Site Engineering Manager

Salary: Competitive base salary, plus an excellent benefits package including car allowance, profit related bonus, private medical and life assurance. Could you build the engineering operation behind our newest bakery? This is a rare opportunity to join Warburtons at the beginning of an exciting new chapter. Following an acquisition of an existing Wakefield manufacturing site we're preparing to launch Bakery 41 , the newest bakery in the Warburtons network. We're looking for an established Site Engineering Manager with significant experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, ideally food or FMCG, who can take the lead in building the engineering function, systems, standards and capability our new bakery needs for the future. This isn't about inheriting an established engineering operation and maintaining what's already there. It's an opportunity to build it. The Recipe As Site Engineering Manager, you'll be a key member of the Bakery 41 leadership team, taking ownership of the engineering strategy and helping establish the foundations for a safe, reliable and high-performing manufacturing operation. You'll have the opportunity to shape how engineering operates from the outset, establishing the systems, processes, standards and ways of working that will support the bakery as it develops. From asset care and maintenance systems to engineering governance, team capability and reliability strategy, you'll bring the experience to understand what great looks like and how to build it from the ground up. Working closely with the Site Lead, senior leadership colleagues and our central Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence teams, you'll turn strategy into practical, sustainable engineering standards that become embedded within Bakery 41. We're looking for someone comfortable operating at both a strategic and operational level. You'll need the leadership credibility to set the direction, but also the energy and pragmatism to roll up your sleeves and make it happen. The Method You'll take the lead in: Developing and implementing the engineering strategy for Bakery 41, aligned to our wider manufacturing and business objectives Establishing engineering systems, processes, governance and standards appropriate for a modern, high-performing bakery Creating and embedding a robust asset care and maintenance strategy, including preventative and planned maintenance approaches Building engineering capability across the site and creating a culture centred around safety, reliability, accountability and continuous improvement Developing the engineering organisational structure and building a strong, capable and engaged engineering team Establishing clear engineering KPIs, reporting and performance measures to drive reliability and operational performance Ensuring engineering compliance and fulfilling the responsibilities of Engineering Duty Holder …