Engineering Manager- (Custom-engineered lifting solutions)

J&T Business Consulting; Poole; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based Engineering Design and Manufacturing firm is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead their engineering team in Poole. The successful candidate will oversee projects ensuring compliance with design standards and will have a minimum of 2 years of engineering management experience. This full-time position offers a salary range of £45,000 – £65,000 with a supportive workplace that values team success and employee well-being.

Benefits

Free on-site car parking

On-site shower and changing facilities

Tea and coffee provided

Group life cover for employees

Periodic cost of living salary reviews

Annual health surveillance

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership management guidance and support to the engineering department.
• Ensure compliance with global design standards.
• Oversee development and performance appraisals of engineering personnel.
• Manage departmental priorities and workload.
• Ensure timely and accurate responses to stakeholders.
• Maintain and update standard product drawings.
• Drive innovation within the engineering department.

Skills

Organizational Management

Presentation Skills

Agile

SAFe

AWS

Solution Architecture

Conflict Management

Data Management

Scrum

Team Management

Pre-sales

Management Consulting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Engineering Management or Team Leading: 2 years

Job description

Responsibilities

• Providing leadership management guidance and support to the engineering department and all involved personnel.
• Overseeing performance appraisals and development of engineering personnel.
• Driving innovation within the engineering department.
• Setting departmental priorities and managing workload.
• Ensuring all company products built and all design work is completed in compliance with current applicable global design standards. Including particular reference to ASME for the USA for Europe the EC Machinery Directive and for the UK The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations and their associated requirements for ASME CE and UKCA marking.
• Ensuring all designs are rigorously checked using FEA software beam analysis software or / and by hand calculation.
• Ensuring that all general arrangement rigging testing and manufacturing drawings are checked by either themselves or a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer.
• Responsible for the maintenance and updating standard product drawings.
• Responsible for ensuring that accurate packing drawings for container loading are produced in a timely manner.
• Responsible for ensuring timely and correct responses to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Managing and allocating of software licensing and responsible for annual engineering budgeting and software renewals.
• Providing support and resource to assist the Operations department with the preparation of load test schedules and reports and conducting of tests as required.
• Representing the company as a technical expert on advisory panels groups committees or councils looking at any applicable lifting industry standards if the opportunity to do so arises as required.
• Responsible for the completion and maintenance of Technical Files and User Instructions for company products.
• Overseeing the design research and development of new products from initial concepts through to prototyping testing pre-production and final release.
• Lead technical specialist in relation to our company products and offering our customers the best solution to their lifting challenges.
• Maintaining an extensive knowledge of lifting law and standards keeping abreast of standard changes and updates and maintaining standards registers.
• Responsible for the creation review and maintenance of engineering documents within the Management System to maintain ISO accreditations.
• Responsible for the completion of corrective and preventative actions arising from audits and non-conformance relating to the engineering function.
• Draughting professional and accurate 2D engineering drawings from 3D design models such as: Fabrication Drawings General Arrangement Drawings Testing Drawings Packing Drawings and Machining Drawings.

Role Specifics

• Availability: We are recruiting 1 x Engineering Manager to lead our Engineering Team.
• Location: Office Based - Holton Heath Trading Park Poole.
• Salary: 45000 - 65000 Dependent on Experience.
• Working Hours: Monday to Thursday 08:30 to 17:30. Friday 08:30 to 16:00.
• Holiday: 20 days pro-rata plus the Christmas Shutdown period and UK Bank Holidays.
• Facilities: Free on-site car motorbike and bicycle parking. On-site shower and changing facilities. Tea and coffee provided to all staff.
• DIS Benefit: Group life cover provided to all employees.
• Cost of Living: Periodic cost of living salary reviews for all employees.
• Health: Annual occupational health surveillance and monitoring for relevant staff.
• Well-being: Independent employee assistance programme (EAP). Eye-care vouchers for relevant staff.

Company Profile

We are an innovative Engineering Design and Manufacturing company based in Poole. Established in 2002 we have transformed into a leading global brand and the premium supplier within our heavy lifting specialism. Known as technical experts and a versatile supplier we serve many key global sectors and industries such as Wind Energy Nuclear Construction OEM Marine and Offshore Oil & Gas. Our products are delivered through a number of different channels such as: direct end user resellers rental partners and a strong distribution network.

The Team

We are incredibly passionate about who we are and what we do. We want to be more than just a supplier we are a technical expert partner to our customers. The lifting industry is a complex specialised and demanding environment to operate in constantly driving us to be the very best we can be - it keeps things very interesting!

Our team is the essential foundation to support the exciting growth and on-going development of the business. The success of our team is driven through our total commitment to our shared behavioural values: Cooperation Respect Honesty Positivity and Proactivity. This allows us to boast a working environment that is driven supporting fun and friendly.

Application

This role is based in our factory in the UK. Therefore to be considered candidates must hold the Right to Work in the UK. We are not offering overseas visa sponsorship for this role.

As the Engineering Manager will be responsible for overseeing the design of components for MOD projects with Official Sensitive designation (UK eyes only) only a UK national can be considered for this position.

We re professional people looking for like-minded individuals therefore we expect a professional application. For an application to be considered an up-to-date CV must be submitted supported by a covering letter.

Unfortunately due to the volume of applications we receive only candidates successful in passing to the next stages of the application process will receive further contact from us.

Qualifications

• Bachelors (required)
• Engineering Management or Team Leading: 2 years (required)
• Are you a UK national?

Job Type & Pay

Full-time

Pay: 45000.00-65000.00 per year

Key Skills

• Organizational Management
• Presentation Skills
• Agile
• SAFe
• AWS
• Solution Architecture
• Conflict Management
• Data Management
• Scrum
• Team Management
• Pre-sales
• Management Consulting