Group Engineering Manager – Manufacturing & Reliability

Luton Bennett; Thornsett; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20 days holiday

Bank holidays

Pension

Onsite parking

Travel mileage

Job summary

Luton Bennett is seeking a Group Engineering Manager to lead a multi-site engineering team in Thornsett with regular travel to Stalybridge and Wrexham. The role requires an engineering qualification, strong leadership, and proven experience in budgeting and capital delivery.

You will implement maintenance strategies, drive reliability improvements and ensure compliance with health and safety standards while managing budgets and procurement across sites. A dynamic, fast-paced environment awaits.

Qualifications

• Qualified in an Engineering discipline (HNC/HND/Degree or equivalent).
• Electrically biased or multi-skilled with strong knowledge of manufacturing plant and equipment.
• Proven leadership experience managing engineering teams within a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrable experience of engineering budget management and capital project delivery.
• Strong planning and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise activities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience implementing preventative maintenance and reliability improvement programmes.
• Strong understanding of health and safety requirements including risk assessment, contractor control and safe systems of work.
• Commercial awareness balancing operational requirements against cost and business objectives.
• Capable of making effective decisions under pressure and leading teams through complex challenges.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a multi-disciplined engineering team across the Group's facilities.
• Drive a strong safety culture, ensuring compliance with health, safety and environmental legislation and company standards.
• Develop and implement engineering strategies to improve equipment reliability, efficiency and production performance.
• Manage preventative and predictive maintenance programmes to maximise plant uptime and reduce costs.
• Lead capital expenditure projects including equipment installation, automation initiatives, facility improvements and process optimisation.
• Manage engineering budgets, contractor relationships and procurement of services and equipment.
• Provide technical leadership and support during complex breakdowns and operational issues.
• Ensure engineering documentation, risk assessments and maintenance records are maintained to a high standard.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to improve productivity, quality, energy efficiency and performance.
• Develop engineering team capability through coaching, mentoring and performance management.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Planning

Continuous improvement

Communication

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Luton Bennett is seeking a Group Engineering Manager to lead a multi-site engineering team in Thornsett with regular travel to Stalybridge and Wrexham. The role requires an engineering qualification, strong leadership, and proven experience in budgeting and capital delivery.

You will implement maintenance strategies, drive reliability improvements and ensure compliance with health and safety standards while managing budgets and procurement across sites. A dynamic, fast-paced environment awaits.