This is what you’ll actually do! You’ll take full ownership of the engineering function on site, leading the delivery of the engineering strategy and driving measurable improvements in performance. Representing the site in a community of over ten bakeries sharing best practices in all aspects of asset excellence, delivering across our full balanced scorecard, with strong focus on Safety and Compliance at the forefront of everything you and your team do. Another key focus will be maximising OEE through strong leadership of the engineering teams, ensuring high standards of reliability, responsiveness, and continuous improvement. You’ll build capability across the team by developing talent, strengthening succession pipelines, and embedding a high-performance culture. You’ll lead from the front in setting behavioural standards, championing the company’s values and Operational Excellence programme. Using both internal best practice and external insights, you’ll identify and implement opportunities to improve efficiency, automation, and overall site performance. Alongside this, you’ll manage engineering budgets and resources effectively, ensuring robust financial control, optimised spare parts management, and delivery against key performance targets. As the senior engineering lead on site, you’ll also play a key role in influencing stakeholders and contributing to wider business strategy. Ideally this is you! Degree or HND qualified in Engineering (or equivalent FMCG manufacturing experience) Proven experience leading and developing engineering teams in a fast-paced environment Strong track record of driving performance improvement and leading change Experience with automation and/or mechatronics within manufacturing Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills Highly organised with strong project management and problem-solving ability Able to balance strategic thinking with hands-on operational delivery Proactive, solutions-focused, and committed to continuous improvement Demonstrates strong leadership, accountability, and collaboration Open to new ideas and committed to implementing best practice Strong IT skills, including Excel and data analysis Professional, decisive, and confident working in a fast-paced environment
Engineering - Site Engineering Lead in Hamilton employer: Finsbury Food Group
Finsbury Food Group is an excellent employer, offering a supportive work environment in Mamhilad where you can thrive as a Reliability Lead. With enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with extensive learning opportunities, we prioritise employee growth and well-being while you contribute to our mission of delivering exceptional gluten-free products.
