Director of manufacturing Work, Jobs in Watford, 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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10d
Industrial Operations Director
Shobha Industries UK Ltd —London
- £128,000 a year
- Full-time
- Management
- Engineering
- Supervising experience
- Relocation assistance
- Flexitime
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Head of Manufacturing and Supply Chain
Wasabi Sushi and Bento —Park Royal
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Leadership
- Free parking
- Employee discount
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7d
Senior Director, Facilities Engineering
Orchard Therapeutics —London
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Management
- Engineering
- Project management
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Associate Director, Procurement & Contract Manufacturing
Theramex —London
- Doctoral degree
- Engineering
- Master's degree
Global Head of Manufacturing
Humanoid —London
- Full-time
- ERP systems
- Analysis skills
- Leadership
- Annual leave
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Head of Quality
Food Manufacturer Slough —Slough
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
- Project management
- Continuous improvement
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Warehouse Director
Chapter 2 —London
- ERP systems
- Free parking
- Work from home
Director of Quality
OLIX —London
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Master's degree
- Bachelor's degree
12d
Head of Product Development - Savoury Biscuit
pladis —High Wycombe
- Full-time
- Bakery
- Leadership
Associate Director - QMS Manager
Lonza —Slough
- Full-time
- Continuous improvement
- Mentoring
- Leadership
Head of Operational Supply Planning
pladis —Chiswick Park Station
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
- Leadership
14d
Industrial Automation Programme Director
Taixin Manufacturing Technologies Ltd. —London
- £106,000 a year
- Full-time
- Programmable logic controllers
- Project management
- Bachelor's degree
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Flexitime
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Head of Food Safety/Quality UK/EU
Yum! Brands —London
- Analysis skills
- Bachelor's degree
- Leadership
3d
Associate Director Global Quality Compliance TORCH
Teva —Harlow
- Up to 50% travel
- Engineering
- Project management
- Annual leave
Head of Commercial BRCGS
LGC Assure —London
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
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Senior Associate Director Overhead Lines (OHL)
Jacobs —London
- Hybrid work
- AutoCAD
- Engineering
- In-person
Director- Procurement Transformation
Capgemini —London
- Hybrid work
- Business development
- Contracts
- Leadership
Plant Director
McCormick —Haddenham
- Engineering
- Continuous improvement
- Leadership
Director- Procurement Transformation
Capgemini Sogeti —London
- Hybrid work
- Business development
- Contracts
- Leadership

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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
10 days ago

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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director of manufacturing jobs in watford, hrt

Head of Engineering

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Head of Manufacturing and Supply Chain

Senior Director, Facilities Engineering

Associate Director, Procurement & Contract Manufacturing

Global Head of Manufacturing

Head of Quality

Warehouse Director

Director of Quality

Head of Product Development - Savoury Biscuit

Associate Director - QMS Manager

Head of Operational Supply Planning

Industrial Automation Programme Director

Head of Food Safety/Quality UK/EU

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Head of Commercial BRCGS

Senior Associate Director Overhead Lines (OHL)

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