Engineering Manager - Leading UK Soap Manufacturer. Fridays WFH in Glasgow

Ready to take ownership of a critical engineering function and lead from the front? This is a high-impact Engineering Manager role for someone who thrives on responsibility, enjoys solving complex technical challenges, and wants to shape how a manufacturing operation performs day in, day out. You’ll be at the heart of site reliability and performance, leading a production-critical engineering team, driving continuous improvement, and delivering projects that make a real, measurable difference.

With a hybrid working pattern that includes Fridays working from home, this role offers the autonomy, influence and challenge to truly leave your mark.

The Role at a Glance:

• Engineering Manager Glasgow - Hybrid - Fridays WFH plus occasional site attendance as needed
• Up to £60,000 DOE
• Plus Excellent Benefits Package Including 33 days holiday, Pension, Income Protection Benefit, Access to EAP, GP and Physio Services, Death in Service 3x Annual Salary and More…
• Full Time - Permanent - 8am - 4.30pm Mon-Thurs and 8am - 3pm Friday (WFH)
• Reporting to: Operations Manager
• Values: Ethical, Sustainable, Trusted

Your Background / Skills:

• Degree-qualified (or equivalent) in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or a related discipline, or qualified through extensive experience supported by HNC/HND.
• Experience in a maintenance or engineering leadership role.
• FMCG or manufacturing environment experience.

The Opportunity:

As Engineering Manager, you’ll be at the heart of our manufacturing operation, leading a production-critical department and keeping the site running at peak performance. You’ll take full ownership of facility and maintenance operations, driving reliability, safety, and continuous improvement across the site. Beyond day-to-day leadership, you’ll play a key role in shaping the future of the operation - championing high-impact, strategic projects and leading complex engineering initiatives that deliver real, measurable results.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Lead, develop and grow the engineering team through recruitment, performance management, coaching and regular feedback.
• Develop and deliver the site maintenance and reliability strategy to maximise equipment uptime and operational efficiency.
• Identify, assess and mitigate technical and project risks, leading the resolution of complex engineering issues.
• Ensure full compliance with health & safety, regulatory and technical standards, embedding safe systems of work across the site.
• Manage departmental and project budgets, resources and supplier contracts in collaboration with Finance.
• Act as a key point of coordination between engineering, operations, project teams, clients and external partners.
• Champion continuous improvement by introducing new technologies, modern engineering practices and process enhancements.

About You:

• Degree-qualified (or equivalent) in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or a related discipline, or qualified through extensive experience supported by HNC/HND.
• IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent qualification desirable.
• Proven experience in a maintenance or engineering leadership role with people management responsibility, ideally within an FMCG or fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Data-driven with a strong continuous improvement mindset; experience using formal CI tools is an advantage.
• Sound knowledge of budgeting, cost control and resource management.
• Strong understanding of legal and regulatory requirements, ensuring full compliance across Health, Safety, Environment and quality engineering systems.
• IT literate, with experience using Office 365 and ERP systems such as Microsoft Navision.
• Confident communicator with strong influencing skills, able to set clear objectives, provide feedback and drive performance improvement.
• Full clean driving licence desirable but not essential.
• Willing to travel occasionally within the UK and internationally.

What’s on Offer:

• Competitive Market Salary.
• 4-weekly pay cycle.
• 33 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays rising with service.
• Pension.
• Death in Service benefit of 3x basic salary.
• Income Protection Benefit after 1 year in role.
• Access to EAP, GP & Physio services.

This is more than an Engineering Manager role - it’s a chance to leave your mark. You’ll lead a critical function, influence long-term strategy, and help power a business committed to sustainability, innovation and doing the right thing - for people and the planet. If you’re ready to take ownership, lead from the front and be part of a company with a genuine purpose (plus a competitive package and Fridays WFH), we’d love to hear from you.