Head of Engineering - #190631
2 Sisters Food Group
Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Grimsby
Contract type: Full time
Location: Grimsby
Working Hours: 08:30-17:00 (Monday-Friday)
Salary: Competitive Salary + benefits
About Us Join 2 Sisters Food Group, one of the UK’s largest food manufacturers, with an annual turnover exceeding £3 billion and approximately 13,000 employees across multiple sites. We have a strong presence in poultry, chilled, and bakery food categories. We are committed to delivering high-quality products to the British public and our retail and food service customers, including major retailers like Aldi, Asda, Co-op, KFC, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Morrison's, Salisbury's, Tesco, and Waitrose
The Role You will provide leadership across engineering operations, overseeing both the Maintenance Manager and Improvement Manager, while ensuring the site is prepared for ongoing change, investment projects, and continuous improvement initiatives
The role is heavily focused on operational leadership, engineering planning, maintenance strategy, and change implementation
Key responsibilities will include:
What We’re Looking For
Why Join Us?
About Us Join 2 Sisters Food Group, one of the UK’s largest food manufacturers, with an annual turnover exceeding £3 billion and approximately 13,000 employees across multiple sites. We have a strong presence in poultry, chilled, and bakery food categories. We are committed to delivering high-quality products to the British public and our retail and food service customers, including major retailers like Aldi, Asda, Co-op, KFC, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Morrison's, Salisbury's, Tesco, and Waitrose
The Role You will provide leadership across engineering operations, overseeing both the Maintenance Manager and Improvement Manager, while ensuring the site is prepared for ongoing change, investment projects, and continuous improvement initiatives
The role is heavily focused on operational leadership, engineering planning, maintenance strategy, and change implementation
Key responsibilities will include:
- Leading all engineering operations across the site
- Managing daily Tier 2 engineering meetings and resource planning activities
- Driving engineering performance across a 6-day operating pattern, including planned Wednesday shutdown maintenance
- Leading planned and preventative maintenance strategy
- Supporting engineering projects, equipment upgrades, and the removal of obsolete machinery and systems
- Delivering continuous improvement and operational change initiatives
- Ensuring engineering priorities align with production and operational requirements
- Developing engineering capability, structure, and performance across the department
What We’re Looking For
- Proven experience in a senior engineering leadership role
- Strong maintenance planning and operational management capability
- Experience leading engineering teams through change and improvement programmes
- Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills
- Ability to operate effectively within a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- Strong systems engineering and continuous improvement mindset
- A hands-on leadership approach with the ability to influence across all levels of the business
Why Join Us?
- Work for one of the UK’s largest food manufacturers with a proud legacy – from launching the UK’s first ready meals to driving modern innovation.
- Be part of a team that values integrity, respect, and continuous improvement.
- Work in a collaborative, values-driven environment where your voice matters.
- Enjoy a competitive salary, opportunities for real career development and a benefits package that includes:
- Up to 33 days Annual Leave including Bank Holidays
- Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme and Grocery Aid, offering confidential support services 365 days a year
- Company Pension Scheme
- Boparan Restaurant Group Discount
- Cycle2Work Scheme
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