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Senior Engineering Manager – Key Projects

Are you a Senior Engineering Manager who has what it takes to be the future Senior Director of an exciting business who are looking to revolutionise the way Engineering projects work in the FMCG industry? If so, you should read this to find out more!

With sales in excess of $1b and more than 10,000 employees globally, my client is a market leader in FMCG with an extensive portfolio of products and brands. A unique career opportunity has arisen within the Engineering function of Supply Chain, for a Senior Manager – Engineering Projects.

You will be responible for leading nationwide engineering projects covering 7 factories with a maintenance budget above £18m per year. Providing systems and process support to optimise the use of assets by delivering efficient engineering project programmes.

This role lends itself to an engineering/manufacturing/TPM specialist that has come from a consulting background that wants to move back into a large FMCG business.

Key responsibilities:

• Continue the development of a common maintenance strategy and implementation to deliver optimal reliability across the sites.


• Introduce tools, processes and KPI’s to monitor delivery and adoption of the Maintenance Strategy.


• Implement latest maintenance tools and methodologies.


• Coach and support local Operations teams in the sharing and adoption of best practice using specialist technical knowledge.

Skills and experience required:

Looking for an experienced Engineering Manager with a proven track record of success in a fast paced, complex, multinational business. Desirable background includes:

• Ability to deliver larger scale projects providing supervision and guidance to site management.


• Engineering qualifications and /or significant Engineering operational experience.


• Superior stakeholder management and influencing skills.


• 4+ years Engineering management/Maintenance Management experience


• The willingness to travel 60-80% of the working week within the UK.

For further details please email your CV to Carl Sobers via

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