Engineering Manager (Hiring Immediately) in Norfolk, Norwich

At Valeo Foods UK we bring together a family of much-loved UK food brands supported by the scale and ambition of a global investment partner. From Kettle’s bold crunch to Rowse’s natural sweetness, through to Matthew Walker and Barratt Sweets, our portfolio blends heritage, craft and category-leading innovation. Alongside our branded portfolio, we are also one of the UK’s largest suppliers of private label products, partnering with major retailers to deliver quality and category expertise that meets the needs of millions of households every week. As a business, we’re on a journey of transformation. We’re strengthening our operations, driving quality and investing in our people. It’s an exciting, fast-moving environment where heritage meets new thinking, and where every colleague contributes to shaping the future of food across the UK. Join us and play your part in building the next chapter of some of Britain’s most loved brands.

Join Our Team as a Site Engineering Manager at Valeo Foods Norwich. Are you ready to take the next step in your career and lead a dynamic engineering team? We're looking for an enthusiastic and skilled Engineering Manager to join our team at Valeo Foods Norwich.

Your Role:

• Reporting to the Factory Manager, you'll be responsible for leading our engineering team through strong and effective leadership.
• Management of the engineering activities.
• P.P.M. Plans and completion rates.
• Minimising engineering downtime.
• Maintaining GMP and safety standards within the Engineering Department.
• Implementing and ensuring compliance of engineering processes within the team.
• Ensuring the highest engineering audit standards at all times, audit ready and customer compliant.
• Ensuring Engineering skills and knowledge are maintained at the highest level, including structure to deliver day to day pro and re active maintenance.
• Actively lead continuous improvement and deliver engineering CI programme.
• Health & Safety: To set the highest standards with Health and Safety and that of others around you, reporting of unsafe plant and equipment and activities.
• To adopt and follow safe working practices and procedures at all times, whilst ensuring teams follow safe working practices.
• Proactively lead on all matters relating to Health and Safety within the Department.
• To support, plan for and comply with the requirements of the HSQE Policy Statement at all times.
• To ensure all Health and Safety documentation is completed, eg for Contractors.
• To ensure that all engineering regulatory requirements are maintained and reported on.
• Ensure that adequate provision is made in providing all employees with information, instruction and training in Health and Safety.
• Ensure all HSQE matters requiring attention have been properly addressed and issues.

What We're Looking For:

• An electrically biased Engineering leader, ideally to degree level & must have site services experience.
• IOSH qualified.
• Effective leadership, coaching and mentoring skills.
• Understanding of engineering compliance requirements.
• Recognized qualification in engineering and management.
• Experience in building high-performing teams.
• Sound commercial skills with stakeholder interaction.
• Full understanding of CMMS and PPM systems.
• NEBOSH qualified ideally.
• Cross functional leadership skills with strong operational and technical understanding.

If you're ready to challenge the norm, inspire others, and make a real impact, we want to hear from you! Apply now to become part of the Valeo Foods UK family and take your career to the next level.

What we offer you in return:

• Matched pension scheme.
• Death in service.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Canteen.
• Retailer discount platform.
• Staff discount.
• And plenty more!