About the Company and Role
My client is a leading UK manufacturer of a range of PVCU Fenestration Products. They are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to join their team, the role has responsibility for a team of six, comprising one Engineering Team Leader, three Engineers and two Apprentice Engineers.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement an engineering strategy for the site that supports the achievement of business objectives, embedding a proactive, safety-first culture.
- Develop and maintain an engineering scorecard, monitoring performance against agreed KPIs and implementing corrective actions where targets are not achieved, including robust reporting and analysis of major breakdowns.
- Prepare and manage engineering budgets, monitoring expenditure against agreed targets and identifying opportunities for cost efficiencies and continuous improvement.
- Develop project specifications, undertake value stream mapping across the site and maintain a comprehensive asset register to support effective maintenance and investment planning.
- Prepare and present capital expenditure (CAPEX) business cases, identifying investment opportunities, evaluating costs and benefits and demonstrating return on investment.
- Lead and deliver engineering projects, including large-scale capital investment programmes, from initial concept through to commissioning, ensuring delivery on time, within budget and to agreed specifications.
- Manage external contractors, suppliers and key stakeholders throughout engineering projects, ensuring effective communication, risk management and minimal disruption to operations.
- Lead, coach and develop the Engineering team, ensuring robust succession planning through apprenticeships, training and skills development aligned with departmental skills matrices.
- Champion Lean thinking and continuous improvement, driving a cultural shift towards waste reduction, operational efficiency and sustainable improvements in engineering performance.
- Apply Lean manufacturing principles and methodologies, including 5S, Kaizen, root cause analysis and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), to improve equipment reliability, reduce downtime and optimise productivity.
- Ensure robust processes and compliance arrangements are in place for contractor management, Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) and Safe Systems of Work (SSOW).
- Oversee facilities management across the site, ensuring buildings, infrastructure and associated services are maintained to appropriate operational, safety and compliance standards.
Requirements
- Significant engineering management experience in a manufacturing environment, ideally within fenestration.
- Holds relevant engineering qualification(s), ideally a member of a relevant professional body with a strong interest in continuous learning.
- Resilient, experienced manager with experience of developing and delivering an engineering strategy and key engineering measures.
- Can demonstrate a customer-focused approach, building collaboration between teams.
- Well-organised, disciplined, and self-motivated, with the capability to balance multiple priorities and flex their approach accordingly.
- Analytical, strategic-thinker and planner, with a 'hands-on' strong leadership style, leading by example.
Benefits
- Annual bonus of up to 7.5% of your basic salary.
- 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional two days.
- Life Assurance Scheme.
- Salary sacrifice pension scheme.
- Healthcare benefits following successful completion of a three-month probationary period.
- Friends and family cashback scheme on the products we manufacture.
- One day's paid volunteering leave each year to support a charity of your choice.
Working Hours & Team Structure
- The factory operates two shifts, Monday to Friday.
- 6:00am - 2:00pm.
- 2:15pm - 10:15pm.
- Our Engineering team currently rotates between these shifts on a weekly basis.
- The Engineering Manager typically works 8:30am - 5:00pm, Monday to Friday, with some flexibility required to support operational needs.
Equal Opportunities
Technique-Recruitment Solutions Ltd is a proud equal opportunities employer.
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