The Engineering Manager is responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership for all engineering, capital projects, technical services, facility infrastructure, utilities, and engineering documentation within a large, modern poultry processing facility. This role ensures that engineering initiatives support secure, reliable, efficient, and sustainable manufacturing while maintaining compliance with food safety, regulatory, environmental, and corporate standards.

The Engineering Manager leads a multidisciplinary team responsible for project engineering, process engineering, training systems and technical documentation, and engineering support for critical utilities. The position plays a key role in driving continuous improvement, operational excellence, equipment reliability, and long-term asset management.

Reason for vacancy: Existing Headcount

Compensation:$122,000 - $172,000 CAD base pay annually plus annual short-term incentive

The above compensation reflects the target compensation for the position at the time of posting. The base salary offered may vary based on a variety of factors including skills, experience, education, training, job- related knowledge, and other organizational requirements. For part-time roles, salaries are adjusted according to scheduled hours.In addition to base salary, this role is eligible to participate in Maple Leaf’s annual short-term incentive plan.

Snapshot of a Day-in-the-Life:

Engineering Leadership

Provide leadership, coaching, and development to the Engineering Department.

Establish departmental objectives aligned with plant and corporate business goals.

Develop engineering strategies that improve safety, productivity, quality, reliability, and cost performance.

Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Build strong partnerships with Operations, Maintenance, Quality Assurance, Food Safety, Finance, and Corporate Engineering.

Capital Project Management

Develop and oversee the site's capital expenditure (CAPEX) program.

Lead the planning, justification, budgeting, execution, and commissioning of capital projects.

Ensure projects run by project/process engineers are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and achieve expected operational outcomes.

Manage external consultants, contractors, OEM relationships, equipment suppliers, and engineering firms.

Coordinate Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), Site Acceptance Tests (SAT), installation, commissioning, and project closeout.

Ensure all capital projects comply with regulatory, food safety, health & safety, and corporate engineering standards.

Project and Process Engineering

Provide leadership and oversight of the Project Engineering and Process Engineering teams.

Develop and oversee Engineering resources to identify opportunities to improve manufacturing efficiency, throughput, product quality, and operational reliability.

Support process optimization through engineering analysis and data-driven decision making.

Lead equipment selection, process design, automation improvements, and production line modifications.

Champion Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives.

Provide strategic oversight and governance of the facility's engineering documentation and drawing management systems to ensure accuracy, consistency, and long-term sustainability.

Ensure appropriate controls and processes are in place to maintain accurate and current CAD documentation for buildings, utilities, production equipment, mechanical systems, electrical infrastructure, and process flow layouts.

Establish and enforce document governance frameworks, including revision control, change management, retention practices, and compliance requirements.

Develop standards for engineering drawings, schematics, P&IDs;, electrical drawings, equipment layouts, and technical manuals.

Ensure documentation is readily accessible and maintained in accordance with corporate standards.

Training and Technical Development

Provide oversight for training programs across the facility.

Oversee development of competency-based technical training programs for maintenance and operations personnel, including needs analysis to identify specific training requirements.

Champion the development of and ensure training materials remain current with equipment modifications and engineering standards.

Promote ongoing technical development and knowledge transfer throughout the organization.

Provide strategic leadership and governance for the facility's technical documentation framework, ensuring information integrity, standardization, and long-term organizational value.

Champion the development and adoption of procedur

📌 Engineering Manager (London)
🏢 Maple Leaf Foods
📍 London