Bespoke Engineering Manager
Listed on 2026-10-17
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Engineering
Operations Management -
Management
Operations Management, Project & Program Management
Bespoke Engineering Manager
Location: Birmingham
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time
The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the engineering and maintenance function within a busy manufacturing environment. This is a key leadership role responsible for ensuring machinery reliability, driving operational efficiency, delivering engineering projects, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the business.
Reporting into senior leadership, you will play a crucial role in shaping engineering strategy, improving production performance, and developing a high-performing engineering team.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop the engineering and maintenance team.
- Act as the escalation point for engineering and technical issues.
- Ensure maximum equipment uptime and operational efficiency across the manufacturing facility.
- Develop and manage preventative and predictive maintenance programmes.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity, quality, and cost efficiency.
- Lead capital investment, machinery installation, and automation projects.
- Support production, quality, and new product introduction activities from an engineering perspective.
- Manage engineering budgets, contractors, suppliers, and external service providers.
- Monitor and improve engineering KPIs, maintenance performance, and asset reliability.
- Identify opportunities to optimise manufacturing processes and reduce downtime.
- Ensure compliance with all health, safety, and environmental requirements.
About You
- Proven experience in an Engineering Manager, Maintenance Manager, or Senior Engineering Leadership position.
- Strong background within manufacturing, engineering, precision engineering, or industrial environments.
- Excellent understanding of maintenance strategies, asset reliability, and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Experience leading engineering projects, capital expenditure programmes, and process improvement initiatives.
- Strong leadership, communication, and people management skills.
- Commercially aware with experience managing budgets and resources effectively.
- Hands-on approach with the ability to support operational and strategic objectives.
- HNC, HND, Degree, or equivalent qualification in Engineering or a related discipline preferred.
What's on Offer
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Opportunity to lead and influence engineering strategy within a growing manufacturing business.
- Investment in training, professional development, and career progression.
- Diverse and challenging engineering projects.
- Collaborative and supportive working environment with long-term career opportunities.
Ideal Candidate
A hands-on Engineering Manager with a strong manufacturing background who can lead from the front, develop high-performing teams, improve equipment reliability, and drive operational excellence through effective engineering leadership, continuous improvement, and strategic project delivery.
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