- Food & drink processing equipment.
- Automated packaging equipment for bottling, canning, kegging and bag in box.
- Production equipment for fermentation (chilling & temperature control for tanks), filtration, pasteurisation, carbonation, disgorging
- Brewing production equipment.
- Fruit processing – including conveying and automated pressing for apples & grapes.
- Providing technical advice, full installation, commissioning and training to our clients.
- Leadership: Lead and support the divisional engineering team, and associated operations and purchasing team
- Engineering services: Responsible for managing all aspects of the in-house engineering team including occasional sub-contractors.
- Project Management: Have ownership and accountability for client project delivery: Planning, execution, delivery, resource management and responsible for projects landing on time and within budget.
- Client engagement: Accountable for ensuring your teams contact with clients is clear, consistent, and aligned with the sales team. Work closely with the sales team during projects including joint meetings on client sites. Ensure you are regularly visiting clients alongside the engineering teams, especially pre and post project delivery.
- Quality and Compliance: Responsible for UKCA marking relevant products including compiling necessary documentation.
- Health & Safety: responsible for all aspects of Health & Safety within your team including the engineering department.
- Process Optimisation: Responsible for internal divisional processes ensuring operational efficiency.
- Relevant technical engineering qualification (ideally mechanical) and recent robust experience on engineering services delivery.
- Senior management experience working with numerous operational teams.
- Commercial experience specifically delivery of client projects and service
- Strong organisational and multitasking skills with the ability to prioritise tasks effectively.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Expert knowledge in Health & Safety regulations, procedures and quality management practices.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and project management tools.
- Proactive problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Mechanical Engineering Management: 4 years (preferred)
- Honiton, Devon (required)