Assistant Engineering Manager

Assistant Engineering Manager Location: Northallerton Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:30am - 5:00pm Salary: upto £55k plus bonus An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced engineering leader to join a fast-paced food manufacturing environment as an Assistant Engineering Manager. Working closely with the Engineering Manager and wider senior leadership team, you will play a key role in driving engineering performance, reducing downtime and supporting continuous improvement across site. This is a hands-on leadership role focused on managing engineering activity, developing engineering teams and ensuring machinery performance supports production targets and overall site efficiency. Key Responsibilities Support and lead the engineering function across site operations Manage daily engineering workloads, breakdown response and planned activity Drive machine reliability, OEE performance and downtime reduction Allocate and manage work through the Pirana CMMS system Lead, coach and develop engineering teams through training and performance reviews Work closely with Production and Warehouse teams to improve site performance Support CI activity, root cause analysis and engineering best practice Ensure compliance across Health & Safety, permits, PPMs and engineering standards Provide clear escalation, communication and shift hand-overs across departmentsWhat We Are Looking For Previous experience in an Engineering Supervisor, Team Leader or Management role within manufacturing or food production Strong engineering background with excellent fault-finding and problem-solving skills Experience managing KPIs, engineering performance and continuous improvement activity Confident leading teams and driving high standards across engineering operations Knowledge of CMMS systems, ideally Pirana IOSH and Lean manufacturing experience advantageousDesirable Qualifications Engineering Degree, HNC or equivalent experience ILM Level 3 or above Lean Green Belt Project Management experience Permit to Work and Hot Work trainingThis is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established manufacturing business where you can make a genuine impact on engineering performance, team development and operational reliability