Engineering Lead

Vectis Recruitment; Alfreton CP; In loco; GBP 65.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Global Engineering Group in the United Kingdom seeks an Engineering Lead to drive technical leadership across complex manufacturing environments. You will guide the Engineering Production Support team and ensure resources align with operational priorities to deliver robust production outcomes.

You will champion process capability, product quality, and compliance with aerospace customer requirements, applying structured problem-solving and continuous improvement to reduce scrap and improve yield.

Competenze

• Proven experience leading engineering teams in complex regulated manufacturing.
• Degree in Engineering or related discipline preferred.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and improvement methodologies.

Mansioni

• Lead and develop Engineering Production Support team.
• Ensure appropriate engineering resource allocation to support priorities.
• Coach, mentor and support team members, promoting accountability and continuous learning.
• Provide technical guidance to production teams to resolve process deviations and manufacturing constraints.
• Prioritise engineering support activities based on safety, product quality, production impact, and delivery risk.
• Support production meetings, daily performance reviews and operational recovery plans.
• Ensure processes operate within approved parameters and deviations are controlled.
• Develop and maintain robust technical standards, operating windows, troubleshooting guides, and process instructions.
• Apply problem-solving methods including 8D, 5 Whys, fishbone analysis, fault-tree analysis, and DOE.
• Lead engineering improvement initiatives targeting scrap reduction, first-pass yield, right-first-time performance, and manufacturing cost.

Conoscenze

Engineering leadership

Manufacturing engineering

Process improvement

Root-cause analysis

Problem solving

Cross-functional leadership

Formazione

Degree in Engineering or related discipline

Descrizione del lavoro

A global engineering group manufacturing complex metal solutions to the Aerospace, Defence and High Technology sectors is significantly expanding and has a new vacancy for an Engineering Lead. You will be responsible for providing technical leadership of complex manufacturing issues, drive improvements in process capability and product quality, and ensure production processes remain stable, controlled, and compliant with aerospace customer requirements.

The Role

• Lead, manage and develop the Engineering Production Support team, setting clear objectives and performance expectations.
• Ensure appropriate Engineering resource allocation to support operational priorities and deliver departmental objectives.
• Coach, mentor and support team members, promoting a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous learning.
• Provide technical guidance to production teams to resolve process deviations, equipment-related issues, and manufacturing constraints.
• Prioritise engineering support activities based on safety, product quality, production impact, and customer delivery risk.
• Support production meetings, daily performance reviews, and operational recovery plans.
• Ensure manufacturing processes are operated within approved parameters and that deviations are appropriately controlled.
• Develop and maintain robust technical standards, operating windows, troubleshooting guides, and process instructions.
• Apply appropriate problem-solving methods, including 8D, 5 Whys, fishbone analysis, fault-tree analysis, and design of experiments.
• Lead engineering improvement initiatives targeting scrap reduction, first-pass yield, right-first-time performance, and manufacturing cost.

The Person

• Proven experience leading and developing engineering teams within a complex & highly regulated manufacturing environment.
• Degree qualified in Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or a related discipline (preferred).
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, engineering controls and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Good leadership and influencing skills.
• Demonstrated success in delivering operational improvements and engineering projects.
• Manufacturing process troubleshooting and process optimisation.
• Root-cause analysis and corrective action methodologies