Engineering Manager

Recruitment Direct; Bromborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site car parking

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Recruitment Direct is seeking an experienced Engineer with supervisory experience to join our Bromborough site on a full-time, permanent basis. You will manage an engineering and maintenance function across a large manufacturing site, leading a team of shift and day engineers to deliver planned maintenance, fault finding and continuous improvement.

The role requires a time-served apprenticeship and a recognised qualification, plus hands-on ability to drive health and safety culture and lean

Qualifications

• Time-served apprenticeship with a related qualification.
• Multidisciplinary engineering experience.
• Supervisory experience in engineering/maintenance.
• Experience with Lean and Six Sigma tools.
• Strong organisational and decision-making abilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage all shift and day engineers and engineering activities.
• Plan and implement daily preventative maintenance (PPM) across extrusion equipment.
• Promote a strong health & safety culture.
• Coordinate with operations to minimise downtime and drive continuous improvement.
• Investigate root causes and coordinate specialist support for complex issues.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Lean Six Sigma

Fault finding

Planning & organising

Education

Time-served apprenticeship

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Engineer with supervisory experience to join our Bromborough client on a full-time, permanent basis. The successful candidate will be comfortable managing an engineering and maintenance function, including but not limited to planned preventative maintenance, testing and repairs covering a wide range of equipment, services, systems and buildings on a large manufacturing site.

What you can expect:

• Salary: £60,303 per annum
• Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 5pm with a 30minute unpaid lunch break
• 25 days annual leave plus statutory holidays
• Located in Bromborough
• Opportunity to work within a large manufacturing environment
• Free on-site car parking
• Plus, additional benefits such as EAP, cycle to scheme

What you will be doing:

• Manage all shift and day engineers and engineering activities
• Work to and promote a positive H&S culture
• Effectively manage the PPM schedule on site, covering all Extrusion related equipment
• Plan and execute daily preventative maintenance activities and routine safety inspections
• Assist with fault finding and diagnostics in reactive breakdown or planned situations
• Ensure all breakdowns are dealt with promptly and efficiently whilst maintaining all PPM schedules
• Support project development and practice continuous improvement
• Fully engage with the operations team to provide proactive support to the plant and equipment
• Organise the team and respond promptly to any unplanned maintenance issues or repairs
• Demonstrate tenacity in approach to incident management and actively pursue investigations to identify root causes
• Effectively involve specialists to resolve complex issues

What we are looking for:

• Will have a time served apprenticeship (or equivalent) and have a recognised qualification in a related discipline (or equivalent)
• Multi-disciplined
• Supervisory experience within an engineering/maintenance function
• Experience using Lean and Six Sigma tools
• Flexible, organised, highly motivated and driven with the ability to prioritise own workload
• Possess strong intellect and good logical fault-finding analysis capabilities
• Demonstrate the ability to make decisions and empower people to drive actions forward
• Results orientated, with ability to deliver results in a rapidly changing environment
• Proactive and dynamic approach to health, safety and environmental situations

You must be able to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the UK to apply for this role.