Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager Location: County Down The Opportunity An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Engineering Manager to join a successful food manufacturing business. This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious engineering professional to lead a skilled engineering team, improve equipment reliability and drive continuous improvement across a busy manufacturing site. Working closely with the Operations team, you will play a key role in maximising plant performance, reducing downtime and delivering engineering projects. Key Responsibilities Leadership

• Lead, coach and develop a team of engineers and technicians.
• Conduct performance reviews and identify training needs.
• Build a positive, high-performing engineering culture. Engineering & Maintenance
• Maximise equipment reliability and production uptime.
• Manage planned, preventative and predictive maintenance.
• Lead fault finding and root cause analysis.
• Reduce downtime and improve engineering performance.
• Ensure critical spare parts are available.
• Manage engineering suppliers and negotiate costs. Continuous Improvement
• Drive improvements across plant performance.
• Improve OEE, MTTR and maintenance efficiency.
• Reduce energy consumption and operating costs.
• Work closely with Production and Quality teams.
• Support sustainability initiatives across the site. Capital Projects
• Identify opportunities for equipment improvements.
• Support business cases for capital investment.
• Manage projects from planning through to commissioning.
• Deliver projects safely, on time and within budget.
• Monitor project performance and return on investment. Compliance
• Ensure compliance with electrical safety legislation.
• Maintain food safety and engineering standards.
• Promote a strong health and safety culture. About You You'll be an experienced electrical engineering professional with previous leadership experience within a manufacturing environment. You'll also have:
• Strong electrical engineering knowledge.
• Experience leading engineering teams.
• Knowledge of planned and preventative maintenance.
• Experience improving manufacturing performance.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Experience delivering engineering projects.
• A continuous improvement mindset. Food manufacturing experience would be advantageous, although candidates from other fast-paced manufacturing environments are also encouraged to apply.