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Engineering Stores Coordinator

Are you interested in joining a leading manufacturer in the food industry, dedicated to quality and innovation. Who prioritise safety, quality, and efficiency in all our operations. You will be joining a business with a fantastic culture and a supportive team network.

As the Engineering Stores Coordinator, you will play a crucial role in ensuring maximum equipment availability by effectively managing our engineering stores. You will oversee stock levels, conduct monthly stock takes, and collaborate with OEMs and suppliers to maintain efficient operations. Your understanding of engineering and manufacturing processes will be essential to meet our production needs.

Role responsibilities:

• Ensure effective management of engineering spares to support Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) requirements within budgetary constraints.
• Collaborate with the engineering team to optimise stock and spare part management.
• Manage the monthly stores budget in line with forecasts.
• Issue purchase orders to suppliers, ensuring compliance with financial requirements.
• Work with OEMs and local suppliers to secure competitive pricing.
• Order, receive, and check spares and parts.
• Maintain accurate stock levels and monitor critical spare parts.
• Utilize the CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management System) to log and allocate spare parts and stock items.
• Conduct scheduled cycle counts and maintain stock accuracy.
• Assist the Site Engineering Manager with various tasks as needed.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, hygiene, and quality standards in line with Approved Codes of Practice (ACOPs) and legislative requirements.

What you will need:

• Understanding of engineering terminology and components.
• Familiarity with engineering technical and OEM drawings.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Experience in a stores/warehouse environment with a focus on stock control.
• Background in manufacturing or production is preferred.

What’s in it for you? You will be joining a business that is heavily focused and proud of their supportive team culture, where continuous improvement and innovation is at the full front. You will have the opportunity to make a significant impact while growing your own career. This opportunity comes with a career progression path which will provide a healthy challenge.

If you are ready to take on this exciting challenge, please hit apply of give Wayne a call.

Are you looking to join a large organisation that provides job security, whilst in a highly rewarding role?

We are looking for a Facilities Engineer to join a global manufacturing business based in Hampshire. Our client is committed to producing high-quality food products while maintaining the highest standards of safety and efficiency.

As the sites facilities engineer, it will be your responsibility to oversee utilities and general site services within a food manufacturing facility. You will need to have a strong electrical engineering background and experience in maintaining plant operations, ensuring compliance, and ensuring that we meet our safety and hygiene standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform daily meter readings and liaise with suppliers for utilities upkeep
• Conduct daily utility checks and analyse performance
• Update the utilities service schedule and perform daily boiler checks
• Operate boilers in accordance with BOAS and conduct absorption chiller operation checks
• Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations
• Managing our wastewater treatment plant
• Oversee MBR & RO Plant Operations, Water Softening Plant, Cooling Tower Operations, and Legionella Controls

• Conduct weekly, monthly, and quarterly PPM on site services, equipment, and processes

• Monitor chemical stock levels and reorder supplies as needed

Experience required:

• Electrical engineering qualification 
• 17th edition qualified
• Knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies
• Familiarity with safe working practices and hygiene standards in a food environment
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a site facilities/site services

You will be joining a well-established engineering team who cares about their employees career, which will give you the opportunity to upskill/develop. The role is offering £45,000 - £47,000 as a salary + benefits. The hours required for this role is on a day shift.

If you are an experienced site services engineer looking to make an impact in the food manufacturing industry, we want to hear from you! Please apply for the role or contact Wayne.

Let's play a game.

You walk onto shift and someone says:

"It's been making that noise all morning."

Do you:

A) Slowly back away.
B) Pretend you didn't hear them.
C) Grab your tools and start asking the right questions.

If you picked C , keep reading.

We're looking for an electrically biased Maintenance Engineer to join a busy FMCG manufacturing site where no two shifts are the same. You'll be keeping high-speed production running, fault finding when things go wrong, and making sure the only unplanned stops are for tea.

Your day might include:

• Electrical fault finding on production machinery and automated equipment.
• PLC fault finding
• Planned preventative maintenance.
• Responding to breakdowns without causing one yourself.
• Working with the production team to keep downtime to a minimum.
• Spotting improvements instead of walking past them.

You'll probably fit in if you:

• Have an electrical engineering qualification (NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds or equivalent).
• Have worked in FMCG, food, beverage, packaging or another fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Enjoy fault finding more than replacing parts until something works.
• Can keep calm when everyone else is asking, "How long's it going to be?"

What's in it for you?

• A stable manufacturing business that invests in its people and equipment.
• Plenty of variety - no sitting around waiting for something to break.
• Overtime opportunities.
• A supportive engineering team where knowledge is shared, not guarded.
• Genuine opportunities to develop your skills and progress your career.

If you're the sort of engineer who enjoys solving problems, keeping production moving and leaving the machine in a better state than you found it, we'd love to hear from you.

Packaging Development Manager

Teesside | £50,000 - £55,000 + £6,000 Car Allowance + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

You're not looking for someone to choose a different shade of blue for a box.

You're looking for someone who can influence senior stakeholders, lead people, solve problems on the factory floor and make packaging decisions that genuinely improve the business.

If you're the kind of Packaging professional who enjoys being close to the operation rather than sitting behind a desk all day, this could be worth a look.

This is a senior Packaging Development role where you'll work closely with the Head of Packaging, helping shape the packaging agenda across two manufacturing sites while leading the day-to-day activity at the flagship operation.

You'll manage an experienced Packaging Technologist from day one, with the team set to grow over time, and you'll be trusted to step up and lead whenever needed.

The role is based on site in Teesside. Like any sensible business, there's flexibility for the odd appointment or admin day when it makes sense, but this is a role that's best done close to the factory floor, working alongside the people who make things happen.

What you'll be doing

• Leading packaging development across a busy food manufacturing site, while supporting a second UK location.
• Managing packaging specifications, artwork, factory trials and implementation.
• Driving cost reduction, sustainability and continuous improvement projects.
• Working closely with Operations, Engineering, Procurement, Marketing and Technical teams.
• Supporting capital projects from a packaging perspective.
• Coaching and developing your team while influencing stakeholders across the business.
• Acting as deputy to the Head of Packaging when required.

What you'll bring

You'll already have Packaging Development experience within FMCG food manufacturing and be comfortable taking ownership of projects from concept through to launch.

Experience with flexible plastics, corrugated packaging and factory trials is essential, along with strong problem-solving skills and the confidence to influence people at all levels.

Leadership experience is important too. Whether you've led a team already or have built your career around leading projects and bringing people with you, you'll have the credibility to make things happen.

Knowledge of sustainability initiatives, EPR legislation and capital projects would be a real advantage.

What's in it for you?

• £50,000-£55,000 salary.
• £6,000 car allowance.
• 7.5% annual bonus (which has consistently paid above target).
• Up to 7% employer pension contribution.
• A genuine opportunity to influence both strategy and day-to-day delivery.
• Clear visibility with senior leadership and plenty of scope to make your mark.

If you're ready for a role that combines technical expertise, leadership and the opportunity to shape the future of packaging across a growing manufacturing business, we'd love to tell you more.

Apply today or get in touch for a confidential conversation.

Packaging Development Manager

Teesside | £50,000 - £55,000 + £6,000 Car Allowance + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

You're not looking for someone to choose a different shade of blue for a box.

You're looking for someone who can influence senior stakeholders, lead people, solve problems on the factory floor and make packaging decisions that genuinely improve the business.

If you're the kind of Packaging professional who enjoys being close to the operation rather than sitting behind a desk all day, this could be worth a look.

This is a senior Packaging Development role where you'll work closely with the Head of Packaging, helping shape the packaging agenda across two manufacturing sites while leading the day‑to‑day activity at the flagship operation.

You'll manage an experienced Packaging Technologist from day one, with the team set to grow over time, and you'll be trusted to step up and lead whenever needed.

The role is based on site in Teesside. Like any sensible business, there's flexibility for the odd appointment or admin day when it makes sense, but this is a role that's best done close to the factory floor, working alongside the people who make things happen.

• Leading packaging development across a busy food manufacturing site, while supporting a second UK location.
• Managing packaging specifications, artwork, factory trials and implementation.
• Driving cost reduction, sustainability and continuous improvement projects.
• Working closely with Operations, Engineering, Procurement, Marketing and Technical teams.
• Supporting capital projects from a packaging perspective.
• Coaching and developing your team while influencing stakeholders across the business.
• Acting as deputy to the Head of Packaging when required.

• Packaging Development experience within FMCG food manufacturing and comfort taking ownership of projects from concept through to launch.
• Experience with flexible plastics, corrugated packaging and factory trials is essential, along with strong problem‑solving skills and the confidence to influence people at all levels.
• Leadership experience: whether you have led a team already or have built your career around leading projects and bringing people with you, you’ll have the credibility to make things happen.
• Knowledge of sustainability initiatives, EPR legislation and capital projects would be a real advantage.

• £50,000-£55,000 salary.
• £6,000 car allowance.
• 7.5% annual bonus (which has consistently paid above target).
• Up to 7% employer pension contribution.
• A genuine opportunity to influence both strategy and day‑to‑day delivery.
• Clear visibility with senior leadership and plenty of scope to make your mark.

If you're ready for a role that combines technical expertise, leadership and the opportunity to shape the future of packaging across a growing manufacturing business, we'd love to tell you more.

Apply today or get in touch for a confidential conversation.

The Sterling Choice is recruiting a Site Engineering Manager for a growing food manufacturing business in the South Hampshire/West Sussex area. You will lead a multidisciplinary team of engineers, manage site maintenance, and drive continuous improvement, reporting to the Head of Operations.

This senior role offers a base salary of £80,000–£85,000, life assurance, annual bonus, matched pension and gym membership, with opportunities to progress within a dynamic, invest­ing business.

Site Engineering Manager

This is an exciting time to join a growing food manufacturing business. We operate out of an impressive manufacturing facility capable of producing over 100+ million units per year. Building on previous success, this year is set to be another exceptional year for us. We are expanding our production facility with genuine opportunities to develop your skills and progress within the business.

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to join a rapidly growing business in South Hampshire/West Sussex. You will report into the Head of Operations, and you will lead a team of multidisciplinary engineers who manage and maintain some of the latest production technology in the food industry.

You will be part of the Senior Leadership Team, responsible for driving and delivering against strategy and leading continuous improvement. The business is going through a period of investment and right now is a great time to join!

• Managing and developing a team of 15-20 engineers
• Overseeing the day-to-day activities of the site-based engineering department
• Driving continuous improvement of engineering practices, standards, and projects
• Legionella management
• Ensure the CMMS is operating efficiently
• Environmental compliance management
• Ensuring site service, production maintenance, and projects are on track

• Minimum of three years of experience within a fast-paced industrial engineering environment
• A people‑focused management approach
• Working understanding of Health & Safety legislation
• Strong multi‑skilled technical abilities
• Strong communicator
• A collaborative team player

• Base salary £80,000 – £85,000
• Life assurance
• Annual bonus
• Matched pension
• Gym membership

We are looking for passionate people with a can‑do attitude and an ambition to succeed. If you strive to help people channel that passion into everything they do, you are the exact person we want to speak to. We love people who have high standards and lots of ideas, because this business is always striving to improve, and we want you to help our client with that.

If you’re a driven engineering leader ready to take on an exciting new challenge, we would love to hear from you. Apply today and be part of something exceptional or give Wayne a call to discuss in more detail.

When equipment stops, you're the person people want on shift. If you're the kind of engineer who can walk into a breakdown, get to the root cause quickly, and keep production moving, this role will feel right at home.

You will be supporting planned maintenance, breakdown response, and overall equipment reliability in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment where no two days are ever quite the same.

This is a well‑established, large‑scale manufacturing operation with a strong focus on reliability, safety, and continuous improvement. The site operates high‑volume production processes where engineering performance is critical to overall output. You'll be joining a stable, skilled maintenance team with a strong emphasis on teamwork, problem‑solving, and keeping production running efficiently.

3‑shift rotating system: 6:00 am – 2:00 pm, 2:00 pm – 10:00 pm, 10:00 pm – 6:00 am.

• Contributory pension scheme
• 25 days / 187.5 hours annual leave
• Site performance‑based quarterly bonus (not guaranteed)
• Free parking
• Employee Assistance Programme

• Fault diagnosis on mechanical, electrical and hydraulic systems, responding quickly to breakdowns
• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) to schedule
• Completing engineering maintenance tasks within assigned areas
• Updating CMMS records for breakdowns, downtime and maintenance history
• Ensuring effective shift handovers where applicable
• Maintaining safe working practices in line with 6S and risk assessments
• Supporting continuous improvement to reduce downtime and improve efficiency
• Supporting and developing apprentices within the team
• Ensuring plant and equipment is correctly serviced, maintained and calibrated
• Providing flexible support across departments when required

• Time‑served apprenticeship in engineering or HNC (or equivalent) in maintenance/manufacturing engineering
• Strong fault‑finding skills across mechanical and electrical systems
• Good communication skills at all levels
• Self‑motivated, disciplined, and proactive approach
• Team‑focused with a continuous improvement mindset

Plant‑based role within a busy manufacturing environment focused on reliability, safety, and performance.

The Sterling Choice is seeking a Packaging Development Manager for our Teesside operation. You will influence senior stakeholders, lead a packaging team, and shape the agenda across two manufacturing sites while guiding day-to-day activity on the flagship site.

You will manage packaging development, work closely with Operations, Engineering, Procurement, Marketing and Technical teams, and drive cost reduction, sustainability and continuous improvement projects.