Engineering Team Leader – Greater Manchester

Samuel Frank Associates; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading special purpose machine manufacturer is seeking an Engineering Team Leader to manage a team of engineers in Greater Manchester. This permanent role offers a competitive salary of £52-55k plus bonuses and holidays. The successful candidate will possess electrical qualifications and prior leadership experience, overseeing design work, mentoring team members, and ensuring project goals are met. Occasional international travel is required for customer site visits.

Benefits

Performance bonus up to 10% of basic salary

25 days holiday

Qualifications

• Electrically qualified candidates with people management experience.
• Experience in commissioning control systems is beneficial.
• Knowledge of hydraulics is extremely useful.

Responsibilities

• Manage a small team, focusing on mentoring and increasing team performance.
• Oversee design and development work, checking and approving drawings.
• Provide a technical interface between customers and suppliers.

Skills

People management

Electrical engineering

Commissioning control systems

Project management

Hydraulics knowledge

Job description

Engineering Team Leader – Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester, North West

Permanent

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Engineering Team Leader – Greater Manchester – Permanent – £52-55k + bonus (up to 10% of basic salary) + 25 days holiday

Samuel Frank is recruiting for a Engineering Team Leader for a well-established special purpose machine manufacturer based about 12 miles North of Manchester. The successful Engineering Team Leader will be electrically qualified as well having some existing people leading/managing experience.

Key aspects of the Engineering Team Leader role include–

• The Engineering Team Leader will manage a small team comprising of Electrical CAD Engineer and two Control Engineers
• The bulk of the role will focus on mentoring, leading and supporting the team as well as helping gel the team and increase performance
• A background in commissioning control systems would be useful, as would good project skills for example scheduling, managing resources and stakeholder management
• Oversee the design and development work of the team by checking and approving drawings
• Guide the team on producing designs, installation and test documentation
• Provide a technical interface between customers and suppliers
• 90% of the role will be office/shopfloor based with 10% (roughly 4-5 weeks per year) spent on customer’s sites globally. Trips are usually around 1 week in duration
• Could suit an Engineering Team Leader from a machine building or maintenance background
• Knowledge of hydraulics – extremely useful
• Support the team with testing and troubleshooting on the shop floor
• Role will be mainly office/shop floor based with occasional international travel – company estimates 2-3 trips per year
• Hours – 37.5 per week Monday – Thursday 8:15-16:30 and 8:15 – 15:15 on Fridays

If this sounds like something you’d like to find out more about, please click on apply and we’ll be in touch.

The Engineering Team Leader position is commutable from the following places – North Manchester, Heywood, Bolton, Rochdale, Oldham, Bury, Todmorden, Rawtenstall, Prestwich & Ashton-under-Lyne.

This role requires the successful Engineering Team Leader to be eligible to be able work in the UK without sponsorship.

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