Manufacturing Manager, Paper Mill Engineering & Reliability

Total Marketing Support Limited; Kemsley; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Income protection

Employee assistance program

Cycle to work scheme

Shopping discounts

Job summary

DS Smith in Kemsley Mill seeks an experienced Manufacturing Manager - Area Engineering to lead engineering teams, drive safety, reliability, and continuous improvement across paper machine and fibre production assets.

You will align maintenance strategies with operations, manage budgets, and develop talent while delivering world-class manufacturing performance. This leadership role sits on the Engineering Leadership Team, supporting long-term site objectives.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of large engineering teams in heavy industrial settings.
• Experience in safety, reliability, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance strategies and asset care.

Responsibilities

• Lead Area Engineering Managers to deliver safe, reliable operations.
• Drive maintenance planning, resource management, and SAP work management.
• Improve asset reliability and performance via data-driven decisions.
• Lead shutdowns and root-cause problem solving to maximise uptime.
• Develop safety culture and ensure regulatory compliance.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Maintenance leadership

People leadership

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Fluent English

Education

Recognised engineering qualification

Time-served apprenticeship/NVQ Level 3 in Engineering

HND/Degree in Engineering

Tools

SAP maintenance systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

DS Smith in Kemsley Mill seeks an experienced Manufacturing Manager - Area Engineering to lead engineering teams, drive safety, reliability, and continuous improvement across paper machine and fibre production assets.

You will align maintenance strategies with operations, manage budgets, and develop talent while delivering world-class manufacturing performance. This leadership role sits on the Engineering Leadership Team, supporting long-term site objectives.