Lead Engineer

GMP Recruitment Agency Limited are proud to be partnered with the UK’s leading independent business who specialise in food industry, located in Stonehouse Gloucestershire

We're looking for an experienced Lead Engineer to lead our engineering function and play a key role in driving reliability, continuous improvement, and future growth across our manufacturing site.

Working closely with senior leadership, you'll develop and deliver the engineering strategy, lead a skilled engineering team, oversee capital projects, and ensure our assets are maintained to the highest standards while meeting all engineering and legal compliance requirements.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead, motivate, and develop the engineering team.
• Create and deliver the site's engineering strategy.
• Drive improvements in equipment reliability, maintenance performance, and engineering KPIs.
• Manage planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance activities.
• Ensure full compliance with engineering legislation, food manufacturing standards, and statutory inspections.
• Lead CAPEX projects, equipment upgrades, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage engineering budgets, contractors, and supplier relationships.
• Maximise the use of the site's CMMS (Limble) to support maintenance planning and reporting.

About You

You'll have:

• At least 5 years' experience leading an engineering team within the food and drink manufacturing industry.
• Strong knowledge of food manufacturing engineering, legal compliance, and BRC Global Standards.
• Experience managing engineering budgets, maintenance strategies, and capital projects.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• A passion for continuous improvement and developing high-performing teams.

Desirable:

• Degree qualified in an Engineering discipline.
• Experience within the dairy or cheese manufacturing sector.

GMP Recruitment Agency Limited are recruiting for this role on behalf of their client and are acting as an Employment Agency.