Engineering Manager in Cardiff

Energy Jobline ZR; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Jobline ZR seeks an Engineering Manager to lead the site engineering and maintenance function within a regulated manufacturing operation in the UK. You will own maintenance strategies, drive reliability across plant equipment and oversee CMMS planning and execution, ensuring safety compliance and continuous improvement.

You will develop a multi-skilled engineering team, manage audits and regulatory compliance, and partner on capital projects and new technology introduction to elevate

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an Engineering Manager (or senior supervisory) role within manufacturing.
• Strong electrical engineering background (automation, controls, industrial systems).
• Experience managing CMMS and driving maintenance improvements.
• Strong knowledge of UK regulatory requirements (COMAH, LOLER, PSSR, PUWER).

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the site engineering and maintenance function.
• Drive reliability, uptime and performance across plant and equipment.
• Develop and implement preventative and predictive maintenance strategies.
• Own and improve CMMS planning, scheduling and execution.
• Lead root cause analysis and reduce repeat failures.
• Ensure full compliance with UK regulations (COMAH, PSSR, LOLER, PUWER etc.).
• Support process safety, HAZOP/HAZID and site HSE initiatives.
• Manage audits, risk assessments and statutory compliance.
• Lead and develop a multi-skilled engineering team.
• Deliver engineering KPIs (uptime, MTBF, MTTR, compliance).
• Support capital projects, upgrades and new technology introduction.

Skills

Engineering management

Electrical engineering

CMMS management

Regulatory knowledge (UK)

Team leadership

Tools

CMMS software

Job description

Job Description

You will lead the site engineering function, taking ownership of maintenance strategy, plant reliability and engineering performance. You'll play a key role in ensuring safe, compliant and efficient operation of all equipment and infrastructure, while driving continuous improvement across systems, processes and team capability.

Client Details

A well-established and highly regulated manufacturing operation, operating within a complex, safety-critical environment. The site is focused on driving best-in-class engineering performance, reliability and continuous improvement, with strong investment into systems, people and infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the site engineering and maintenance function
• Drive reliability, uptime and performance across plant and equipment
• Develop and implement preventative and predictive maintenance strategies
• Own and improve CMMS planning, scheduling and execution
• Lead root cause analysis and reduce repeat failures
• Ensure full compliance with UK regulations (COMAH, PSSR, LOLER, PUWER etc.)
• Support process safety, HAZOP/HAZID and site HSE initiatives
• Manage audits, risk assessments and statutory compliance
• Lead and develop a multi-skilled engineering team
• Deliver engineering KPIs (uptime, MTBF, MTTR, compliance)
• Support capital projects, upgrades and new technology introduction

Profile

The Person

• Proven experience in an Engineering Manager (or senior supervisory) role within manufacturing
• Strong electrical engineering background (automation, controls, industrial systems)
• Experience managing CMMS and driving maintenance improvements
• Strong knowledge of UK regulatory requirements (COMAH, LOLER, PSSR, PUWER)
• Experience leading and developing multi-skilled engineering teams

Why Apply?

• Key leadership role with real ownership of engineering performance
• Opportunity to shape maintenance strategy and systems
• Exposure to a highly regulated, complex manufacturing environment
• Strong focus on continuous improvement and operational excellence