Engineering Team Manager

Advanced Innergy Solutions Ltd; Skelmersdale; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus up to 15%

Life assurance 4x salary

Private medical insurance

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Advanced Innergy Solutions Ltd in Skelmersdale is seeking an Engineering Team Manager to lead and develop the Engineering Team within the Business Group. You will drive delivery of design engineering work and ensure high quality outputs to meet customer requirements.

You will foster collaboration with Product and other functions, develop roadmaps, embed DFMA/DFMECA practices, and support business growth by winning new work while maintaining rigorous technical standards.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading engineering teams.
• Strong project management and delivery track record.
• Excellent stakeholder communication skills.
• Experience with manufacturing environments.
• Ability to develop roadmaps and DFMECA processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Engineering Team within the Business Group.
• Ensure timely delivery of design engineering work and high quality outputs.
• Support winning new work and develop product roadmaps.
• Drive DFMECA and DFMA processes.
• Collaborate with Product Group and sign off SOPs.
• Communicate with customers and sub-contractors.
• Estimate schedules and resources for projects.
• Maintain complete and correct drawings and documentation.

Skills

Engineering team leadership

Project management

Stakeholder management

Technical mentoring

Process improvement

DFMA/DFMECA knowledge

Job description

Engineering Team Manager

Skelmersdale

Salary dependent on experience

The role:

AIS is looking for an Engineering Team Manager to play a key role within the Engineering function, by leading and managing the Engineering Team.

What will you do as our Engineering Team Manager:

• Management of the Business Group Engineering Team.
• Successful and timely delivery of all design engineering work allocated to your team.
• Ensure that high-quality engineering work is maintained.
• Support the Business Group in the process of winning new work.
• Understand changing customer and market needs and use information to continuously improve our product offering and differentiate us from the competition.
• Identifying 'cost out' opportunities for through evolutionary product design changes and improvement efficiencies.
• Develop, deploy and maintain a robust Design for Manufacture (DFM) process for all products released by the Business Group into the business.
• Work collaboratively with the Product Group Engineering Leads, develop and deliver Product Road Maps that are aligned with the approved business strategy.
• Authority for technical sign off on SOP's. This does not include general administration or ownership of SOP.
• Embed DFMECA process within the business (where appropriate) in order to establish best practices.
• Ensure customer satisfaction through timely and efficient delivery of the team's work.
• Technical authority for design / functional quality related issues, driving through containment with a high level of focus on minimising any detrimental impact to our customer commitments.
• Ensure that all products are designed in accordance with customer requirements, company practice and recognised engineering standards.
• Generate technical presentations for either internal or external purposes.
• Ensure that information on drawings and in documentation is both correct and complete.
• Assist in the communication of technical data to customers and sub-contractors.
• Interface with other functions as required.
• Estimating the schedule and resources required to generate engineering data relating to a project.
• Organising the delivery of engineering documentation from other team members for a project.
• Carrying out any other reasonable duties that may be requested from time to time.

What are we looking for in our Engineering Team Manager:

• Ability to lead and coordinate multiple projects, ensuring delivery against timescales, quality and business objectives.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise workloads for both self and team members.
• Experience providing technical leadership, supervision, mentoring and support to engineers and other team members.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels, both internally and externally.
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary and cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience undertaking engineering calculations and technical analysis.
• Proven ability to identify and lead product development, continuous improvement and process optimisation initiatives.
• Adaptable and proactive, with the ability to quickly learn new products, technologies and engineering methodologies.
• Logical and methodical approach to engineering design, decision-making and project delivery.
• Commitment to following and continuously improving established design and development processes.
• Experience working across cultural boundaries and within global teams.
• Experience within a manufacturing or engineering environment.

What are the benefits of being our Engineering Team Manager:

• Competitive salary dependent on experience
• Discretionary annual bonus of up to 15% of basic salary
• Life assurance of 4 x annual salary
• Family Private Medical Insurance
• Comprehensive employee assistance programme including 24/7 GP, unlimited mental health support and legal consultations
• Group personal pension scheme