Engineering Manager

SFM; Coventry; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical devices manufacturer in Coventry is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the maintenance and engineering teams. The role focuses on process optimization and reliability, ensuring compliance with quality standards, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. Ideal candidates will have strong leadership skills, a background in mechanical and electrical engineering, and experience in GMP environments. This is a full-time, permanent position offering competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Contributory pension scheme

Life cover

Incapacity benefits

Cash Back Medical Scheme

Qualifications

• Experienced in managing multi-skilled maintenance teams.
• Strong understanding of safety systems and legislation.
• Proven track record in process scale-up and continual improvement.

Responsibilities

• Ensure minimal plant downtime through effective maintenance programs.
• Manage contractors and ensure compliance with health and safety.
• Lead the engineering team and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Project Management

Knowledge of GMP standards

Mechanical & Electrical Engineering

Lean management tools

Education

Degree in Engineering

Job description

Engineering Manager

Location: Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 2RQ

Salary: Competitive, DOE

Contract: Permanent, Full time

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life cover
• Incapacity benefits
• Cash Back Medical Scheme

Are you an experienced Engineering Manager looking for an exciting new challenge?

We're on the hunt for a talented Engineering Manager who is passionate about process optimization and maintenance excellence. If you're a natural problem solver and a facilitator of change, with a drive to improve systems and a hands‑on approach, we'd love to hear from you!

At our organization, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless function of engineering processes and equipment. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead, innovate, and make a significant impact within a dynamic and regulated industry.

About the Company

We are an innovative medical devices manufacturer of advanced wound care products, including combination products, from gelling fibres and fabrics. We deliver innovative, cost effective and quality products and solutions for the advanced wound care industry helping to improve patient care and wellbeing.

About the Role

The role is responsible for ensuring minimal plant downtime with the implementation of an effective PPM program and proactively identifying opportunities for improving operational throughput and equipment reliability.

Engineering Manager - Duties to include

• Engineering Maintenance: Ensure PPM and Calibration schedules are carried out on time in accordance with the plan.
• Manage the CMMS ensuring that it reflects all current and future maintenance work.
• Liaise closely with the Production and Planning Manager to prioritise equipment and plant maintenance.
• Identify, organise, and manage contractors on site to perform in line with H&S requirements.
• Ensure all relevant documentation and paperwork is completed and stored in compliance with Quality Management and Regulatory standards.
• Generate graphical data that demonstrates machine performance and reduced downtime.
• Ensure on site engineering support is available to cover all shift patterns and outside of normal working hours if required i.e. weekend working.
• Provide On Call support for any site emergency issues.
• Work closely with SFM's HSE representative to ensure all safety procedures are adhered to and supported.
• Process Engineering: Manage, review, and take overall responsibility for all Process Engineering tasks.
• Challenge existing Manufacturing processes to deliver Process efficiencies.
• Provide project management for Site and production projects.
• Manage Quality Management processes such as CAPA, NCs, DCRs and change control.
• Ensure all products and processes remain in a validated state of compliance.
• Draft specifications / packaging, feasibility studies, written validations, SOP's.
• Where applicable, conduct OQ / PQ Trials.
• Provide product Process support for products post design transfer.
• Drive proactive risk management and continuous improvement practices such as FMEA, Kaizen and Lean methodologies.
• Implement process improvements to achieve / exceed company KPI targets.
• Monitoring the progress and effectiveness of efficiency improvements.
• Participate in value analysis and value stream mapping
• Support production Operator process training.
• Implement appropriate statistical tools to maintain and improve production processes.
• To maintain the availability of services to ensure business functions are not interrupted.
• Maintain and manage equipment, to ensure the provision of services.
• Motivate, Mentor and support the Maintenance and Process engineering Team to improve development and performance.
• Responsibility for relevant budget cost centres.
• Develop Continuous improvement, Quality and HSE culture and lead improvement projects.
• Identify critical spares and manage inventory.

Engineering Manager - Key skills / abilities

• Excellent leadership and communication skills and active management experience of Multi-skilled Maintenance and Process engineering teams.
• Experience of Process scale up.
• Experience of F.A.T, S.A.T, IQ, OQ, and PQ.
• Good understanding of Project Management.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of safety systems and legislation.
• Demonstrate knowledge of budget preparation and management.
• Able to apply Lean management tools.
• Able to get on with and positively influence people both internally and externally to achieve objectives.
• Excellent knowledge of GMP standards within a medical device facility.
• Knowledge of steam and chemical processes preferred.
• Necessary to be hands on to support Maintenance and Process engineering team.
• Experienced Mechanical & Electrical Engineer.

Important Information

Due to the number of applications we receive, we will only contact those candidates that we want to take forward to interview; if you do not hear from us within 4 weeks, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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