Site Engineering Manager – First Milk
First Milk is a wholly British farmer‑owned dairy co‑operative with a vision to create value for members by delivering long‑term prosperity in the form of success, profitability, security, and well‑being. Owned by the family farms that supply us with milk and invest capital in the business, we produce award‑winning cheddar, regional cheeses, and dairy ingredients, as well as marketing fresh raw milk to many other UK dairy processors. We work together as one team, with a relentless focus on regenerative farming and quality, to deliver competitive total returns to our farmer members. We put customers at the heart of our business, creating value through strong, long‑term partnerships.
Benefits
* Salary up to £69,000 per annum
* Bonus
* Life insurance
* 34 days’ holiday including public Bank Holidays
The Role
As our Site Engineering Manager, you will lead the site engineering function at our Lake District Creamery to ensure people, plant, and processes operate safely, efficiently, and in line with business objectives. You will oversee all engineering activity across electrical, mechanical and technical disciplines, ensuring compliance with food safety, quality, health & safety, environmental and legal standards. This includes managing capital projects, budgets, PPM systems, stockholding and ISO, BRC and SHE compliance.
Managing and developing the engineering team, you will create a positive and high‑performing culture, supporting recruitment, training and performance management while ensuring capability is built for the future.
Additional responsibilities include:
* Oversee contractor controls, project delivery and site compliance
* Monitor and report against agreed site KPIs
* Identify operational risks and efficiency opportunities at the earliest stage
* Drive efficiency, minimise downtime and identify cost‑reduction and improvement opportunities
About You
To be considered as a Site Engineering Manager, you will need:
* A minimum of five years’ experience in engineering management within the food industry, although candidates with closely related experience in a similarly fast‑paced, clean environment will also be considered
* Project management knowledge and experience
* Experience of coaching and mentoring individuals and teams
* Experience of performance management of plant and equipment
* Experience of performance management of people
* A good general level of education, preferably to HNC/HND standard in food technology, mechanical engineering or equivalent
Other organisations may call this role Engineering Lead, Engineering Operations Manager, or Engineering Manager.
We are a certified B Corp who welcome applications from everyone.
Seniority level
* Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
* Full‑time
Job function
* Food Production
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