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Technical Manager
Global Food Manufacturing
Location: Oxfordshire, England (Site-Based)
Engineering | Manufacturing | Quality
Allerton Bishop is delighted to be partnering with a global manufacturing organisation to appoint a Technical Manager for one of its flagship UK production facilities.
This is a pivotal leadership position responsible for engineering, maintenance, utilities, facilities, and capital projects, ensuring the site delivers world-class operational performance, asset reliability, and continuous improvement.
Working as a key member of the Plant Leadership Team, you will develop the site's long-term engineering strategy while leading a multidisciplinary team of over 60 individuals responsible for asset management, maintenance excellence, digitalisation, and operational efficiency.
The Opportunity
This role offers the chance to make a significant impact within a highly automated manufacturing environment by:
- Leading engineering, maintenance, utilities, and facilities functions
- Developing and executing the site's engineering and asset management strategy
- Driving equipment reliability and maintenance excellence
- Delivering capital investment and engineering projects
- Improving operational efficiency through Lean, TPM, and continuous improvement
- Supporting sustainability initiatives including energy reduction and carbon footprint programmes
- Developing high-performing technical teams and succession plans
- Partnering with global engineering and operational excellence functions to implement best practice across the site
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About You
We're looking for an experienced engineering leader who can demonstrate:
- Degree qualified in Engineering or a related discipline
- Proven leadership of engineering and maintenance teams within a manufacturing environment
- Experience managing CAPEX projects and engineering budgets
- Strong knowledge of asset management, reliability, and maintenance systems
- Exposure to Lean Manufacturing, TPM, or Six Sigma methodologies
- Experience implementing engineering improvements and operational excellence programmes
- Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills
- Knowledge of GMP, HACCP, food, pharmaceutical, or highly regulated manufacturing environments would be advantageous
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Why Apply?
This is an outstanding opportunity to join an internationally recognised manufacturer investing heavily in its people, engineering capability, and operational excellence.
- You'll work within a collaborative leadership team, influence long-term site strategy, and play a key role in delivering manufacturing performance across a complex production operation.
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