Industrial Engineering Manager

The Industrial Engineering Manager will provide technical and operational leadership within the Stafford Manufacturing facility, ensuring that manufacturing equipment, tooling, infrastructure and industrial processes are capable, reliable, safe and aligned with the current and future production requirements of the business.

The Industrial Engineering Manager will provide technical and operational leadership within the Stafford Manufacturing facility, ensuring that manufacturing equipment, tooling, infrastructure and industrial processes are capable, reliable, safe and aligned with the current and future production requirements of the business.

The successful candidate will lead the development, improvement, maintenance, installation and commissioning of manufacturing equipment and industrial infrastructure, supporting production capacity, operational reliability, safety, quality, cost and delivery objectives.

The role will partner closely with Manufacturing, Product and Process Engineering, Lean, EHS, Quality, Supply Chain and Projects to ensure that equipment and facilities are properly specified, maintained and developed to support the site's stabilisation, ramp‑up and industrialisation strategy.

• Lead the Industrial Engineering and Maintenance function, ensuring manufacturing equipment, tooling and infrastructure are safe, reliable, capable and available to meet production requirements.
• Develop and execute the site's equipment and industrial infrastructure strategy, aligned with production volumes, capacity requirements, technology roadmap and business growth.
• Own and continuously improve the site's preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance strategy, driving equipment reliability, availability and reduction of unplanned downtime.
• Establish and monitor key equipment performance indicators, including equipment availability, downtime, MTBF, MTTR, maintenance compliance and critical equipment performance.
• Lead the identification and implementation of equipment improvements, refurbishments and upgrades to improve safety, quality, productivity, capacity and reliability.
• Lead the technical definition, specification, procurement, installation, commissioning and acceptance of new manufacturing equipment and production systems.
• Manage industrial projects from concept through implementation, including technical specifications, supplier selection, CAPEX justification, project planning, installation, commissioning and handover to Operations.
• Ensure effective production readiness for new equipment and associated processes and capacity expansions, including equipment qualification, tooling, utilities, documentation, maintenance plans, spare parts and operator/maintenance training.
• Develop and maintain an effective critical equipment and spare‑parts strategy, ensuring appropriate risk mitigation for equipment that could constrain production or create significant operational disruption.
• Drive structured equipment problem solving and root-cause analysis for recurring breakdowns, reliability issues and production losses, ensuring robust corrective and preventive actions.
• Support manufacturing capacity analysis and capacity improvement, identifying equipment constraints and implementing technical solutions to support production ramp‑up.
• Ensure manufacturing equipment and infrastructure comply with applicable EHS, machinery safety, statutory and regulatory requirements, including appropriate risk assessments and safe systems of work.
• Coordinate external contractors, equipment manufacturers and technical service providers during maintenance, installation and commissioning activities.
• Establish and maintain appropriate…