Engineering Manager

White Label Recruitment Ltd; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Annual discretionary bonus

25 days holiday

Office-based

Job summary

White Label Recruitment Ltd in Newark is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the technical team and drive growth. The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on technical involvement in a manufacturing environment.

Reporting to the UK Director, you will oversee engineering activities, ensure on-time, high-quality project delivery and manage budgets and performance. Strong knowledge of control systems and automation is essential.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Engineering.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams.
• Experience delivering complex engineering projects.
• Strong understanding of control systems, automation or electro‑mechanical products.
• Excellent leadership, communication and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience working in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Leading, mentoring and developing a team of engineers.
• Managing engineering projects from initial concept through to completion.
• Supporting technical decisions across product development, automation and control systems.
• Driving continuous improvement across engineering processes and standards.
• Working closely with production, quality, sales and customers to deliver effective engineering solutions.
• Managing resources, budgets and departmental performance.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Project management

Communication

Problem solving

Regulated environment

Team development

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

JIRA

Altium

GitHub

SolidWorks

Job description

Engineering Manager

Nottinghamshire | Permanent | Office Based

White Label Recruitment are currently supporting a highly innovative engineering business in Newark who are looking to appoint an experienced Engineering Manager to lead their technical team and support continued growth.

Operating within highly regulated and technically demanding sectors, our client designs and manufactures bespoke engineered solutions for global customers across industries including defence, aerospace, medical, marine and industrial markets.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineering leader who enjoys combining strategic leadership with hands‑on technical involvement, taking ownership of an engineering function and driving improvements across people, processes and product delivery.

The Role

Reporting into the Director of UK Operations, you will lead the engineering team, oversee technical activities and ensure projects are delivered efficiently, on time and to the highest quality standards.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading, mentoring and developing a team of engineers and technical specialists.
• Managing engineering projects from initial concept through to completion.
• Supporting technical decisions across product development, automation and control systems.
• Driving continuous improvement across engineering processes and standards.
• Working closely with production, quality, sales and customers to deliver effective engineering solutions.
• Managing resources, budgets and departmental performance.

About You

You will be an experienced Engineering Manager, Engineering Lead or Senior Engineering professional with a background in a manufacturing, product development or industrial engineering environment.

Ideally, you will have:

• Degree qualified in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics or similar).
• Proven experience leading and developing engineering teams.
• Experience delivering complex engineering projects.
• Strong understanding of control systems, automation or electro‑mechanical products.
• Excellent leadership, communication and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience working within a technically complex or regulated environment.

Desirable experience includes:

• Electronics engineering and embedded systems.
• Experience with specialist engineered products.
• Knowledge of industry standards such as MIL-810, DO-160 and MIL-461.
• Experience with JIRA, Altium and GitHub.
• SolidWorks experience.
• Lean / Six Sigma continuous improvement methodologies.

Package

• Salary: £80,00 - £90,000 per annum
• Permanent position
• Monday–Friday, office based
• 37.5 hours per week (8:00am–4:30pm)
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Annual discretionary bonus scheme