Job Title: Engineering Manager

Location: Trafford Park, Manchester, M17 1PP

Duration: 3 Months Contract

Mode: Hybrid (4 Days/Week)

Please find below the key mandatory requirements for the Engineering Manager position.

Mandatory Skills & Experience:

• 8+ years' experience in Engineering/Maintenance within a manufacturing environment.
• Previous experience as an Engineering Manager, Maintenance Manager, or Engineering Lead.
• Strong leadership experience managing engineering, maintenance, and site services teams.
• Proven experience with Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM), reactive maintenance, asset management, and reliability improvement.
• Experience managing CAPEX projects, equipment installations, commissioning, and contractor management.
• Strong Health & Safety knowledge, including Risk Assessments, Safe Systems of Work, Permit to Work, Lock Out/Tag Out (LOTO), and behavioural safety.
• Experience working with Food Safety and Quality standards such as HACCP, GMP, and audit compliance (food manufacturing/FMCG experience is highly preferred).
• Strong Continuous Improvement background, including Lean Manufacturing, TPM, OEE improvement, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and cost reduction initiatives.
• Experience managing engineering budgets, maintenance costs, and financial planning.
• Knowledge of utilities and site services such as boilers, compressors, HVAC, water systems, and energy management.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work closely with Operations, Production, Quality, HR, Finance, and external contractors.