Bespoke Engineering Manager

Adecco Portugal; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Training & development

Career progression

Challenging projects

Job summary

Adecco Group UK & Ireland in Birmingham seeks an experienced Bespoke Engineering Manager to lead the engineering and maintenance function, driving reliability and continuous improvement in a busy manufacturing environment.

You will shape engineering strategy, deliver key projects, manage budgets, and mentor a high-performing team, ensuring safety and efficiency across the site.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an Engineering Manager, Maintenance Manager, or senior engineering leadership position.
• Experience in manufacturing/industrial environments.
• Track record leading capital expenditure and process improvement initiatives.
• Strong leadership, communication, and people management skills.
• Degree in Engineering or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop the engineering and maintenance team.
• Act as the escalation point for engineering and technical issues.
• Ensure maximum equipment uptime and operational efficiency across the manufacturing facility.
• Develop and manage preventative and predictive maintenance programmes.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity, quality, and cost efficiency.
• Lead capital investment, machinery installation, and automation projects.
• Support production, quality, and new product introduction activities from an engineering perspective.
• Manage engineering budgets, contractors, suppliers, and external service providers.
• Monitor and improve engineering KPIs, maintenance performance, and asset reliability.
• Identify opportunities to optimise manufacturing processes and reduce downtime.
• Ensure compliance with all health, safety, and environmental requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance management

Industrial engineering

Budget management

Project management

Continuous improvement

Health & safety

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Job description

Bespoke Engineering Manager

Location: Birmingham

Salary: Competitive + Benefits

Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the engineering and maintenance function within a busy manufacturing environment. This is a key leadership role responsible for ensuring machinery reliability, driving operational efficiency, delivering engineering projects, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the business.

Reporting into senior leadership, you will play a crucial role in shaping engineering strategy, improving production performance, and developing a high-performing engineering team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop the engineering and maintenance team.
• Act as the escalation point for engineering and technical issues.
• Ensure maximum equipment uptime and operational efficiency across the manufacturing facility.
• Develop and manage preventative and predictive maintenance programmes.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity, quality, and cost efficiency.
• Lead capital investment, machinery installation, and automation projects.
• Support production, quality, and new product introduction activities from an engineering perspective.
• Manage engineering budgets, contractors, suppliers, and external service providers.
• Monitor and improve engineering KPIs, maintenance performance, and asset reliability.
• Identify opportunities to optimise manufacturing processes and reduce downtime.
• Ensure compliance with all health, safety, and environmental requirements.

About You

Proven experience in an Engineering Manager, Maintenance Manager, or Senior Engineering Leadership position.

• Strong background within manufacturing, engineering, precision engineering, or industrial environments.
• Excellent understanding of maintenance strategies, asset reliability, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience leading engineering projects, capital expenditure programmes, and process improvement initiatives.
• Strong leadership, communication, and people management skills.
• Commercially aware with experience managing budgets and resources effectively.
• Hands‑on approach with the ability to support operational and strategic objectives.
• HNC, HND, Degree, or equivalent qualification in Engineering or a related discipline preferred.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to lead and influence engineering strategy within a growing manufacturing business.
• Investment in training, professional development, and career progression.
• Diverse and challenging engineering projects.
• Collaborative and supportive working environment with long‑term career opportunities.

Ideal Candidate

A hands‑on Engineering Manager with a strong manufacturing background who can lead from the front, develop high‑performing teams, improve equipment reliability, and drive operational excellence through effective engineering leadership, continuous improvement, and strategic project delivery.

Equal Opportunities

The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.