Engineering Manager

Job Description

Engineering Manager

We are recruiting for an experienced Engineering Manager to join a growing UK engineering and machinery manufacturer.

This is not a traditional maintenance-focused Engineering Manager role. We’re looking for someone with a strong background in engineering design, machinery manufacture, CAD and product development to lead and develop a multidisciplinary engineering function.

Reporting to the Engineering Director, you’ll take responsibility for engineering delivery, technical standards, team development and continuous improvement.

• Lead and develop the Engineering Department
• Manage engineering workloads, resources and priorities
• Lead CAD/Design and Product Development activities
• Oversee engineering projects from concept through to manufacture
• Review engineering designs, drawings and technical documentation
• Drive standardisation of machine drawings and engineering practices
• Lead NPD, product improvement and engineering innovation
• Manage engineering change control and documentation
• Work closely with Production, Projects, Quality, Procurement and Sales
• Drive continuous improvement across engineering processes and efficiency

• Engineering leadership experience within manufacturing, machinery or engineering
• Strong mechanical and/or electrical engineering knowledge
• Experience in machinery design and manufacture
• Strong CAD knowledge – Solid Works, AutoCAD or similar
• Experience with in a project-based manufacturing environment
• Product Development / NPD experience
• Strong leadership, planning and stakeholder-management skills
• Degree, HNC or HND in a relevant engineering discipline advantageous

Experience with in special purpose machinery, capital equipment, automation, materials handling, processing equipment or engineering OEM environments would be particularly relevant.