Candidate Overview
The candidate is a highly experienced Maintenance & Engineering Manager with 15+ years’ experience within food manufacturing and high-volume production environments, specialising in engineering leadership, plant reliability, and continuous improvement. Known for their hands-on leadership style, they combine technical depth with strong people management capability and a proactive continuous improvement mindset.
Core Expertise
- PPM systems and asset reliability management
- Reactive maintenance and downtime reduction
- OEE improvement and plant optimisation
- Root cause analysis and problem solving
- Mechanical and electrical systems management
- BRC, HACCP, and engineering compliance
- Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement
- Multi-shift engineering team leadership
Selected Career Achievements
- Improved overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) by 18% through enhanced PPM compliance, root cause analysis, and engineering process improvements.
- Reduced unplanned downtime by 35% across production and packing lines, significantly improving operational reliability and throughput.
- Led successful BRC and customer audits with zero critical engineering non-conformances, strengthening compliance and documentation standards.
- Reduced maintenance backlog by 40% through improved planning, prioritisation, and resource allocation.
Leadership Profile
A visible and hands-on engineering leader who thrives in fast-paced manufacturing environments. Strong communicator with the ability to lead multi-shift engineering teams while building a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
Highly proactive and solutions-focused, balancing operational urgency with long-term reliability strategy.
Ideal Next Role
The candidate is seeking a Maintenance Manager or Engineering Manager role within food manufacturing, where they can drive reliability, strengthen engineering standards, and support operational performance through world-class maintenance practices.
They are particularly well suited to businesses looking to improve plant reliability, reduce downtime, and develop high-performing engineering teams within complex manufacturing environments.
Interested in learning more? Please contact Imagine Executive Solutions for a confidential discussion.