Engineering Manager

The company is a family-owned business based in Coventry, UK. They specialise in providing surface finishing solutions. The company manufacture a range of machines, the consumables and offer a subcontract finishing service. Their products are supplied into a range of industries from Automotive, Aerospace, Medical and 3D Printing.

REPORTS TO:

General Manager & Managing Director

OVERSEEING:
Team of 4 Manufacturing Service Engineers

JOB ROLE:

Engineering Manager.

JOB TYPE:
Full time, permanent.

WORKING HOURS:

40 hours per week – Monday to Friday (08:00 AM until 16:30 PM)

SALARY/PAY: £55,000 - £60,000 per year (Dependent on experience)

The Engineering Manager will be the lead technical specialist for machine, consumables and process projects. You will help define and win complex opportunities, turn customer requirements into robust engineering solutions, and develop products and manufacturing methods. You will work closely with their UK and India teams from initial feasibility through design, trials, build and customer handover.

• Join the sales team on significant customer opportunities, site visits and technical discussions; establish the application, customer requirements, constraints, risks and acceptance criteria.
• Develop technical concepts, layouts, specifications and cost inputs for proposals, including suitable machines, processes, automation, tooling and integration where relevant.
• Lead the technical delivery of agreed projects through design reviews, trials, engineering changes, build support, testing and handover, coordinating with Sales, production, suppliers and customers.

• Own a prioritised engineering development plan with the Managing Director, informed by customer needs, service feedback, competitor products and commercial opportunity.
• Lead feasibility studies, prototypes and development of new machines, features, tooling and process solutions; maintain clear drawings, specifications, test evidence and technical documentation.
• Assess competitors and emerging technologies, identify practical gaps in the company product range, and recommend which ideas merit investment. These include the surface finishing range of machinery and consumables.
• Develop masking and fixturing solutions for finishing applications, working with the subcontract and sales teams to test repeatability, quality and commercial viability.
• Research relevant R&D grant opportunities and technical partners; develop project scopes, technical evidence and applications with management. Funding applications and spending require management approval.

• Support UK and India manufacturing teams with design for manufacture, assembly methods, technical problem solving and engineering changes, especially on new or complex products.
• Investigate significant technical faults with service and quality colleagues; document root causes and implement design or process improvements to prevent recurrence.
• Share technical knowledge through practical guidance, drawings, training and design reviews, building engineering capability across the business.
• Create structured systems to ensure customer faults are fully tracked, analysed, and closed out.
• Ensure learnings from servicing and field issues are fed directly back into manufacturing processes.
• Work closely with the India manufacturing team to communicate issues clearly and drive corrective and preventive actions.
• Embed a “fix once, prevent forever” mindset across teams.

• Strategic and commercially aware, with strong operational credibility.
• Deep understanding of manufacturing, service operations, and root-cause problem solving.
• Collaborative across teams and regions, able to drive alignment and accountability.
• Focused on long-term solutions rather than short-term fixes.
• Committed to building systems, people capability, and a culture of continuous improvement.

• Knowledge or experience within the Aerospace industry would be preferred.
• The ability to work well under pressure.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• The ability to work with diverse teams.
• Outstanding problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of manufacturing production and processes.
• Must be comfortable in a customer-facing role