Senior Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Listed on 2026-10-18
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Engineering
Manufacturing Engineer, Operations Management, Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma, Quality Engineering -
Manufacturing / Production
Manufacturing Engineer, Operations Management, Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma, Quality Engineering
Position Available: Senior Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Location: Greater Manchester (Hybrid)
Salary: Circa £65,000-£70,000 + Bonus & Benefits
Qualifications required: A relevant engineering degree, or a technical engineering/craft apprenticeship to NVQ Level 3 with an HNC or equivalent qualification.
Experience needed: Strong technical engineering and manufacturing experience, with a proven background leading industrialisation, production-readiness and continuous-improvement activities within a complex engineering environment.
About the RoleWe're looking for a Senior Manufacturing Engineering Manager to act as the manufacturing technical authority for a complex engineering portfolio.
You'll ensure that production systems can meet current and future manufacturing requirements, overseeing technical changes, industrialisation, production-rate increases and the transition of new products into series production. This is a senior, highly collaborative position involving regular interaction with engineering teams, customers, suppliers and project leadership.
Key Responsibilities- Ensure manufacturing systems are technically capable of meeting production requirements
- Lead manufacturing input into product development and technical change activities
- Oversee industrialisation activities and contribute to project gate reviews
- Coordinate manufacturing obsolescence and replacement initiatives
- Lead production-rate increases across relevant manufacturing areas
- Manage project-level manufacturing CAPEX requirements and funding submissions
- Coordinate the validation and certification of production systems
- Support the transition of products from development into series production
- Identify manufacturing risks and develop appropriate mitigation strategies
- Lead continuous-improvement initiatives to increase efficiency and capability
- Manage technical relationships with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders
- Significant technical experience within engineering and manufacturing
- Experience working with complex manufacturing or production systems
- Proven experience leading engineering projects, industrialisation or production-readiness activities
- Strong knowledge of risk management, problem-solving and technical issue resolution
- Experience managing obsolescence, continuous improvement or production-rate increases
- The credibility to act as a technical authority and influence senior stakeholders
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication and decision-making skills
- Experience with in defence, aerospace or another highly regulated engineering environment would be advantageous
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