Engineering Manager

Samworth Brothers Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer in the UK is seeking a Site Engineering Manager to lead a dynamic engineering team. Your role involves ensuring compliance with safety and technical standards while overseeing operational efficiency in a 24/7 manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in engineering leadership, industry compliance, and budget management. Join us to thrive in an engaging culture that values personal accountability and teamwork.

Benefits

Enhanced pension scheme

Private health scheme

Employee discount scheme

Annual pay reviews

Profit related pay

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of engineering teams in fast-moving manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of health & safety and environmental standards.
• Experience in leading large-scale initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and promote a strong Health, Safety & Environmental culture.
• Ensure operations meet internal and industry standards.
• Oversee maintenance and engineering budgets.

Skills

Leadership in engineering teams

Knowledge of engineering legislation

Budget management

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Job description

About The Role

Join the Samworth Brothers Team and become part of our dynamic family!

At Samworth Brothers, we genuinely care about our colleagues and strive to create an engaging environment that values your unique contributions. We are committed to your success and offer a range of exceptional benefits that we believe supports your life and personal aspirations:

• Enhanced pension scheme
• Private health scheme
• Employee discount scheme
• Experience annual pay reviews
• Profit related pay
• Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities

The Opportunity

As our Site Engineering Manager, you’ll play a critical role in developing and delivering our engineering, people and technical strategies. You will lead a diverse, skilled engineering team, ensuring safe, compliant and efficient operations across all manufacturing and site services.

You’ll be the driving force behind engineering improvements, capital projects, and long-term cost‑saving initiatives — all while fostering a culture built on safety, continuous improvement and teamwork.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and embed a strong Health, Safety & Environmental culture across Engineering and the wider site.
• Ensure engineering operations meet internal, customer, and industry technical standards.
• Maintain and enhance a 24/7 manufacturing environment through effective resource planning.
• Oversee maintenance, site services and engineering spend — including budgets and forecasts.
• Set and monitor PPM, breakdown and performance measures to drive continual improvement.
• Lead capital projects from concept to implementation.
• Inspire, develop and lead a team of (Managers, Engineers, Site Services, Systems).

The Ideal Candidate

• Proven leadership of engineering teams within a chilled food or fast‑moving manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of engineering legislation, site services and industry compliance.
• Experience in H&S, environmental standards, CDM and budget management.
• A track record of delivering sustainable improvements and leading large-scale initiatives.
• Excellent communication, numerical and problem‑solving skills.
• A natural coaching style and passion for developing people.

We also want you to thrive in an engaging and inclusive work culture where you will have the opportunity to take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. We encourage positive communication, and the building of strong collaborative relationships is essential to every role.

Join us at Samworth Brothers, where you'll be more than just a team member – you'll be an integral part of our thriving family. Apply today and embark on an exciting journey with us!

About Us

We are a fourth-generation family business producing high quality own-label products for many of the UK’s best-known retailers along with our own brands including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris, Urban Eat, West Cornwall Pasty Company and Walker & Son. We employ over 10,000 people in well-invested modern food manufacturing sites around the country.

At Samworth Brothers we take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as the opportunities that that offers if you wish to progress your career with us. We are family and we would like to invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers.

Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.