About Kerry Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.
We are committed to providing a safe working environment and ensuring that all safety protocols are strictly followed. This key position provides guidance and direction to the engineering department. The Engineering Manager oversees matters related to the engineering budget, site capital planning, capital project identification, process optimisation, energy management, and maintenance delivery on site. The role also includes ensuring that all local, national, and regional — or KERRY EMEA — compliance requirements are consistently met and maintained.
This is a full‐time position, Monday to Friday, from 8:00 to 16:30, based at Kerry Wittstock (Heiligengrabe).
Aufgaben QSHE & Compliance
Oversees the application of Kerry QSHE policies and standards across the engineering department and external service providers.
Guides the development, implementation, and upkeep of engineering statutory and compliance requirements at local, national, and regional levels. Engineering Operations
Oversees site engineering activities, including capital planning, project identification, process optimisation, energy management, and maintenance delivery.
Ensures a comprehensive preventative maintenance programme is in place and completed on time and within budget, covering reliability, quality, food safety, health and safety, environmental needs, and legal compliance.
Provides direction to the engineering team and applies technical expertise to resolve issues, implement modifications, and support NPI needs to maintain high‐quality output.
Develops the site engineering budget for approval and manages costs to meet approved targets.
Reviews the criticality of plant, equipment, and systems and adjusts engineering strategies to maintain efficient operations.
Ensures engineering standards and SOPs are updated and developed as required.
Manages recruitment and selection of diverse, high‐quality talent and ensures a positive onboarding experience. Degree in Process, Manufacturing, Engineering, or another process‐based engineering discipline.
A few years' experience in a large‐scale process industry (food sector desirable).
Ability to apply engineering methods in practical settings.
Very good English and German, both spoken and written.
Automation and process‐control technologies, including food‐industry applications.
Energy‐management methods and frameworks.
Process‐engineering techniques.
Project‐management methods and frameworks.
Procurement and budget management.
Regulatory compliance.
Food‐safety compliance.
Negotiation and change‐management capability.
Wir bieten Competitive salary and performance-related bonus
Company pension scheme with employer contributions
Bike-to-work scheme and employee discount platform
Learning & development opportunities and global career paths
Participation in our global share plan