Electrical Manager

Samuel Frank; Chester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonus

Employer pension (10%)

Private medical cover

35 days holiday

Job summary

Samuel Frank is recruiting an experienced Electrical Engineering Manager for a major manufacturing site in the Deeside/Chester area. You will lead a 40-strong engineering team, prioritising resources and driving safety, reliability and continuous improvement.

The role emphasizes leadership and delivery, with mentoring, succession planning and engagement with key stakeholders across manufacturing, projects and technical teams.

Qualifications

• Strong electrical engineering background in manufacturing or heavy industry.
• Experience leading engineering, maintenance or reliability teams.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and manage budgets.
• Solid understanding of plant maintenance, safety and reliability.
• Degree or IEng/CEng registration is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead a 40-strong engineering team with supervision responsibilities.
• Promote a strong safety culture and regulatory compliance.
• Drive plant reliability, asset performance and maintenance effectiveness.
• Embed RCA methodologies (5 Why, Fishbone, Fault Tree Analysis).
• Collaborate with manufacturing, projects and technical stakeholders.
• Support shutdowns, capital investments, upgrades and commissioning.
• Manage departmental budgets and optimize maintenance spend.
• Mentor talent, plan succession, and supervise training programs.
• Encourage use of AI tools to boost productivity and problem solving.

Skills

Leadership experience

People management

Electrical engineering background

Budget management

Stakeholder influence

Education

Electrical engineering degree or equivalent

IEng/CEng registration beneficial

Job description

Electrical Engineering Manager / Plant Engineering Manager Deeside / Chester £60 63k + Quarterly Bonus + 10% Pension

Major Manufacturing Site 35 Days Holiday Private Healthcare 10% Employer Pension

Samuel Frank is recruiting for an experienced Electrical Engineering Manager to join a globally recognised manufacturing business at its major industrial site in the Deeside / Chester area.

The successful Electrical Engineering Manager will lead an electrical engineering function of approximately 40 Engineers including Supervisors, Technicians and Electricians. This senior leadership position calls for an established people manager with a strong electrical background who can develop teams, influence operational priorities and improve plant reliability. The emphasis is on leadership and delivery rather than being the technical expert in every situation.

Key responsibilities of the Electrical Engineering Manager include:

• Lead, coach and develop a 40-strong engineering team, setting priorities, managing performance and deploying resources effectively.
• Promote a strong safety culture, ensuring compliance with statutory and company standards.
• Drive plant reliability, equipment availability and maintenance performance through effective asset management and continuous improvement.
• Embed structured Root Cause Analysis (RCA) using methods such as 5 Why, Fishbone and Fault Tree Analysis; follow through on corrective actions and reliability reviews.
• Work with manufacturing, mechanical engineering, projects and technical stakeholders to improve operational performance and reduce downtime.
• Support major maintenance shutdowns, capital investment, plant upgrades and commissioning programmes.
• Manage departmental engineering budgets and ensure value from maintenance expenditure.
• Develop future capability through mentoring, succession planning, apprenticeship programmes and training.
• Encourage practical use of AI tools to improve engineering productivity, knowledge sharing and problem-solving.

The successful Electrical Engineering Manager will ideally have:

• A strong electrical engineering background gained in manufacturing, heavy industry, industrial or process engineering.
• Proven experience leading and developing engineering, maintenance or reliability teams, ideally through supervisors or other direct reports.
• An ability to influence stakeholders, balance immediate operational needs with longer-term engineering priorities and manage budgets.
• A sound understanding of plant maintenance, safety and reliability, with strong organisational and decision-making skills.
• A degree or equivalent electrical qualification, or IEng / CEng registration, would be advantageous but is not essential.

This Electrical Engineering Manager position could also suit an established Maintenance Manager, Reliability Manager, Plant Engineering Manager, Operations Manager or Senior Engineering Leader who has progressed through an electrical engineering background.

Salary and benefits:

• Basic salary £60 63k.
• Quarterly performance-related bonus.
• 10% employer pension contribution (6% employee contribution).
• 35 days holiday per annum.
• Private medical cover and annual pay review.
• Ongoing training, professional development and employee discount schemes.

Location: Deeside / Chester, North West. The site is commutable from Deeside, Chester, Wrexham, Ellesmere Port, Broughton, Liverpool, Northwich, Runcorn, Widnes and Warrington.