Assistant Engineering Manager

Job Description

Assistant Engineering Manager

Location: Northallerton
Hours: Monday to Friday 08:30am - 5:00pm

Salary: upto 55k plus bonus

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced engineering leader to join a fast-paced food manufacturing environment as an Assistant Engineering Manager. Working closely with the Engineering Manager and wider senior leadership team you will play a key role in driving engineering performance reducing downtime and supporting continuous improvement across site.

This is a hands-on leadership role focused on managing engineering activity developing engineering teams and ensuring machinery performance supports production targets and overall site efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and lead the engineering function across site operations
• Manage daily engineering workloads breakdown response and planned activity
• Drive machine reliability OEE performance and downtime reduction
• Allocate and manage work through the Pirana CMMS system
• Lead coach and develop engineering teams through training and performance reviews
• Work closely with Production and Warehouse teams to improve site performance
• Support CI activity root cause analysis and engineering best practice
• Ensure compliance across Health & Safety permits PPMs and engineering standards
• Provide clear escalation communication and shift hand-overs across departments

What We Are Looking For

• Previous experience in an Engineering Supervisor Team Leader or Management role within manufacturing or food production
• Strong engineering background with excellent fault-finding and problem-solving skills
• Experience managing KPIs engineering performance and continuous improvement activity
• Confident leading teams and driving high standards across engineering operations
• Knowledge of CMMS systems ideally Pirana
• IOSH and Lean manufacturing experience advantageous

Desirable Qualifications

• Engineering Degree HNC or equivalent experience
• ILM Level 3 or above
• Lean Green Belt
• Project Management experience
• Permit to Work and Hot Work training

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established manufacturing business where you can make a genuine impact on engineering performance team development and operational reliability.