Head of engineering Work, Jobs in Dunstable, Bdf (with Salaries)

Head of Engineering
J Pao & Company Ltd —Dunstable
- £70,000 - £80,000 a year
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Programmable logic controllers
- Continuous improvement
- Free parking
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Head of Engineering and Environment (SRO)
Affinity Water —Hatfield
- £90,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Leadership
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
14d
Data Science - Head of Data Science
Whitbread —Dunstable
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Machine learning
- AI
- Communication skills
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Head of Engineering
Emcor —Waltham Cross
- £78,500 a year
- Full-time
- Data analysis skills
- Business development
- Employee assistance programme
- Referral programme
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Head of Professional Services
Kinetic Software —Milton Keynes
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Continuous improvement
- Team management
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Project Administrator : Engineering
SABETI WAIN AEROSPACE LTD —High Wycombe
- Full-time
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Referral programme
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Head of PMO and Portfolio Management
M Group —Stevenage
- PMP
- Continuous improvement
- Agile
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
13d
Head of Technology – EV Systems & Solutions
SWARCO —Hemel Hempstead
- £80,000 - £90,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Computer Science
- AI
- Leadership
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
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Head of Engineering Capability (Process, Tools & Governance)
Leonardo UK Ltd —Luton
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Continuous improvement
- No degree
- Leadership
- Flexible schedule
- Referral programme
8d
Technical Sales Estimator / Business Development Manager - Structural Steelwork
Middleton Structures Ltd —Milton Keynes
- £50,000 - £80,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
- Business development
- Free parking
- Annual leave
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5d
Head of Structural Engineering – UK & Ireland
AECOM —St Albans
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Business development
- Leadership
- Communication skills
Head of Business Development
WJ UK —Kings Langley
- £90,000 - £100,000 a year
- Full-time
- Marketing
- Engineering
- Business development
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Gym membership
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Head of Export Knowledge Transfer (Defence)
MBDA —Stevenage
- £85,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Management
- Business development
- Travel
- Free parking
Head of Marketing
ACO Technologies plc —Shefford
- Hybrid work
- Travel
- Leadership
- Annual leave
Senior Audit Lead (EMEA GMP Audit)
GlaxoSmithKline —Ware
- £78,750 - £131,250 a year
- Full-time
- Writing skills
- Travel
- Communication skills
Head of Planning
Skanska —Watford
- Engineering
- Continuous improvement
- Team management
- Bereavement leave
Head of Marketing Operations
Lookers —Luton
- Full-time
- Travel
- Analytics
- Annual leave
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Head of Data & Analytics
Hillier Hopkins LLP —Watford
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- CRM software
- SharePoint
- AI
- Annual leave
- Flexitime
1d
Project Engineering Manager
Leonardo UK Ltd —Luton
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Team management
- Travel
- Flexible schedule
- Referral programme
Strategic Supply Chain Manager
Lockheed Martin Corporation —Ampthill
- £85,000 - £106,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Team management
- Travel
- Training & development
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount

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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

Reactive maintenance implementation
Succession planning
Project engineering
Machinery breakdown fault-finding
Quality management change control procedures
Engineering
Performance management
CMMS
Food safety and hygiene regulations
Electrical fault diagnosis
Programmable logic controllers
Electrical systems
BRC Global Standard
HACCP
Continuous improvement
Continuous improvement cycles oversight
Team management
Packaging
Spare parts inventory management
Operational strategy development
Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) implementation
BRCGS standards
Permit-to-work compliance
Root cause analysis
Leadership
Lean manufacturing
Facilities maintenance
Planned maintenance

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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