Engineering Manager in Dungannon Area

Haughey Recruitment; Dungannon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Haughey Recruitment is seeking an Engineering Manager for the Dungannon area. This senior role leads a multidisciplinary engineering team, delivering projects from concept to production and driving product development, cost control, and engineering standards.

The role requires overseeing NPD/NPI, DFMA improvements, and close collaboration with Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Sales to meet customer demands and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience leading engineering function in manufacturing.
• Experience in aggregate washing, quarrying, recycling or heavy machinery.
• Strong 3D CAD capability (Creo).
• Experience with BOMs, engineering change control & product configuration.
• NPD/NPI and continuous improvement experience.
• Excellent leadership and stakeholder-management skills.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of engineering costs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Own engineering projects from concept to production.
• Drive NPD/NPI and continuous product improvement.
• Maintain engineering standards for drawings, BOMs, design reviews and changes.
• Improve design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA) and cost efficiency.
• Support Sales and Applications with complex projects.
• Manage resources, priorities, budgets and delivery timelines.
• Drive standardisation and modularisation across products.
• Lead root-cause analysis and quality improvements.
• Ensure designs comply with machinery safety standards.
• Develop engineering KPIs and team performance.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Sales and Senior Management.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Project management

NPD/NPI

Continuous improvement

Creo CAD

BOMs & EC

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Creo CAD

Job description

Engineering Manager in Dungannon Area

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and ambitious Engineering Manager to join a growing engineering business and play a key role within the Senior Leadership Team. This is a senior leadership position with responsibility for engineering strategy, product development, project delivery and team performance, within the aggregate washing and materials-processing sector. The successful candidate will lead a multidisciplinary engineering team and oversee innovative, customised projects from concept and design through to manufacture, testing and production release.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Take ownership of engineering projects from concept through to production.
• Drive NPD/NPI and continuous product improvement.
• Develop and maintain engineering standards covering drawings, BOMs, design reviews and engineering change control.
• Improve design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA), product cost and efficiency.
• Support Sales and Applications with bespoke and technically challenging projects.
• Manage engineering resources, priorities, budgets and project delivery.
• Drive standardisation and modularisation across the product range.
• Lead root-cause analysis and engineering quality improvements.
• Ensure designs comply with relevant machinery safety legislation and engineering standards.
• Develop engineering KPIs and drive departmental performance.
• Work closely with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Sales, Operations and Senior Management.

About You

• A degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Proven experience leading an engineering/design function within manufacturing.
• Experience within aggregate washing, crushing, screening, quarrying, recycling, bulk materials handling or heavy machinery.
• Strong knowledge of heavy fabricated machinery and bespoke engineered equipment.
• Experience managing projects within an Engineer-to-Order or Configure-to-Order environment.
• Proven NPD/NPI and continuous improvement experience.
• Strong 3D CAD capability, ideally Creo.
• Experience with BOMs, engineering change control and product configuration.
• Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Strong commercial awareness, with an understanding of engineering costs