Site Engineering Manager
Ashby-de-la-Zouch (LE65 2BS) (Home of Hula Hoops, popchips, Nik Naks, and more…)
On-site | Monday - Friday
Join our snack-loving team
We’re looking for a Site Engineering Manager to join us at KP Snacks. If you’re ready to bring your ideas to the table, grow your skills and be part of a team that values what makes you, you – this could be your next big move.
About the role
This is a senior leadership role with strategic influence, playing a key part in shaping the future of our site and supporting the Plant Manager as part of the Leadership Team.
You’ll provide clear direction for the Engineering team and ensure our approach aligns with KP Snacks’ Intersnack Working Systems (IWS). You’ll lead the Progressive Maintenance (PM) pillar, driving continuous improvement, capability building and loss elimination across the site.
You’ll also be responsible for delivering our capital programme, working closely with the Central Project Team and colleagues across Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Technical. From statutory compliance and capital planning to team development and long‑term engineering strategy, you’ll make a significant impact on the performance, reliability and sustainability of our site.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead at scale within a fast‑paced FMCG environment and play a key role in producing some of the UK’s best‑known snacks.
About the site
1. Produces around 28,000 tonnes of product annually
2. circa 700 colleagues working across a 24/7 operation
3. 66 SKUs with varying complexity
What’s in it for you?
We believe in rewarding our colleagues and helping them thrive. Here’s a flavour of what we offer:
4. Annual bonus scheme, with a strong track record of overachievement
5. Comprehensive healthcare support – including Medicash Health Cash Plan or Private Healthcare, Digital GP, Best Doctors second opinion service and specialist cancer care
6. KP Pension Plan – contribution matching up to 7% of your salary
7. 25 days holiday, plus the option to buy more
8. KP4ME – our online platform for benefits, discounts, wellbeing tools and more
What will you be doing?
9. Setting and delivering the site Engineering strategy
Leading the Progressive Maintenance pillar, building capability and driving loss elimination to improve long‑term site performance
10. Owning statutory compliance and engineering governance
Ensuring all legal, safety and technical compliance requirements are maintained, auditable and fully embedded across the site
11. Driving equipment performance and reliability
Maximising mechanical and electrical uptime through robust maintenance practices, continuous improvement tools and data‑led decision‑making
12. Leading capital investment and major projects
Overseeing the site’s capital programme, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, to budget and aligned with operational and strategic needs
13. Building and developing a high‑performing Engineering team
Ensuring the right skills, resources and structures are in place, coaching and developing colleagues to deliver sustainable performance and future capability
Who are we?
We’re KP Snacks, part of the Intersnack family. Across more than 30 countries, over 15,000 of us work together to make the snacks people love – from Hula Hoops to McCoy’s. In the UK, we’re a team of around 2,400 colleagues, based across seven sites and our Slough HQ. We’re proud of our close-knit culture, where we speak up, celebrate differences and push boundaries together.
We’re committed to inclusion
We’re building a workplace where everyone belongs. If you don’t tick every box, we’d still love to hear from you – your unique perspective could be just what we need. And if there’s anything we can do to make the process easier for you, just let us know.
We’d love to hear from you if you can bring:
14. Significant experience as a Site Engineering Manager within FMCG, ideally food manufacturing
Able to lead at scale and drive engineering performance across a complex, high‑volume site
15. Strong mechanical or electrical engineering background
Degree‑level or Chartered Engineer status preferred, with deep knowledge of PPM strategies, reliability tools and continuous improvement techniques
16. Proven experience leading large capital projects
Confident managing major investments from design to delivery, ensuring safety, quality, cost control and alignment to site strategy
17. A confident and credible leadership style
Skilled at influencing, challenging positively and building strong cross‑functional relationships, with a focus on coaching and developing teams
18. A pragmatic, analytical and improvement‑focused mindset
Able to solve problems at pace, make data‑led decisions and maintain high standards of safety, quality and operational excellence
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