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Area Engineering Manager
Ashby de la Zouch (Home of Hula Hoops, Space Raiders, Nik Naks and more)
Shift: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm
Join our snack-loving team
We’re looking for an Area Engineering Manager to join us at KP Snacks. If you're an inspiring leader with a passion for engineering excellence, continuous improvement and developing people, this could be your next big opportunity.
Who are we?
We’re KP Snacks, part of the Intersnack family. Across more than 30 countries, over 15,000 of us work together to make the snacks people love – from Hula Hoops to McCoy’s. In the UK, we’re a team of around 2,400 colleagues, based across seven sites and our Slough HQ. We’re proud of our close-knit culture, where we speak up, celebrate differences and push boundaries together.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join a site that is investing in its future. As our Area Engineering Manager, you'll play a key role in supporting significant growth initiatives, helping to embed new production capability and maximise the performance of world-class manufacturing equipment.
You'll lead a team of Maintenance Leads and Engineers, creating a culture of accountability, development and continuous improvement. Working closely with operational and strategic stakeholders, you'll drive engineering performance, equipment reliability and operational excellence across your area.
This role is ideal for someone who combines strong technical expertise with a growth mindset. You'll have the opportunity to influence change, contribute to major improvement projects and help shape the future of engineering at the site. If you're motivated by developing people, delivering results and leaving things better than you found them, we'd love to hear from you.
What’s in it for you?
We believe in rewarding our colleagues and helping them thrive. Here’s a flavour of what we offer:
Competitive annual salary, annual salary review and annual bonus opportunity (target 7.5%), plus a £6,000 car allowance.
KP Pension Plan with up to 7% matched contributions
25 days holiday, with the option to buy up to five additional days, plus additional holiday after five years’ service
Comprehensive healthcare including Single Cover Private Healthcare, Health Cash Plan, Digital GP and Employee Assistance Programme
Electric Vehicle Car Scheme, supporting more sustainable and cost-effective travel
KP4ME benefits platform with discounts, cashback and wellbeing support
Enhanced family-friendly policies to support colleagues at every stage of life
What will you be doing?
Leading and developing engineering teams - Coach, support and develop Maintenance Leads and Engineering colleagues, building capability and creating a high-performing culture
Driving reliability and performance - Ensure equipment operates safely and efficiently through effective preventative maintenance planning, resource management and continuous improvement activity
Supporting site growth and investment projects - Play a key role in the implementation and optimisation of new production lines and equipment, helping deliver strategic growth objectives
Improving engineering standards and processes - Drive improvements in Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), downtime reduction, maintenance strategies and asset performance
Collaborating across the site leadership team - Work closely with operational and strategic stakeholders to deliver projects, manage priorities and support the site's long-term engineering vision
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