Job Description About Operations UK Our UK Operations function underpins Sika’s commitment to manufacturing excellence. We deliver safe, reliable, and efficient production across a diverse portfolio of chemical products, ensuring our facilities operate compliantly and sustainably every single day. The team is highly collaborative, focused on continuous improvement, and driven by clear strategic aims: strengthening site safety culture, optimising plant reliability, and embedding robust engineering processes that support long‑term business growth. Purpose of the Role This role exists to lead and develop our site engineering function, ensuring our manufacturing assets operate safely, efficiently, and consistently. You will champion a culture where safety is uncompromising, preventative maintenance is embedded, and engineering standards support both current operations and our long‑term strategic priorities. What’s In It for You? The Opportunity: Lead the engineering strategy for a busy production site, ensuring safe and reliable plant performance through robust systems, preventative maintenance, and risk‑based engineering decisions. Drive process improvements that enhance safety, reduce downtime, and elevate operational standards, working closely with Production, HSE, and Quality teams. Shape a proactive engineering culture by coaching and developing a skilled team, ensuring compliance, resilience, and continuous improvement across all engineering activities. The Support: You will join a supportive Operations, HSE, and Engineering leadership community committed to developing safe systems of work, strong asset care practices, and transparent communication. You will have access to digital tools, root cause analysis methodologies, and cross‑functional expertise to help you deliver excellence every day. The Skills: We will support you in strengthening your leadership, engineering management, and safety‑critical decision‑making capabilities. You’ll benefit from tailored development in process safety, lean methodologies, project ownership, and asset‑care excellence—all underpinned by strong technical and leadership learning through the global Sika Business School. A significant commitment to professional and personal development from day one, including a comprehensive local, product knowledge and leadership development initiatives complemented by a global Sika Business School offering. The Future: Potential Career Routes: Engineering Lead, Multi‑Site Engineering Manager, Operations Manager, or wider leadership roles within Sika’s global Operations network. The opportunity to progress within a global company across a variety of business areas.