Engineering Manager

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Glossop; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the site’s engineering function, maintenance strategy, and compliance across safety and environmental responsibilities. You will work with senior management to ensure safe, reliable operation and continuous improvement of plant, equipment and processes.

Reporting to the Factory Manager, you will manage planned maintenance, budgets and contractor relationships while promoting best practices in health & safety and

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering/maintenance teams in manufacturing or industrial environments.
• Proven track record in managing maintenance programmes and budgets.
• Strong knowledge of health & safety and engineering compliance.
• Experience managing contractors and external engineering providers.
• Understanding of statutory inspection and testing requirements.
• Experience with risk assessments, permits to work and COSHH.
• Structured approach to preventative maintenance and engineering records.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to influence others and drive standards across a site.
• Proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate planned preventative maintenance activities.
• Implement maintenance strategies to maximise plant reliability.
• Manage engineering budgets, resources and priorities.
• Ensure engineering activities comply with quality management requirements.
• Drive continual improvement across engineering and maintenance processes.
• Maintain health, safety and environmental standards in engineering.
• Oversee statutory inspection and testing programmes.
• Manage contractor selection, induction and performance.
• Control permit-to-work arrangements for high-risk activities.
• Ensure risk assessments and control measures are in place.
• Support safe introduction and commissioning of new/relocated equipment.
• Maintain COSHH and environmental controls.
• Investigate engineering incidents and customer complaints as needed.
• Keep accurate engineering, inspection and contractor records.
• Liaise with management and external contractors to ensure safe work.
• Support emergency preparedness and ensure critical site systems stay compliant.
• Contribute to improvements of Quality, Health & Safety and Environmental Management Systems.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Contractor management

Health & Safety

ISO 9001

Risk assessments

Permits to work

COSHH

Continuous improvement

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Job description

Are you Senior Maintenance Lead looking to move into an Engineering Manager role where you can take ownership of engineering, maintenance, compliance, contractors, safety and continuous improvement?

We are working with an established organisation that is looking to appoint an

Engineering Manager to lead its engineering function and play a key role within the wider site management team.

This is a broad and influential position, combining

engineering leadership, maintenance strategy, statutory compliance, contractor management, health & safety, environmental responsibility and continuous improvement.

The Role

Reporting directly into the Factory Manager, you will take responsibility for ensuring the site's plant, equipment, infrastructure and engineering activities are maintained safely, reliably and efficiently.

You will work closely with senior management and other departments to ensure engineering activity supports operational performance and wider business objectives.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading and coordinating planned preventative maintenance activities.
• Ensuring effective maintenance strategies are in place to maximise plant and equipment reliability.
• Managing engineering-related budgets, resources and priorities.
• Ensuring engineering activities comply with relevant quality management requirements.
• Driving continual improvement across engineering and maintenance processes.
• Taking responsibility for engineering-related health, safety and environmental standards.
• Managing statutory inspection and testing programmes across site.
• Overseeing contractor selection, induction, competence checks and ongoing performance.
• Managing permit-to-work arrangements for high-risk activities.
• Ensuring appropriate risk assessments and control measures are implemented.
• Supporting the safe introduction and commissioning of new or relocated equipment.
• Ensuring appropriate COSHH and environmental controls are maintained.
• Investigating engineering-related incidents, issues and customer complaints where appropriate.
• Maintaining accurate engineering, inspection, compliance and contractor records.
• Liaising with internal management and external contractors to ensure work is completed safely and effectively.
• Supporting emergency preparedness and ensuring critical site systems remain compliant and operational.
• Contributing to the continual improvement of the site's Quality, Health & Safety and Environmental Management Systems.

About You

We are looking for an experienced engineering professional who can operate confidently at management level while remaining comfortable getting involved in the detail.

You are likely to have:

Previous experience in an Engineering Manager, Maintenance Manager, Engineering Lead or similar senior engineering position.

• Strong experience within a manufacturing, production, process or industrial environment.
• Experience managing maintenance programmes and engineering resources.
• Strong knowledge of health & safety and engineering compliance.
• Experience managing contractors and external engineering providers.
• Understanding of statutory inspection and testing requirements.
• Experience with risk assessments, permits to work and COSHH.
• A structured approach to preventative maintenance and engineering records.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• The ability to influence others and drive standards across a site.
• A proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.

Experience working within an ISO 9001 environment would be highly advantageous, as would exposure to environmental management systems and wider site compliance.

Why Consider the Role?

This is an opportunity to take genuine ownership of an engineering function within an established operation.

You will have the scope to influence maintenance strategy, improve engineering standards, develop contractor relationships, strengthen compliance and contribute directly to site performance.

If you are ready for a broader Engineering Manager position where your experience can make a visible difference, we would be keen to hear from you.