Overview
Business Unit: Nestlé UK Ltd
Job Title: Electrical Engineering Manager
Location: York
Salary up to £58,000 depending on experience + car allowance + potential bonus + generous pension scheme + 12 flexible days on top of 25-day holiday entitlement + 2 paid volunteering days + other fantastic benefits!
This is a full-time permanent opportunity, but we are always open to discuss individual’s flexible working needs so please speak to us during the recruitment process to understand what this could look like for you.
Position Summary
The Electrical Engineering Manager is based on site and is an integral member of the Engineering Leadership team. They are responsible for site compliance with legislation for machinery and our workforce, and they drive projects and continuous improvement of digitalisation, obsolescence and delivery of TPM 7+4 in York Factory. This is an exciting management role that will have a key influence in delivering electrical, automation and digitalisation on site.
Nestlé York Factory is the home of the iconic confectionery brand Kit Kat amongst several other well-known brands such as Aero, Milky Bar Buttons and Yorkie. These are produced through controlled process plant and automated filling and packing lines. Manufacturing in Nestlé is about ensuring the consumer receives a perfect quality product, at the right time and place whilst driving losses from our business in order to maximise efficiency and productivity.
A day in the life of an Electrical Engineering Manager
To monitor the electrical distribution and control systems to contribute to the safe and efficient running of the sites within the Senior Duty Holder’s jurisdiction. This includes an overview of all work on the system, approving specifications and designs, validating installation, testing and commissioning. The role holder will help maintain Group electrical standards and safety procedures and implement these with statutory and local safety standards and procedures on the site(s). The role holder shall also be responsible for ensuring compliance with those Regulations and standards currently in force.
Responsibilities
* Manage and control projects within the site capability site standards, with focus on continuous improvement of the site.
* Ensure that all LV and HV maintenance is carried out in accordance with regulations.
* Ensure Electrical Duty Holders, Assignees, and Technicians have appropriate competence and are appointed to work on the electrical network.
* Support project teams in preparing budgets to ensure statutory and company requirements for electrical maintenance and compliance are met.
* Take ownership of factory/department projects (e.g., upgrade obsolete control systems).
* Act as the contract manager for various electrical third-party contracts.
* Identify ways to reduce electrical energy; manage interfaces with electrical engineering during projects and update documentation after implementation.
* Be custodian of the digital roadmap, including DMO module rollout and SCADA migration/development.
* Lead the MES/Automation strategy to drive cost competitiveness with support from E&A Engineers.
* Ensure site machinery safety compliance with corporate standards and applicable laws.
Qualifications & Experience
* Experience in a FMCG food or similar industrial automation environment with strong service orientation and proactive initiative.
* Knowledge and experience with PLC systems, preferably Allen Bradley and Schneider.
* Apprentice trained or NVQ Level 4 equivalent in a relevant electrical engineering discipline.
* Demonstrable knowledge/experience in Automation and/or MES engineering with electrical experience in a manufacturing environment (preferably FMCG).
* Proven track record delivering digitalisation within manufacturing (Industry 4.0).
* Previous experience of utilities plant and project management.
* Qualification in Machinery safety or working towards such as CSME or TUV.
What you need to know
What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a focus on personal development and growth.
The closing date for this role is 17 October 2025.
We will be considering candidates as they apply and may close job advertisements early if we receive sufficient applicants. Be yourself; we are committed to equal opportunity for all and may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during the candidate registration process.
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