Engineering Manager

This is not a typical Engineering Manager role. You will join the founding leadership team of a brand-new greenfield food-grade rPET facility in Ellesmere Port. The plant will process up to 35,000 tonnes of post-consumer PET bottles and trays every year, turning them into high-quality food-grade rPET pellets. Hot commissioning is scheduled for November/December 2026, with full capacity aimed for the start of 2027. We want you to be a part of this. All equipment is new. You will design, implement and own the full engineering and reliability strategy from day one - taking the plant safely through commissioning into world-class planned maintenance performance.What you''ll be doing as Engineering ManagerFounding leadership seat with direct access to senior decision-makersOwn the complete transition from construction to stable operationsBuild a true planned-maintenance culture (target 80-85% planned / 15-20% unplanned) using RCM and TPM principlesPermanent senior standalone role - strategy, systems, continuous improvement and build/hire your team around your needs for the plant.Genuine opportunity with the senior management team, to shape how a major UK circular-economy facility operates for years to comeYou will lead the Engineering and Reliability function through hot commissioning and into reliable full-capacity operation while establishing a world-class planned maintenance system.Hot Commissioning, Start-up and Early OperationsLead and coordinate hot commissioning of all new ..... full job details .....