The Bread Factory
The Bread Factory is London's leading Artisan Bakery, known for award-winning breads, pastries, and cakes, supplying top-quality products across e-commerce, grocery, food services, and retailers such as our GAIL's Bakeries nationwide. As our teams grow, we seek our next Engineering Project Manager to join our team. Every day is different at The Bread Factory, but here are some of the things you will be doing: Take projects from strategic concept through design, build, commissioning, and operational handover - delivering on time, on budget, and to world-class standards. Own our automation agenda, identifying opportunities for greater efficiency, system optimisation, robotics, and process control improvements, driving next generation capacity and efficiency. Be hands-on with our partner contractors, owning the management oversight of contractor activities on-site and in our bakeries, ensuring they're delivered to a safe, high standard. Facilitate strong cross-functional working across our internal teams to support the delivery of our engineering growth agenda from Technical, Health & Safety, Operations and wider teams. Manage design, installation, construction, and commissioning of new production environments and automated equipment. Drive detailed project plans, risk management, procurement, and contractor governance. Ensure compliance with food manufacturing standards, legislative requirements, and health & safety regulations (including CDM). Manage purchasing for CAPEX and automation equipment and services, by leading the review of options and bringing forward a recommendation for approval. Lead external engineering partners, OEMs, and integrators, ensuring commercial, technical and health & safety excellence. Drive supplier evaluation, contract negotiation, and lifecycle support agreements. Review throughput optimisation in existing manufacturing lines, ensuring bottleneck removal, line balancing, and performance improvement. Experience in managing large capital projects in a food manufacturing environment (equipment, space, automation). Deep knowledge of food manufacturing equipment & automation - ideally bakery - including robotics, PLCs, controls, MES, SCADA, and line balancing. Proven ability to take projects from strategy through design, build, commissioning, and optimisation. Able to drive timelines, cost control, and disciplined project governance. Our team tells us you will be a great addition if you have: Experience in managing large capital projects in a food manufacturing environment (equipment, space, automation). Deep knowledge of food manufacturing equipment & automation - ideally bakery - including robotics, PLCs, controls, MES, SCADA, and line balancing. Proven ability to take projects from strategy through design, build, commissioning, and optimisation. Able to drive timelines, cost control, and disciplined project governance. A do-er mindset - hands on, disciplined, organised, and detail orientated. Strong commercial and vendor management capability. Proven track record in working within BRC accredited production environments. Confident communicator able to engage effectively at all levels. Engineering degree or equivalent technical qualification preferred What's in it for you: Fresh bread daily to take home to enjoy with family and friends. 50% discount at GAIL's and 40% off at The Bread Factory & The Flour Station Markets. 25 days holiday + bank holidays Discounts and Savings from high-street retailers and restaurants 24-hour GP service Cycle to work scheme We Care about a Job Well Done: Since 1993, we have been champions in traditional baking with the finest ingredients and techniques. We always do things the right way, not the easy way. We Care about Baking: At The Bread Factory, all our teams take pride in crafting beautiful, freshly baked loaves, pastries, and cakes. We are all passionate about our products and share knowledge among us all. We Care about Each Other: We always act with respect, empathy, and support to our employees, neighbours and customers. We Care about Community: We believe in minimising unsustainable practices and reducing waste. While ensuring we continue to provide everyone with nutritious high-quality food. We Care about Nature: We're committed to sustainability across our supply chain-from reducing waste and reusing surplus to supporting regenerative farming that helps restore the planet.
The Bread Factory is London's leading Artisan Bakery, known for award-winning breads, pastries, and cakes, supplying top-quality products across e-commerce, grocery, food services, and retailers such as our GAIL's Bakeries nationwide. As our teams grow, we seek our next Engineering Project Manager to join our team. Every day is different at The Bread Factory, but here are some of the things you will be doing: Take projects from strategic concept through design, build, commissioning, and operational handover - delivering on time, on budget, and to world-class standards. Own our automation agenda, identifying opportunities for greater efficiency, system optimisation, robotics, and process control improvements, driving next generation capacity and efficiency. Be hands-on with our partner contractors, owning the management oversight of contractor activities on-site and in our bakeries, ensuring they're delivered to a safe, high standard. Facilitate strong cross-functional working across our internal teams to support the delivery of our engineering growth agenda from Technical, Health & Safety, Operations and wider teams. Manage design, installation, construction, and commissioning of new production environments and automated equipment. Drive detailed project plans, risk management, procurement, and contractor governance. Ensure compliance with food manufacturing standards, legislative requirements, and health & safety regulations (including CDM). Manage purchasing for CAPEX and automation equipment and services, by leading the review of options and bringing forward a recommendation for approval. Lead external engineering partners, OEMs, and integrators, ensuring commercial, technical and health & safety excellence. Drive supplier evaluation, contract negotiation, and lifecycle support agreements. Review throughput optimisation in existing manufacturing lines, ensuring bottleneck removal, line balancing, and performance improvement. Experience in managing large capital projects in a food manufacturing environment (equipment, space, automation). Deep knowledge of food manufacturing equipment & automation - ideally bakery - including robotics, PLCs, controls, MES, SCADA, and line balancing. Proven ability to take projects from strategy through design, build, commissioning, and optimisation. Able to drive timelines, cost control, and disciplined project governance. Our team tells us you will be a great addition if you have: Experience in managing large capital projects in a food manufacturing environment (equipment, space, automation). Deep knowledge of food manufacturing equipment & automation - ideally bakery - including robotics, PLCs, controls, MES, SCADA, and line balancing. Proven ability to take projects from strategy through design, build, commissioning, and optimisation. Able to drive timelines, cost control, and disciplined project governance. A do-er mindset - hands on, disciplined, organised, and detail orientated. Strong commercial and vendor management capability. Proven track record in working within BRC accredited production environments. Confident communicator able to engage effectively at all levels. Engineering degree or equivalent technical qualification preferred What's in it for you: Fresh bread daily to take home to enjoy with family and friends. 50% discount at GAIL's and 40% off at The Bread Factory & The Flour Station Markets. 25 days holiday + bank holidays Discounts and Savings from high-street retailers and restaurants 24-hour GP service Cycle to work scheme We Care about a Job Well Done: Since 1993, we have been champions in traditional baking with the finest ingredients and techniques. We always do things the right way, not the easy way. We Care about Baking: At The Bread Factory, all our teams take pride in crafting beautiful, freshly baked loaves, pastries, and cakes. We are all passionate about our products and share knowledge among us all. We Care about Each Other: We always act with respect, empathy, and support to our employees, neighbours and customers. We Care about Community: We believe in minimising unsustainable practices and reducing waste. While ensuring we continue to provide everyone with nutritious high-quality food. We Care about Nature: We're committed to sustainability across our supply chain-from reducing waste and reusing surplus to supporting regenerative farming that helps restore the planet.
Control Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Deeside, Clwyd
Maintenance Engineer Days (Electrical bias) Salary: £45 000 + 26 days holiday + pension + excellent career progression Location: Deeside Hours: Monday to Friday daytime A genuinely superb & quite unique opportunity to join a market leading business to help setting up and shaping a plant / department. Lots of opportunities for advancement. The Job: Initially help oversee installation, commissioning and start up of state of the art machinery. Working closely with market leading OEM Engineers. Ensure H&S and compliance within mechanical engineering team. Support and influence mechanical engineering strategy, ensuring strategy is delivered across the site. Support implementation of reliability to ensure min downtime through data driven approaches. The Person: Apprenticeship, NVQ, HNC level mechanical engineering or similar. Working in a heavier manufacturing environment an advantage eg paper mill, steel works, recycling, chemicals etc Understanding DCS systems an advantage Ability to be flexible and part of a dynamic and fast growing team and division that will develop and evolve. Good interpersonal skills - communication, stakeholder engagement. Nice to have but not essential: Project experience expansion, modernisation, new factory or plant build. Installation, commissioning, start-up of machines and equipment. BOAS or / and steam boiler expertise To apply send CV to Tim Fawcett at Control Recruitment Solutions or contact us via the office number. Key; control systems engineer, control systems specialist, automation engineer , controls engineer, ECI Engineer , EC engineer , electrical and automation engineer; engineering supervisor project manager; project engineer; maintenance manager; maintenance lead; mechanical supervisor; area engineer; section engineer; maintenance engineering; engineering maintenance manager; steam, comah; boiler; pressure; plant; pssr; mechanical engineering; maintenance engineer; tissue, paper, paper mill; hrsg; PLC, dcs; commissioning; superheated steam; steam generator; Manufacturing; propulsion; power; chemical; navy; marine; pressure vessels; tanks; heat exchangers; marine engineer; Plant Engineering; Marine Engineering; hydraulics; combustion engineering; renewable, biomass; CHP; combined heat and power; high pressure steam; steam; recycling; rising; reliability; turn key; bespoke; materials handling; solids handling; process machinery; aluminium; food; pharmaceutical; plastics; chemicals; feeds; mixers; hoppers; silos; tanks; heat exchangers; pressure vessels.
Maintenance Engineer Days (Electrical bias) Salary: £45 000 + 26 days holiday + pension + excellent career progression Location: Deeside Hours: Monday to Friday daytime A genuinely superb & quite unique opportunity to join a market leading business to help setting up and shaping a plant / department. Lots of opportunities for advancement. The Job: Initially help oversee installation, commissioning and start up of state of the art machinery. Working closely with market leading OEM Engineers. Ensure H&S and compliance within mechanical engineering team. Support and influence mechanical engineering strategy, ensuring strategy is delivered across the site. Support implementation of reliability to ensure min downtime through data driven approaches. The Person: Apprenticeship, NVQ, HNC level mechanical engineering or similar. Working in a heavier manufacturing environment an advantage eg paper mill, steel works, recycling, chemicals etc Understanding DCS systems an advantage Ability to be flexible and part of a dynamic and fast growing team and division that will develop and evolve. Good interpersonal skills - communication, stakeholder engagement. Nice to have but not essential: Project experience expansion, modernisation, new factory or plant build. Installation, commissioning, start-up of machines and equipment. BOAS or / and steam boiler expertise To apply send CV to Tim Fawcett at Control Recruitment Solutions or contact us via the office number. Key; control systems engineer, control systems specialist, automation engineer , controls engineer, ECI Engineer , EC engineer , electrical and automation engineer; engineering supervisor project manager; project engineer; maintenance manager; maintenance lead; mechanical supervisor; area engineer; section engineer; maintenance engineering; engineering maintenance manager; steam, comah; boiler; pressure; plant; pssr; mechanical engineering; maintenance engineer; tissue, paper, paper mill; hrsg; PLC, dcs; commissioning; superheated steam; steam generator; Manufacturing; propulsion; power; chemical; navy; marine; pressure vessels; tanks; heat exchangers; marine engineer; Plant Engineering; Marine Engineering; hydraulics; combustion engineering; renewable, biomass; CHP; combined heat and power; high pressure steam; steam; recycling; rising; reliability; turn key; bespoke; materials handling; solids handling; process machinery; aluminium; food; pharmaceutical; plastics; chemicals; feeds; mixers; hoppers; silos; tanks; heat exchangers; pressure vessels.
