White Label are very excited to be working with one of our exclusive manufacturing clients based in Blackburn. Due to growth, and exciting plans for the upcoming months they are eager to recruit an experienced Technical Manager to lead a team on a range of Project Engineering & NPI activities.
This is a truly varied role where you’ll be able to make a huge difference and put your own stamp on an engineering team. We’ve had a relationship with this business for over 6 years’ and they’re a pleasure to work with who truly value their employees.
What’s in it for you?
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Salary £50k - £60k (DOE)
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25 paid personal days + statutory holidays + 4 unpaid personal days
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Opportunity to lead a passionate team of 8
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Private pension contributions
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Free e-bike charging
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Free electric vehicle charging
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Retail discounts
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Cycle to work scheme
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Subsidised canteen serving hot food
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Long service award – every 5 years including holidays & cash gifts
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Profit bonus
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Hybrid working
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Company social events
The Role:
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Reporting directly to the Operations Manager, the main focus of this role will be to lead a team of 8 direct reports engaged on a wide range of project engineering/NPI activities from quotation stage and project costing, through to expediting equipment & tooling and the validation of manufacturing processes prior to implementation and scaling, together with the provision of ongoing support to both Production and Quality.
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Working closely with Sales at the initiation of projects to provide costings and technical support in order to provide robust, deliverable quotations.
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Development of functional specifications for the purchase of equipment and maintaining project schedules whist tracking and reacting effectively to changes
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Development of effective partnerships with equipment & tooling suppliers to ensure product integrity and the achievement of scheduled delivery objectives.
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Manage all related document control activity including technical documents such as drawings, SOPs & reports.
The Person:
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Ideally educated to degree level in an appropriate discipline, you will have gained solid experience of managing a technical or NPI team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
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Your experience need not be sector-specific; of more importance would be your ability to identify solutions to technical problems and interface effectively in a technically agile business environment - managing multiple projects from sales enquiry right through to the effective scaling of manufacturing processes.
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Capable of building collaborative relationships with internal and external audiences alike – and with a proven ability to make a positive impact on external customer relationships.
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We would expect strong software literacy, and in particular, a solid grasp of MS Office together with experience of working within generic ERP systems such as Syspro in terms of document control, engineering change processes, BOM, costings and technical purchasing.
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An understanding of Safety, Engineering, Quality and Employment regulations.
This is a fantastic time to be joining this business, with so many new projects coming through this will be a fast paced and varied role with brilliant opportunity to grow and develop yourself further.
If you feel you fit what they are looking for and would like to be considered for this position, please apply immediately. For further information please contact Eve Dunn at White Label Recruitment