At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and shape an engineering team in a growing food and drink manufacturer.
- Company: Join a dynamic company with a strong track record of growth and customer service.
- Benefits: Opportunity to build processes, develop your team, and make a real impact.
- Other info: Play a key role in site performance and enjoy a fast-paced, rewarding atmosphere.
- Why this job: Be the senior engineering voice and drive performance improvements in a collaborative environment.
- Qualifications: Proven experience in engineering management within Food and Drink manufacturing.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 85000 £ per year.
Join a food and drink manufacturer on an exciting growth trajectory with five years of consistent expansion and investment, with more ahead. If you're looking for a business where you can genuinely shape an engineering function, build processes from the ground up, and grow a team, this is a brilliant opportunity.
We're looking for a Head of Engineering to join the leadership team as the senior engineering voice and expert, someone who thrives working across functions and gets real satisfaction from developing people.
As Head of Engineering, you'll be:
- Building an engineering team that's fully integrated with operations, working to joined-up plans that deliver daily targets and wider business goals
- Driving performance improvements and championing a "right first-time" culture
- Growing your team through clear, strong communication - helping them understand their accountabilities and how their work feeds into the bigger engineering plan
- Transforming the team from reactive to proactive, empowering people to take initiative and make a real impact on operational efficiency
- Championing cross-functional collaboration to help the wider business hit its goals
- Reviewing and evolving the engineering structure so it keeps pace with and supports operations
- Sitting on the site's Management Team, playing a key role in overall site performance
- Embedding structure and rigour into the team's approach to PPM - going beyond routine checks to truly understand the kit and stay one step ahead of breakdowns
About the business:
- A strong track record of outstanding customer service
- Consistent growth over the past five years, with more to come
What we'd love to see in your CV:
- Proven experience developing engineering teams — helping people feel valued and giving them a genuine voice in the business
- A strong engineering management background within Food and Drink manufacturing (essential)
- A track record of building solid engineering processes that create a foundation for measurable improvement
- Excellent communication skills, engaging both your immediate team and wider operations/supply chain colleagues
- Confident decision-making in a fast-paced environment, with a habit of keeping others informed
- A clear understanding of operational KPIs and how to translate them into engineering objectives
Head of Engineering in Tiverton employer: Novus Recruitment
Join a long-established business renowned for its innovation and quality in the food industry, where your role as a Product NPD Manager will allow you to shape new product concepts with autonomy and support. With a flexible work-life balance and a culture that prioritises employee growth through mentorship from a progressive Development Director, this is an excellent opportunity to advance your career while making a significant impact on top-tier products for key retail accounts.
