Electrical Manager

Samuel Frank; Connah's Quay; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime pay

Bonus scheme

Pension 10%

Private medical

Annual salary review

Job summary

Samuel Frank is recruiting for an experienced Electrical Engineering Manager / Plant Manager for a major manufacturing site in the Deeside / Chester area. You will lead a 40-strong electrical team, drive reliability and continuous improvement across maintenance and operations.

The role offers a base salary of £60-63k with overtime, plus a bonus scheme, 10% employer pension contribution and private medical cover.

Qualifications

• Strong electrical engineering background in manufacturing or process industries.
• Experience leading maintenance or reliability teams.
• Knowledge of industrial electrical systems and reliability engineering.
• Experience managing budgets and maintenance expenditure.
• Proven leadership and ability to develop managers.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a 40-strong electrical team with clear priorities.
• Direct electrical maintenance and reliability to maximise equipment availability.
• Drive continuous improvement in plant efficiency, quality and cost.
• Lead health and safety performance and ensure site standards.
• Identify and implement electrical improvements to reduce downtime.
• Support capital projects and plant upgrades.
• Manage and control expenditure within annual maintenance budget.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Leadership

Maintenance management

Reliability engineering

Budget management

Health and safety

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Electrical Engineering Manager / Plant Manager – Deeside / Chester – £60–63k + overtime + bonus + 10% pension = £70k+ package

£70–75k Total Package

Quarterly Bonus up to 13%

10% Employer Pension

Private Medical

Major Manufacturing Site

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

Key responsibilities of the Electrical Engineering Manager / Plant Manager include:

• Leading and developing a 40-strong electrical engineering team through direct reports, setting clear priorities and holding people accountable for delivery.
• Directing electrical maintenance and reliability activities to maximise equipment availability and operational performance.
• Building team capability and driving continuous improvement in plant efficiency, reliability, quality and cost effectiveness.
• Leading the team’s health and safety performance and ensuring compliance with site safety standards.
• Identifying and implementing electrical engineering improvements to increase plant reliability and reduce equipment downtime.
• Providing engineering support for capital investment projects, plant upgrades and equipment improvements.
• Managing and controlling expenditure within the annual maintenance budget.

The successful Electrical Engineering Manager / Plant Manager will ideally have:

• A strong, ideally time-served electrical engineering background within manufacturing, industrial or process engineering; a degree would be advantageous.
• Substantial experience leading maintenance or reliability teams through direct reports, with a proven record of building teams and managing performance.
• A sound understanding of industrial electrical systems, plant maintenance and engineering reliability, backed by established management experience.
• Experience managing engineering budgets, contractors and maintenance expenditure.
• Confident, experienced people leadership: able to set priorities, develop managers, hold teams accountable and improve safety and operational performance.

This position could suit an established Electrical Engineering Manager, Maintenance Manager, Reliability Manager or Plant Engineering Manager seeking wider responsibility within a major manufacturing business.

Salary and benefits:

• Basic salary of £60-63k
• Overtime paid up front per year
• Bonus scheme worth approx. 5-7% of annual salary.
• 10% employer pension contribution.
• Private medical cover.
• Annual salary review.
• Regular specialist training and development on current and emerging technologies.
• Staff discounts with major UK brands.

The company is committed to developing its engineering personnel and offers ongoing technical training alongside opportunities to contribute to significant engineering improvements across the site.

The site is commutable from Deeside, Chester, Wrexham, Ellesmere Port, Broughton, Liverpool, Northwich, Runcorn, Widnes and Warrington.

All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship.