Engineering Manager

Hunter Selection Limited; Stonehouse; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% annual performance bonus

Life Assurance 4x

25 days annual leave

Perkbox discounts

Cycle to Work

On-site parking

Market-leading manufacturing business

Job summary

Hunter Selection Limited is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing team at the Severnside manufacturing site. You will own maintenance strategies, drive reliability, and ensure safe, compliant plant operation across a key production area.

You will coach engineers, deliver improvements to reduce downtime, manage budgets and capital projects, and partner with operations to hit production targets.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an Engineering Manager, Maintenance Manager, or similar leadership role within manufacturing.
• Strong people management, coaching and team development skills.
• Experience developing and implementing preventative maintenance strategies.

Responsibilities

• Leading, coaching, and developing a team of engineering professionals.
• Creating and delivering maintenance strategies that maximise plant reliability and performance.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives to improve efficiency, reduce downtime and control costs.
• Ensuring compliance with all health, safety, environmental and engineering standards.
• Managing engineering budgets, resources and capital projects.
• Supporting operational teams to deliver production targets and business objectives.
• Promoting a culture of innovation, accountability and engineering excellence.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Maintenance planning

Continuous improvement

Stakeholder management

People management

Job description

Are you an experienced Engineering Manager looking for an opportunity to lead a high-performing engineering function within a fast-paced manufacturing environment?

We are seeking an Engineering Manager to take ownership of our clients fast paced department at their Severnside manufacturing site. This is a key leadership position responsible for driving engineering excellence, operational performance, maintenance strategy and continuous improvement across a critical production area.

This is an excellent opportunity for a strong people leader who is passionate about developing teams, improving reliability and delivering world-class manufacturing standards.

The Role

As Engineering Manager, you will lead the engineering team to ensure the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of all plant, machinery and equipment within the Department.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading, coaching, and developing a team of engineering professionals
• Creating and delivering maintenance strategies that maximise plant reliability and performance
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives to improve efficiency, reduce downtime and control costs
• Ensuring compliance with all health, safety, environmental and engineering standards
• Managing engineering budgets, resources and capital projects
• Supporting operational teams to deliver production targets and business objectives
• Promoting a culture of innovation, accountability and engineering excellence

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Proven experience in an Engineering Manager, Maintenance Manager, or similar leadership role within manufacturing
• Strong people management, coaching and team development skills
• Experience developing and implementing preventative maintenance strategies
• A track record of improving equipment reliability and operational performance
• Excellent problem-solving and stakeholder management abilities
• Passion for continuous improvement and delivering results through people

What's In It For You?

• Career development and progression opportunities
• 10% annual performance bonus
• 4x Life Assurance
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Access to Perkbox discounts and benefits platform
• Cycle to Work scheme
• On-site parking
• Opportunity to join a market-leading manufacturing business and make a genuine impact

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.