Engineering & Technical Manager

Elevation Recruitment Group; Leeds; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment consultancy is seeking an Engineering and Technical Manager in Leeds, offering a salary of £55,000 to £65,000 plus benefits. The successful candidate will lead a small engineering team, implement maintenance plans, and manage projects to enhance production efficiency. The ideal applicant has a strong engineering background and leadership experience, preferably in manufacturing. The role emphasizes continuous improvement, health and safety, and talent development within the department.

Benefits

32 days annual leave

Enhanced pension

Training and development support

Employee Ownership Trust membership

Qualifications

• Strong engineering background with leadership or management experience.
• Mechanical bias, with some electrical knowledge.
• Experience in similar manufacturing environments.
• Experience with preventative maintenance systems.
• Good working knowledge of health, safety, and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead diverse team and work closely with wider engineering functions.
• Implement and run a structured preventative maintenance plan.
• Reduce machine downtime and improve equipment efficiency.
• Manage projects for new and existing machinery from install to production.
• Support production teams with fast, practical technical solutions.

Skills

Strong engineering background

Leadership or management experience

Mechanical bias

Experience in manufacturing environments

Strong IT and reporting skills

Job description

The range and quality of our clients in our Region are second to none and so are the range and quality of our current career opportunities; we trust that you find one or more to stimulate your interest and please do feel free to get in touch.

Leeds
£55,000 to £65,000 plus benefits
Monday to Friday - DAYS

Elevation Recruitment Group are working with a manufacturing business based in West Yorkshire to recruit an Engineering and Technical Manager.

This role has the potential to grow and develop into running the full engineering department as the site grows.

As Engineering and Technical Manager you will lead a small team, keep production moving, and improve how the engineering function operates day to day.

What you get

• Salary £55,000 to £65,000 depending on experience
• 32 days annual leave including bank holidays
• Monday to Friday days only
• Enhanced pension
• Training and development support
• Employee Ownership Trust membership

The role

As Engineering and Technical Manager, you will take ownership of site engineering performance and reliability.

You will:

• Lead diverse team and work closely with wider engineering functions
• Implement and run a structured preventative maintenance plan
• Reduce machine downtime and improve equipment efficiency
• Lead continuous improvement across engineering processes and systems
• Manage projects for new and existing machinery from install to production
• Support production teams with fast, practical technical solutions
• Ensure health and safety standards are met and documentation is kept up to date
• Manage maintenance KPIs, budgets and departmental spend
• Recruit and develop engineering talent as the team grows

The person

We are keen to speak with people with:

• A strong engineering background with leadership or management experience
• Mechanical bias, with some electrical knowledge
• Experience in similar manufacturing environments
• Experience with preventative maintenance systemsGood working knowledge of health, safety and quality standards
• Strong IT and reporting skills
• The confidence to make decisions, lead under pressure and keep people engaged

About Elevation

Elevation Recruitment Group is a specialist recruitment consultancy that helps people build long-term, successful careers. We work across a wide range of industries and disciplines with a focus on making recruitment feel more human, more honest and more effective. We are specialists in every function and experts in every hire. Check out our website to find out more.

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