Engineering Manager - Enstone

Job Title: Engineering Manager
Location: Enstone, Oxfordshire, UK
Contract and Shift details: Permanent – Monday – Friday 37.5hrs per week (Flexibility is required)
Package includes: Salary from £60,000, plus a benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and reward your impact, including discretionary performance related bonus, and a matched pension contribution of up to 10%.

Are you an experienced and hands‑on Engineering Manager?

We are looking for someone with a strong history of managing and developing a team.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing a team of 4 engineers & providing direct guidance and support to ensure legal compliance, plant availability, and performance.
• Bring an electrical focus to the role, strengthening team capability and closing identified skills gaps.
• Lead and coordinate both proactive (planned preventative) and reactive maintenance activities to ensure equipment reliability and minimise downtime across all sites.
• Financial control and responsibility for Engineering resource, R&M budget, HS&E, buildings, and maintenance – Support the Ops manager in the monthly budget review process.
• Contribute to budget development, 3-year Capital project plans, Improvement projects too, proposing solutions for potential savings or process optimisation plans as well as looking at ways to improve overall site performance.

About You

• A safety and quality first mindset to provide leadership to their team and support for the wider site team, with proven positive impact through effective teamworking, communication and leadership.
• Multiskilled Engineer with solid direct experience and qualifications too, preferably HND/HNC, BTEC or NVQ Engineering qualification mechanical or electrical.
• Previous experience in Feed Milling, Flour Milling or other process related manufacturing / Boiler governance and controls, Governance and control of engineering/site risks and hazards.
• Understanding how and when to apply the right Continuous Improvement tools and techniques.
• Provide regular out‑of‑hours support and adopt a hands‑on approach to maintenance and engineering activities, ensuring the team can deliver reliable performance across a 24/7 operation.

Location

This role is based at our Enstone site in the heart of the Cotswolds, with occasional off‑site development and training opportunities at our Peterborough head office and or other sites within the business.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industry

Food Production