Engineering Manager

At Warburtons, family is at the heart of our business. Five generations'​ worth of expertise that goes into making our bakery products allows us to continue a tradition of baking inherited over the past 150 years.

Warburtons is the largest bakery brand in the UK, but that doesn't allow us to rest on our laurels. We are pioneers of the industry and ambitious market leaders, always seeking to challenge ourselves and convention. It is part of our philosophy to provide honest good sense on issues of health and well-being, helping the whole family to enjoy our products as part of a healthy, balanced diet, through a range of products to suit all meal occasions, lifestyles and tastes.

As ‘the UK’s No. 1 Bakery Brand’ we have been baking bread since 1876. Today, we are proudly a fifth-generation family, with the introduction of the sixth generation, supplying over 18,000 retail customers from 11 bakeries and 16 depots, producing a range of over 70 products including gluten and wheat free. Family and values are what makes us different, and we are a proud bunch, join us and you too could be proud to be Warburtons.

The Recipe  

To lead the Engineering Team, ensuring that the plant runs efficiently, effectively and safely at all times and that opportunities for improvement are continuously identified and implemented.

Key Accountabilities and Measures  

Develop and manage the implementation of a plant maintenance and improvement programme to increase bakery efficiency and meet performance criteria.
Identify and manage the execution of site-based projects, ensuring that the plant runs efficiently during trials and that any difficulties are quickly and effectively resolved.
Monitor plant and equipment to ensure both comply with food safety legislation and initiate any required action in a timely manner.
Ensure plant and personnel conform to health & safety legislation, policies and standards, initiating any required action so that the site is healthy and safe and free from accidents.
Recruit, motivate and develop the engineering team to ensure they achieve the goals and targets agreed in their role profiles and performance review meetings.
Identify and implement energy management and environment standards, providing data and organising projects to ensure that site targets are attained.
Develop revenue and capital budgets and manage expenditure to ensure that budget targets are achieved.  

Essential Ingredients  

Food & Drink Advanced Engineering L5 Apprenticeship or equivalent / HNC or C&G Electrical Electronic / or Mechanical qualifications; I Eng Standard Professional Accreditation
Collaboration and team working skills
Warburtons’ quality systems – able to ensure team’s outputs meet required quality standards.
Knowledge and experience of bread making process, plant & technology.
Knowledge of HR policies and the law in relation to the employment of people.
Knowledge and experience of management in an FMCG environment.
H&S/Food Safety systems & legislation knowledge e.g. IOSH – able to ensure a safe working environment.
IT knowledge – able to use widespread functions within relevant software inc. Microsoft Office, SAP and PLCs
Communicating skills – articulate/develops effective, long-term relationships with key people.
Coaching and mentoring skills – takes responsibility for the training and coaching of others.
Influencing & negotiating skills – maintains attention when speaking to groups of people/negotiates successful deals and purchases/develops persuasive arguments/demonstrates flexibility in influencing style. 
Analysing and problem solving skills – anticipates problems before they occur and takes steps to deal with them/correctly & swiftly identifies the underlying problem & finds appropriate solutions.
Project management skills – uses project management techniques to create effective plans with – time; cost; quality scope with milestones/identifies areas of risk 
Decision making skills – makes timely decisions/takes account of the wider risks & implications.
Commercial skills – uses an understanding of the cost base in own area to improve profitability/develops and monitors engineering budget.
Strategic thinking skills – develops strategy and long term plans and objectives for own area/re-designs processes & ways of working to meet long-term objectives.
Management & leadership skills – develops and exciting vision which inspires others to perform/uses a range of management styles/deals effectively with performance issues/creates a sense of trust in the team  

Extra Dough  

At last and by no means least you will want to know what your breads worth:

Car allowance
A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
Family time is important to us and we know it will be to you, so you will have 5 weeks holiday and bank hols. Plus the opportunity to purchase up to an extra weeks annual leave
Award winning pension scheme with company contributions up to7%
Private medical insurance, health screening and life assurance
Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service  

We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do