Valeo Foods Group is one of Europe’s fastest-growing food companies, specialising in sweets, snacks and treats. At Valeo Foods, we love to make everyday moments taste better and we are home to over 90 brands including Balconi, Pedro, Horalky, Rowse, Bernard, Barratts and Kettle Chips.
We operate in over 100 countries serving major retailers, discounters, e-commerce, convenience stores, wholesalers, and foodservice operators. With revenues exceeding €1.8 billion, we employ over 5,400 people across more than 30 facilities in the UK, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland, Slovakia, Czech, and Canada. Valeo Foods Group is owned by Bain Capital.
To bring our purpose to life, we uphold five core behaviours that define how we work and what we stand for:
• Accountability • Agility • Disciplined • Transparency • Teamwork.
These behaviours shape our culture and drive us towards excellence.
We are committed to building a sustainable future for our people, clients, communities, and the planet. We drive efforts to reduce environmental impact, invest in health and safety initiatives, enhance training and development, and nurture an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
Job DescriptionLocation: Holborn, London (with some international travel)
Hybrid: 3 days per week in the office
Sustainability at Valeo isn't a side agenda - it's a core part of how we operate, innovate and grow.
We're looking for a Sustainability Project Engineer to play a key role in delivering our climate and environmental ambitions across the Group. This is a hands-on project-focused role, working across multiple manufacturing sites and markets to identify, develop and implement sustainability initiatives that create measurable impact.
You'll be at the heart of our environmental agenda, supporting projects that improve energy efficiency, reduce carbon emissions, optimise water usage and minimise waste. Working closely with site teams and functional stakeholders, you'll help turn sustainability commitments into practical solutions that deliver tangible results.
This role is about engineering change and driving delivery.
You'll support the development and execution of sustainability projects across our operations, helping sites identify opportunities, build business cases and implement improvements that enhance both environmental performance and operational efficiency.
You'll also work closely with Group Sustainability, Operations, Engineering and Procurement teams to ensure projects align with wider business objectives and sustainability targets.
In practice, that means you'll:
- Support the delivery of decarbonisation and resource-efficiency projects across our manufacturing sites, including capital investment programmes
- Identify opportunities to reduce energy, water and waste consumption through engineering and process improvements
- Assist with the implementation of renewable energy projects and low-carbon technologies
- Work alongside Procurement and suppliers to support sustainability initiatives, including packaging and Scope 3 improvement projects
- Contribute to sustainability assessments and integration activities for new acquisitions
- Collect, analyse and interpret environmental performance data to track progress against targets
- Develop project plans, business cases and performance reports to support investment decisions
- Collaborate with site engineering and operations teams to embed sustainable practices into day-to-day activities
- Support Group sustainability reporting requirements and data submissions, including ESRS, TCFD, EcoVadis and the annual Sustainability Report
You’ll likely bring a mix of technical understanding and real-world delivery experience.
- A background in engineering, operations, sustainability, or a related field
- Experience as Project Engineer in similar environment
- Experience working in manufacturing or FMCG environments
- A track record of delivering environmental or continuous improvement projects across multiple sites
- Strong organisation and stakeholder management skills (you’re comfortable working across functions and geographies)
- A practical, results-focused mindset
If you’re someone who enjoys working at the intersection of operations, sustainability and business performance , and you want a role where you can see the impact of what you’re doing, this is a great opportunity to step in and make a difference.
Skills Required
- Background in engineering, operations, sustainability, or a related field
- Experience as a Project Engineer in a similar environment
- Experience working in manufacturing or FMCG environments
- Track record of delivering environmental or continuous improvement projects across multiple sites
- Strong organisation and stakeholder management skills across functions and geographies
- Practical, results-focused mindset
- Experience supporting sustainability reporting and data submissions (ESRS, TCFD, EcoVadis) and sustainability assessments
What We Do
We are a leading producer and innovator of high quality, category-defining branded food products that have a proud history that dates back to 1845. At Valeo Foods, we are passionate about food and our portfolio of over 20 iconic food brands, which includes Jacobs, Batchelors, Kettle, Rowse Honey, Balconi, Schluckwerder, are tried and trusted by consumers across Ireland, UK and Europe for their quality, wholesomeness, nutrition and fun. We are a diverse business that combines food production, brand development and innovation, distribution and sales. We are Ireland’s largest ambient food supplier to the grocery trade, a major supplier to the food service market through Valeo Professional, and an increasingly prominent supplier to the UK market and a range of European Markets now. We are focused on the continued development of our excellent portfolio of category defining food brands as we look to expand our footprint across Ireland, UK, Europe and beyond with our latest acquisition in North America. We are committed to delivering quality food products through continued innovation and excellence in manufacturing. This commitment ensures that our brands retain a market leading position in each of their respective categories. We continue to recruit people with the best skills and expertise across a range of areas including manufacturing, food science, research and development, nutrition, distribution, sales, operations, marketing, human resources and finance, and aspire to be a best in class employer, focused on developing and empowering our people.
