Head Of Engineering

Head of Engineering £60,000 to £75,000 depending on experience Full-time Office-based BD20

Brooksbank Valves is seeking an experienced Head of Engineering to lead our Engineering Design function and play a key role in the continued development and future direction of the business.

Reporting directly to the Managing Director and as a member of the Senior Management Team, you will provide technical and strategic leadership for the Engineering function. You will lead and develop the Engineering team, drive product development and continuous improvement, and ensure our products continue to meet the demanding requirements of our customers and markets.

• Leading, developing and supporting the Engineering Design team.
• Overseeing the design and development of new and existing valve products.
• Driving product improvement, innovation and engineering best practice.
• Working closely with Production Engineering to improve manufacturability and efficiency.
• Strengthening engineering processes, technical documentation and drawing control.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant industry standards, legislation and customer requirements.
• Managing departmental priorities, capacity, budgets and KPIs.
• Providing technical leadership and support across the wider business.
• Working directly with customers, auditors and external bodies.
• Contributing to the Senior Management Team and supporting the delivery of the company's strategic objectives.

You will be a degree-educated engineering leader with significant experience in valve design and pressure equipment.

You will ideally have experience of:

• Ball, butterfly, gate, globe and check valves.
• Relevant standards and regulations, including ISO 9001, PED, CE marking, API and ANSI.
• CAD systems, preferably Solid Works.
• Manufacturing processes within a low-volume, high-mix environment.
• Castings, APQP and FAI processes.
• Leading and developing engineering or design teams.
• Working directly with major customers, auditors and technical teams.

You will combine strong technical knowledge with proven leadership ability, commercial awareness and a drive to improve products, processes and performance.

This is an opportunity to lead the Engineering function within an established and growing business, with the scope to influence product development, strengthen engineering capability and play an important role in the company's continued success.

Please note that many roles at Brooksbank Valves Ltd are subject to security and export control restrictions. These restrictions may mean that factors such as nationality, previous or dual nationality, place of birth and country of residence could affect an individual's eligibility to undertake certain duties within the role.

We value our employees and offer a competitive benefits package, including:

• Salary of £60,000-£75,000, depending on your experience
• 33 days' annual leave, including bank holidays
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• 36.5-hour working week, Monday to Friday, with flexitime and an early finish on Fridays
• Company sick pay, following six months' service
  
  Free onsite parking
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Death in Service benefit
• Holiday buy and sell scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme and onsite shower facilities
• Company-wide Christmas shutdown
• Generous employee referral bonus for successful h