Field-Based Technical Manager: Water & Concrete

Marshalls; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car

Flexible and hybrid working

26 days holiday + bank holidays

Healthcare plan

Pension scheme

Learning and development

Cycle to Work

Employee discounts

Life Assurance

Job summary

Marshalls plc seeks a Technical Manager for Water Management, field based across the UK network. You will provide technical leadership for concrete products, drive mix design optimization and compliant manufacturing, and lead improvement projects across multiple sites.

Travel across Mells, Pollington and West Lane will be routine; you’ll collaborate with Operations, Engineering and QA to deliver performance and quality improvements while supporting new product development and customer-facing

Qualifications

• Experience in a precast concrete, concrete products or similar manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of concrete mix design, materials and product performance.
• Proven track record in manufacturing process improvement and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across the Water Management portfolio, ensuring quality, performance and compliance.
• Lead mix design development and production processes to improve quality and efficiency.
• Drive continuous improvement for quality, productivity, cost reduction and sustainability.
• Support new product development from concept to launch.
• Lead investigations and root-cause analysis for production issues.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Procurement and Materials.
• Develop manufacturing teams through coaching and training.
• Monitor performance and identify opportunities to reduce waste and improve satisfaction.
• Support sales with technical queries and solution-based thinking.
• Advance Marshalls low carbon product initiatives.

Skills

Technical leadership

Concrete technology

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decisions

Problem solving

Travel coordination

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent (Concrete Technology)

HNC/HND or equivalent

Professional engineering membership (desirable)

Job description

Marshalls plc seeks a Technical Manager for Water Management, field based across the UK network. You will provide technical leadership for concrete products, drive mix design optimization and compliant manufacturing, and lead improvement projects across multiple sites.

Travel across Mells, Pollington and West Lane will be routine; you’ll collaborate with Operations, Engineering and QA to deliver performance and quality improvements while supporting new product development and customer-facing