Engineering Leader: Manufacturing Ops & Capital Projects

Polypipe; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car or Car allowance

10% management bonus

Contributory pension - matched up to 8

Life assurance

Enhanced parental leave

Save as you earn Sharesave

Health & wellbeing initiatives

Staff discount on Genuit Group

Job summary

Genuit Group in Doncaster is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead engineering, maintenance, facilities and capital projects across Building Products sites. You will shape strategy, drive TPM, Lean and continuous improvement, and ensure safety and compliance while delivering major capital projects up to £2.5m+.

You will manage a sizeable engineering workforce across multiple sites, develop engineering standards, CMMS, training and service delivery, and report performance to senior

Qualifications

• Degree-level engineering qualification or equivalent experience.
• Significant senior engineering/maintenance leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong financial and budget management experience, including CAPEX and projects exceeding £2.5m.
• Proven experience delivering large-scale installations, refurbishments and capital projects.
• Experience supporting automated manufacturing equipment and production processes.
• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement methodologies; TPM experience would be advantageous.
• Excellent knowledge of engineering, health & safety and legislative compliance requirements.
• Proven experience managing contractors and external service providers.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and inspire the Engineering, Maintenance and Facilities teams across the Broomhouse Lane and Neale Road sites.
• Develop and implement the engineering strategy, policies, standards and processes to drive operational excellence, reliability and continuous improvement.
• Provide engineering leadership for automated manufacturing equipment across upstream and downstream processes, ensuring high standards of maintenance, reliability and performance.
• Drive TPM, Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement practices, including 5S, Kaizen, Visual Management and Value Stream Mapping, to improve efficiency, reduce waste and optimise costs.
• Establish consistent engineering standards across both sites, including CMMS, training, service delivery, contractor management and compliance.
• Lead cross-functional problem-solving and root-cause analysis to deliver sustainable improvements to product, process and equipment performance.
• Lead major and minor capital projects from planning and procurement through installation, commissioning and handover, ensuring PMO governance and agreed KPIs for cost, schedule, safety, quality and compliance.
• Manage capital expenditure budgets, including financial control, forecasting and reporting.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, regulations and engineering standards, including PUWER, LOLER and electrical safety, while proactively managing engineering, operational and compliance risks.
• Ensure the safety, welfare and professionalism of employees, visitors and customers through a proactive, best-practice engineering function.
• Oversee site services, including security, cleaning and catering, and ensure buildings, facilities, infrastructure and equipment are maintained to safe, compliant and high standards.
• Provide clear and timely engineering performance reporting to operational and senior management, travelling between sites as required.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Lean Manufacturing

TPM

Budget management

Capital projects

Contractor management

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Safety compliance

Cross-site leadership

Education

Degree in engineering

Tools

CMMS

Kaizen

Job description

Genuit Group in Doncaster is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead engineering, maintenance, facilities and capital projects across Building Products sites. You will shape strategy, drive TPM, Lean and continuous improvement, and ensure safety and compliance while delivering major capital projects up to £2.5m+.

You will manage a sizeable engineering workforce across multiple sites, develop engineering standards, CMMS, training and service delivery, and report performance to senior