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Engineering Manager

Melbourne, Australia💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-17 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead and develop an engineering team to manage capital and operational project portfolios, drive asset optimization, and ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards in a manufacturing environment.

Role type

Engineering Manager (Manufacturing/Process Safety)

Builds

Sustainable business results through engineering strategies, asset optimization, and process safety initiatives.

Domain

Food ingredients, flavors, fragrances, and process manufacturing

Deliverable

infrastructure

Required skills

Team leadership and coaching, CAPEX/OPEX project portfolio management, technical decision-making, continuous improvement, risk assessment, Management of Change (MOC), process safety, regulatory compliance, stakeholder management

Preferred skills

Food ingredients/chemicals/process manufacturing experience, PMP or Professional Engineering certification, automation/digitalization/sustainability project leadership

Technologies

None explicitly stated

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop the Engineering team; Manage CAPEX and OPEX project portfolios from planning through commissioning; Provide technical leadership and support engineering decision-making; Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and asset optimization initiatives; Ensure compliance with engineering standards, safety requirements, and regulatory obligations; Lead risk assessments, Management of Change (MOC), and process safety activities; Develop site engineering strategies aligned with business objectives

Seniority

Manager, hands-on leadership

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