Director of engineering Work, Jobs in Royston, Hrt (with Salaries)

Head of Engineering
J Pao & Company Ltd —Dunstable
- £70,000 - £80,000 a year
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Programmable logic controllers
- In-person
- Free parking
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Head of Engineering Functions
Marshall Land Systems Ltd —Cambridge
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Analysis skills
- Travel
- Mechanical knowledge
Head of Engineering and Environment (SRO)
Affinity Water —Hatfield
- £90,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Leadership
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
7d
Director, Print System Engineering
Agfa —Cambridge
- Engineering
Head of Design
Kier Group —Stansted
- Full-time
- Team management
- Construction experience
- Leadership
1d
Head of Structural Engineering – UK & Ireland
AECOM —St Albans
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Business development
- Leadership
- Communication skills
Practice Director - Ports and Marine Engineering
AECOM —St Albans
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Sales
- Engineering
- Leadership
Assistant Project Director - Earthwork and Utilities
NBCUniversal —Bedford
- Full-time
- Microsoft Word
- AutoCAD
- Microsoft Excel
Head of Engineering Capability (Process, Tools & Governance)
Leonardo UK Ltd —Luton
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Continuous improvement
- No degree
- Leadership
- Flexible schedule
- Referral programme
1d
Property Development Construction Director
NBCUniversal —Bedford
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Microsoft Office
- Master's degree
Head of Power Systems (m/f/d) UK & Ireland
Ramboll —Cambridge
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Leadership
- Annual leave
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Associate Director, Lead Design Engineer - Water Sector
AECOM —St Albans
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- IT
- Mechanical knowledge
Project Director - Controls Analytics
AECOM —St Albans
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Leadership
Civil Infrastructure Associate/Associate Director (Development)
WSP —Cambridge
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Civil engineering
- Engineering
- Presentation skills
- Flexitime
- Work from home
Associate Director - Highways
AECOM —St Albans
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Civil engineering
- Leadership
Associate Director, Structural Engineer - Water
AECOM —St Albans
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- No degree
- Communication skills
Associate Technical Director - Surge / CFD Modelling
Arcadis —Cambridge
- University
- Machine learning
- Mentoring
Associate / Technical Director Flood Risk Modelling Lead
AECOM —St Albans
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Bachelor's degree
- Scripting

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Head of Engineering Functions
Marshall Land Systems Ltd —Cambridge
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Head of Engineering

J Pao & Company Ltd
Dunstable

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time
£70,000 - £80,000 a year

Benefits

Free parking
On-site parking

Qualifications

Engineering
CMMS
Programmable logic controllers
HACCP
Root cause analysis
Leadership

Full job description

Job Overview:

Responsible for developing and executing the engineering strategy, ensuring maximum equipment reliability, factory performance, food safety compliance, and capital project delivery. Driving continuous improvement, asset reliability, operational excellence, and engineering best practice across growing, production, packaging, utilities, and site infrastructure. A key role in supporting efficiency, quality, safety, and future growth plans.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Engineering Leadership

Develop and implement the site's engineering strategy aligned with business objectives.
Lead, coach, and develop engineering teams to create a high-performance culture.
Establish succession planning, skills development, and talent management programmes.
Drive accountability through clear KPIs and performance management.

Asset Reliability & Maintenance

Ensure the delivery of preventative, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programmes.
Improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), uptime, reliability, and asset performance.
Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and corrective action processes for recurring equipment failures.
Identify and implement inventory levels, ensuring critical parts are available.
Manage our CMMS/EAM platform and ensure robust maintenance planning and execution.

Food Safety & Compliance

Ensure engineering activities comply with food safety, quality, and regulatory requirements, that prevents contamination risks, foreign body hazards, and product quality issues.
Support and maintain compliance with: BRCGS, HACCP principles, GMP, Health & Safety legislation and Environmental regulations.
Manage engineering change controls to ensure all modifications are risk assessed and validated from a food safety, quality, and operational perspectives.
Participate in regulatory, and third-party audits.

Continuous Improvement

Lead Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
Identify opportunities to reduce downtime, waste, energy consumption, and maintenance costs.
Promote data-driven decision-making and reliability engineering principles.
Implement best practice maintenance methodologies across the site.
Work closely with Technical, Growing, Production, and Hygiene teams to drive continuous food safety improvements focused on reducing food safety risks and downtimes through equipment reliability, hygienic design, automation, and preventative maintenance.

Capital Projects

Develop and manage annual engineering and capital expenditure budgets.
Lead capital investment projects from concept through commissioning.
Manage contractors, suppliers, and external engineering partners.
Evaluate new technologies, automation opportunities, and process improvements.

Utilities & Infrastructure

Ensure reliable operation of site utilities including refrigeration, steam, compressed air, water treatment, heating, ventilation and any other building services.
Develop energy management initiatives supporting sustainability goals.
Maintain site infrastructure to support safe and efficient operations.

Health, Safety & Environmental

Champion a strong safety culture across engineering and operations.
LOTO (lock-out/tag-out) procedures are followed, adhering to strict industry standards.
Ensure compliance with site safe systems of work, permit-to-work processes, and contractor management procedures.

Key Competencies:

Minimum 10 years' engineering experience within food manufacturing, high-care, high-risk, chilled, fresh, or ready-to-eat food manufacturing environments.
At least 5 years in a senior engineering leadership role.
Proven success managing engineering teams.
Strong understanding of food manufacturing regulations and quality standards e.g., BRCGS, HACCP, GMP.
Strong fault-finding skills: Using meters, diagrams, sensors and logic to identify the root cause of issues.
Knowledge of PLCs, conveyors, motors, sensors.
Mechanical competent in electrical panels, relays, drivers, sensors.
Electrical competent in mechanical fitting, pneumatics, hydraulics.
Familiarity with packaging machinery, refrigeration, steam systems, and/or compressed air systems.
Continuously seeking ways to improve own knowledge and competencies.

Key Qualifications:

HNC/HND or equivalent in Engineering.
City & Guilds 18th Edition wiring regulations.
Short courses or specialist certificates in:
PLC basics: Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Mitsubishi
Pneumatics and hydraulics
Welding and fabrication
Mechanical fitting and alignment
Plumbing
IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent safety training.

Pay: £70,000.00-£80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Free parking
On-site parking

Work Location: In person

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Head of Engineering Functions

Head of Engineering and Environment (SRO)

Director, Print System Engineering

Head of Design

Head of Structural Engineering – UK & Ireland

Practice Director - Ports and Marine Engineering

Assistant Project Director - Earthwork and Utilities

Head of Engineering Capability (Process, Tools & Governance)

Property Development Construction Director

Head of Power Systems (m/f/d) UK & Ireland

Associate Director, Lead Design Engineer - Water Sector

Project Director - Controls Analytics

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Associate Director - Highways

Associate Director, Structural Engineer - Water

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