Head of Engineering

Head of Engineering

£90,000 – £100,000 + package

Tiverton

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:

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• Building an engineering team that's fully integrated with operations, working to joined-up plans that deliver daily targets and wider business goals
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• Driving performance improvements and championing a "right first-time" culture
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• Growing your team through clear, strong communication - helping them understand their accountabilities and how their work feeds into the bigger engineering plan
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• Transforming the team from reactive to proactive, empowering people to take initiative and make a real impact on operational efficiency
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• Championing cross-functional collaboration to help the wider business hit its goals
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• Reviewing and evolving the engineering structure so it keeps pace with and supports operations
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• Sitting on the site's Management Team, playing a key role in overall site performance
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• 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
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About the business:

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• Multiple long-standing, trusted retail customers
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• Complex, engaging manufacturing processes
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• A fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
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• A strong track record of outstanding customer service
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• Consistent growth over the past five years, with more to come
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What we'd love to see in your CV:

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• Proven experience developing engineering teams — helping people feel valued and giving them a genuine voice in the business
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• A strong engineering management background within Food and Drink manufacturing (essential)
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• A track record of building solid engineering processes that create a foundation for measurable improvement
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• Excellent communication skills, engaging both your immediate team and wider operations/supply chain colleagues
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• Confident decision-making in a fast-paced environment, with a habit of keeping others informed
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• A clear understanding of operational KPIs and how to translate them into engineering objectives
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