Manufacturing Engineering Leader: Reliability & Maintenance

Straight Forward Recruitment Limited; Brandon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Straight Forward Recruitment Limited in Brandon, Suffolk, is recruiting an Engineering Manager for a permanent, hands-on leadership role in a manufacturing site. You will oversee engineering, maintenance, reliability and facilities, leading the team and external contractors to improve uptime, drive PM programs and reduce downtime.

The role requires experience in a manufacturing environment with strong fault-finding and knowledge of motors, pumps, conveyors, gearboxes, pneumatics or hydraulics.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing/industrial environment.
• Strong mechanical and/or electrical engineering knowledge.
• Experience managing planned and reactive maintenance.
• Proven leadership of an engineering team.
• Excellent fault-finding and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Engineering & Maintenance team and external contractors.
• Manage and improve the PM/maintenance programme.
• Lead breakdown response, fault-finding and root-cause analysis.
• Maintain mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic equipment.
• Drive improvements in reliability and production uptime.
• Manage engineering projects, installations and commissioning.
• Manage contractors, suppliers, critical spares and maintenance budgets.
• Take responsibility for site facilities, infrastructure and compliance.
• Monitor KPIs such as downtime, reliability and costs.
• Collaborate with Production, Operations and Quality to improve site performance.

Skills

Engineering management

Maintenance management

Leadership

Fault finding

Motors and pumps

Pneumatics or hydraulics

Education

Engineering qualification or apprenticeship

Tools

PLC/Control systems

CMMS

CapEx project experience

Job description

Straight Forward Recruitment Limited in Brandon, Suffolk, is recruiting an Engineering Manager for a permanent, hands-on leadership role in a manufacturing site. You will oversee engineering, maintenance, reliability and facilities, leading the team and external contractors to improve uptime, drive PM programs and reduce downtime.

The role requires experience in a manufacturing environment with strong fault-finding and knowledge of motors, pumps, conveyors, gearboxes, pneumatics or hydraulics.