Engineering Manager

Vacancy Information

Are you ready to be part of something new and exciting in Derby?

Our brand-new manufacturing and logistics site, situated at SmartParc, will offer a fresh and innovative environment, and we're looking for enthusiastic and passionate colleagues to help lay the foundation for something truly great.

We’re looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead and develop our Engineering team, ensuring our facilities and assets are safe, compliant, and fully aligned with the needs of the business. In this key leadership role, you’ll be responsible for maintaining legal compliance, driving continuous improvement across maintenance, hygiene, safety, food safety, and team performance. If you’re a proactive leader with a passion for engineering excellence and a commitment to high standards, we’d love to hear from you.

We can offer you:

• Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 12.5% of your salary

• Pension scheme with matching employer contributions up to 7%

• Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products

• Profit share - We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our colleagues who have at least 6-month service, or more, each year

• 25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service (in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day

• The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave twice a year

• Colleague share plans, giving you the opportunity to save and invest in Greggs, with the chance to buy Greggs shares at a discounted rate

• Private Medical Insurance which is free for you and subsided for your dependants

• Income Protection should you become unable to work due to long-term sickness

• Death in service benefit which provides a lump-sum payment equal to 4 times your year's salary

• Virtual GP, Physiotherapy and Lifestyle Consultations - we provide access to a fantastic total wellbeing app for you and your family

• Employee Assistance Programme - we provide all colleagues with access to an EAP helpline providing mental health support as well as financial and legal support

• Savings and discounts, including digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers

• Career progression and learning and development opportunities

• A company who cares about our communities; the environment and being a better business! Click here to read about The Greggs Pledge

• Colleague Networks - internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, and provide support to one another

What you'll do

• Engage, recruit, train, mentor and manage the new site engineering team from the bottom up to ensure the site complies with all Greggs standards and pledge commitment, while also bringing new ideas and industry best practice to make this facility truly state of the art in every sense.
• Project manage, with a key focus on site infrastructure, automation, and installation of the first production line alongside the Greggs Central Engineering projects team.
• A key element of the role will be the further development of the facility over the coming years to implement the manufacturing required to support the Greggs growth strategy. The engineering manager will play a key role in the implementation of this strategy so strong project management skills and strategic vision are essential.
• Develop and embed a forward thinking, collaborative and supportive culture where the whole team plays a part in the performance of the facility while taking individual accountability.
• Develop and manage the overall engineering and maintenance strategy for the new site as a Greggs centre of excellence for manufacturing and distribution; ensuring all strategies and policies align with the Greggs pledge and strategic vision.
• Manage the on-going engineering aspects of legal compliance for site facilities & assets, Safety-Health-Environment and Food Safety as well as delivering excellence in managing our assets - Implement Supply Chain Maintenance Strategy, establish asset performance standards, continuously monitor and improve the performance of assets.
• Manage capital projects as required by the Company - Plan, organise and deliver local projects to Group standards in line with Cost-Schedule-Performance requirements and in line with New Equipment Introduction process.
• Manage, monitor and champion effective and efficient use of utilities - Monitor and promote minimal use of utilities and manage supply risks working alongside the Group services and utilities engineer with a culture of continuous improvement in all areas.

About you

You will fit right into this role if you:

• Are a progressive, forward thinking Engineering leader with clear strategic vision and great people skills. The site is a fantastic opportunity for the right engineering leader to set a clear vision of what good looks like and develop a high performing engineering function from scratch in a state of the art facility.
• Have a successful FMCG Engineering Manager track record –
• Are commercially astute with a thorough understanding of managing large budgets and performance metrics in an FMCG environment with continuous improvement at the forefront of your thinking.
• Are an outstanding leader and problem solver, capable of identifying and rectifying the root cause of the issue with a permanent solution
• Have experience of leading and coaching Engineering Technicians to unlock and develop the potential of the personnel working within your teams and the site as a whole.
• Have a well-developed understanding of the interdependencies and interconnected cross functional nature of a large scale food manufacturing and distribution environment. SLT level experience is advantageous.
• Are IT literate with good level of competence in key Microsoft packages (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) MS project and AutoCad knowledge would be advantageous
• Have a record of accomplishment of leading & improving safety within an Engineering function. A formal health and safety qualification would be an advantage.
• Have a minimum 5 years management experience in a FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) or similar manufacturing business.
• Have a record of accomplishment of delivering performance improvement and cost reduction.
• Have experience of development, design and implementation of incremental capital projects on a large scale
• Have experience of delivering local capital projects
• Have an HNC or higher in an engineering discipline, or appropriate experience at a suitable level, coupled with appropriate real world experience in complex manufacturing environments.
• A thorough understanding of frozen automated storage and picking systems and a strong background in distribution would be advantageous
• Want to develop and are ready to work alongside some great people and have lots of fun on your Greggs journey!

Some UK or international travel may be required to visit suppliers or other sites therefore a full UK driving licence would be required for this role.

About Greggs

Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes Greggs so special is our culture – the way we are, the way we behave and the way we support each other. We're hard-working, but above all else we're family; and it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from or what your favourite bake is, we’d love you to join us!   We want everyone to feel welcome at Greggs and our colleagues to be able to be themselves at work, whatever their background, preferences, or views.