Site Engineering Manager

Site Engineering Manager – Chilled Food Manufacturing

Nottingham

Monday to Friday 8.30 – 17pm (Flexibility to cover where needed)

Lead a high-performing engineering function on a large, complex site within the UK's fast-growing, multi-site chilled food business.

The Compleat Food Group are one of the UK's fastest-growing chilled food manufacturer's with ambitious plans for further growth. We’re looking for an experienced Site Engineering Manager to take ownership of Asset Care at one of our most complex operations—driving safe, reliable and cost-effective performance across production-critical assets and utilities.

As a key member of the site senior leadership team, you’ll lead a mixed-ability, multi-skilled engineering team and contractor partners—creating the standards, routines and culture that underpin world-class reliability, food safety and compliance. 

What you’ll be doing (high impact, high visibility):

Key responsibilities

• Own site Asset Care delivery—setting clear standards, routines and governance so maintenance is planned, controlled and audit-ready.
• Lead food safety and hygienic engineering compliance, ensuring interventions protect product, support GMP, and sustain hygienic design expectations.
• Build a safety-first engineering culture: permits to work, contractor control, statutory compliance (pressure systems, lifting equipment, electrical), and robust incident RCA/close-out.
• Drive equipment reliability and uptime: preventative maintenance aligned to criticality, strong shift handovers, disciplined reactive response and repeat-failure elimination.
• Use CMMS data, downtime analysis and performance reviews to improve OEE, reduce waste and strengthen asset history/data integrity.
• Own site utilities performance (including refrigeration and supporting systems) and ensure legal/food safety compliance across all services.
• Manage the engineering budget, spares strategy and contractor performance—balancing cost control with availability and risk.
• Support and deliver capital projects and change control (MoC), partnering with regional engineering on priorities and post-implementation review.
• Develop and engage your team: coaching, performance management, skills gap analysis, structured training and strong on-boarding—working to create a pipeline of capability.

Why join us?

At The Compleat Food Group, we believe our people are the heart of our success. That’s why we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your lifestyle, wellbeing, and career growth:

Financial & Lifestyle Benefits

• Competitive Car Allowance
• Company Bonus Scheme recognising performance and contribution
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes – including Electric Vehicles, Home & Tech, Cycle to Work, and SMART Pension
• 33 days’ annual leave (including bank holidays) with the option to purchase extra
• Holiday Discounts Available via our online retail discount platform
• Access to enhanced retail discounts online and in-store
• Free product handouts across our sites, so you can sample and enjoy our delicious products first hand
• EV charging points – available at selected sites

Health & Wellbeing

• 24/7 access to GroceryAid for free financial, emotional, and practical support
• Physical Wellbeing Hub – free on-demand exercise programmes, online classes and multiple gym discounts
• Free diet & nutrition advice with access to thousands of meal plans and healthy recipes
• Online wellbeing support – from mindfulness to lifestyle resources
• Financial wellbeing tools – including mortgage calculators, budgeting tools, and financial aid

Career Growth & Development

• Access to a personalised online learning platform (LMS)
• Formal and informal training opportunities tailored to your role
• Performance Development Plans and regular Career Conversations
• Industry leading company Mentoring Scheme to add depth and really support your career journey
• Recognition through Club Compleat rewards portal

Community & Culture

• 2 paid volunteering days per year to give back to causes that matter to you
• Charity initiatives and fundraising events
• Team socials to connect and celebrate together
• Employee networks & support groups – including Women @ Compleat
• New baby gift for new parents

Who we’re looking for (must-have)

• Proven experience as the senior engineering leader on a large, complex manufacturing site (food/FMCG strongly preferred), with multiple lines, critical utilities and demanding service levels.
• Demonstrable track record of leading and developing a mixed-ability, multi-skilled engineering team (shift teams, day teams, apprentices/trainees) and managing contractors safely and effectively.
• Strong maintenance strategy and execution: planned maintenance compliance, breakdown response, RCA, repeat-failure elimination, and measurable reliability improvement.
• Comfortable owning statutory compliance, permits to work and safe systems of work in a high-risk engineering environment.
• Solid CMMS discipline and data-led decision making (asset history, work order completion, downtime analysis).
• Experience managing budgets, spares strategy, and contractor/supplier performance.

Qualifications (preferred)

• HNC/HND or Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or related) or equivalent experience.
• IOSH Managing Safely / NEBOSH (or equivalent) desirable.
• Project management training/certification advantageous.

Ready to really make your mark?

If you’ve led engineering on a large, complex manufacturing site and you’re ready to take full ownership of reliability, compliance and team capability in chilled food, this is your next step. Send your CV today, plus a short summary of the site scale you’ve managed (headcount, number of lines, key utilities/refrigeration and typical output). We’ll be in touch quickly.

The Compleat Food Group fosters an inclusive, respectful culture where everyone feels safe, supported, and valued. We welcome diverse talent, knowing it drives exceptional results and a better workplace. We are committed to Fairness, Equity, Inclusivity, and Respect, we ensure all colleagues can thrive by bringing their whole selves to work. As an equal opportunity’s employer, we provide all the support you need to succeed. Contact us with any questions about Diversity & Inclusion or accessibility during the application process.

Recruitment Agencies: 

We have a small, active and trusted Preferred Supplier List to assist us if required. We do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions. We only accept CV submissions for roles released to you directly by our Talent Acquisition team.