, building infrastructure, and utilities.

• Take ownership of site reliability, ensuring line/area performance KPIs are met.

• Plan and manage shutdowns, liaising with internal teams and external suppliers.

• Promote compliance with Health, Safety, Environmental, and Quality procedures (including LOTO, Permit to Work, PUWER, DSEAR, COSHH, PSSR, CDM, and Food Safety).

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, problem-solving, and process optimization to enhance performance and reliability.

• Develop world-class engineering solutions and foster a culture of excellence across the team.

• Contribute to the Engineering department’s vision and strategy, including energy, equipment, and maintenance planning in line with the Britvic Work System (BWS).

The ideal candidate will have:

• Practical engineering, technical, or facilities maintenance experience with a proven record of delivery.

• Extensive experience in strategic, target-driven manufacturing environments with KPI accountability.

• Strong knowledge of intrusive planned and preventative maintenance, HACCP studies, and audits.

• Production line experience, ideally in FMCG.

• Experience with HMIs, SCADA systems, PLCs (Siemens S7), and process control loops (PID control).

• Strong troubleshooting, diagnostic, and technical problem-solving skills.

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills.

• IT literate (MS Word, MS Excel).

• Time-served apprenticeship in a manufacturing environment with NVQ Level 3 or equivalent; HNC preferred.

• Multi-disciplined capability in mechanical, electrical, controls, automation, or software engineering.

Desirable Skills:

• IET 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS 7671).

• Experience with Lean methodologies (TPM, PDCA, 5-Why, etc.).

• Demonstrable knowledge of Quality, Health, Safety & Environmental systems, including Food Safety.

Benefits include:

• Monthly product allowance

• Private medical options and 24/7 GP access.

• Life assurance.

• Enhanced pension contribution.

• Generous holiday entitlement including bank holidays.

• Access to a range of high street discounts.

• Company bonus scheme

If you believe you are a great fit for this role, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now!