Site Engineering Lead

We have an exciting opportunity for a Site Engineering Lead to join and lead our Engineering team at our Memory Lane Cakes site as part of Finsbury Food Group. This role is ideal for a robust Engineering Lead looking to deliver demonstrable improvements in a complex site with multiple retail customers. 

Our Memory Lane Cakes (MLC) site is part of our Cake Division within Finsbury Food Group.  They make over 75% of the UK’s sharing cakes from retailer own brands cakes, tray bakes through to party cakes like Caterpillar cakes. They employ over 850 people on site and the sites runs 24/7, which encompasses a culture of teamwork, friendly and respectful leadership and a focus on continuous improvement at all levels.  

The Site Engineering Lead will lead the engineering department on site to deliver the departmental and site strategies. Maximising OEE through robust leadership of the Engineering shift teams will be crucial to success, so an individual who enjoys leading, managing and developing individuals within teams is what this role requires. This role acts as the most senior engineering position on site and so will be required to be credible presenting to and influencing senior stakeholders.  

To be successful in this role, the candidate will have worked in a similar engineering leadership position within a fast-paced manufacturing sector. They will have demonstratable experience of leading and developing teams, change management and strong financial and performance success. Good stakeholder management and clear communication skills are essential as this is a fast-paced role with a need for adaptability, influencing and perseverance to drive sustained improvements. 

The role is part of senior leadership team at Memory Lane Cakes, which is part of the wider Finsbury Food Group. 

This is what you will actually do! 

You will be responsible for delivering the engineering strategy on site; improving OEE, building a talent pipeline and robust spared and financial management.  

You will be required to lead by example in encouraging appropriate behavioural standards in support of the company’s values and culture, coaching employees in the implementation of the Company’s Operational Excellence programme. You will be required to utilise best practice from around the business and outside bodies to influence and implement within the Cardiff site for continuous improvement purposes. 

 Ideally this is you! 

• Ideally educated to Degree or HND level in engineering or related discipline or Engineering Management experience gained in FMCG manufacturing 

• Experience of leading and developing shift engineering teams 

• Excellent communication skills and able to communicate clear strategies and plans internally and with senior stakeholders across the business 

• Attention to detail 

• Able to work as an individual but with the leadership skills to manage a wider team 

• Highly organised with the ability to show strong project management skills 

• To lead by example in encouraging and displaying the company’s values 

• Has a curious attitude towards change and improvement, with the ability to take onboard best practice 

• Computer literate, with good use of Excel and spreadsheets 

• Get up & go, positive, can-do attitude and a moral code to ensure the business 'does the right thing' 

• Articulate, professional, with excellent communicative English language skills - as you will liaise directly with our clients and the factory, making time sensitive decisions 

Our vision is to be the leading specialty bakery group in the UK, and we want the best people in place to achieve this as our continued success is built entirely on the talented people who work here. As employee development is important to us and everyone is a valued member of the team, we want every individual to have the skills and capabilities to achieve both their own personal goals and our business goals. We want good people to join our company, to help our company continue to go from strength to strength. If this sounds like you, please get in contact to learn more!