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Hunter Selection Limited; Stonehouse; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% bonus

Life Assurance 4x

25 days leave

Perkbox benefits

Cycle to Work

On-site parking

Job summary

Hunter Selection Limited is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing engineering function in a fast-paced Severnside manufacturing site. This leadership role drives maintenance strategy, reliability, and CI across a critical production area.

You will develop teams, improve equipment uptime, and deliver world-class manufacturing standards while working closely with operations to meet production targets and business objectives.

Qualifications

• Experience in Engineering/Manufacturing leadership roles.
• Experience in preventive maintenance strategies.
• Track record of improving reliability and performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop engineering team to ensure safe, reliable operations.
• Create and deliver maintenance strategies to maximise plant reliability.
• Drive continuous improvement to reduce downtime and costs.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards.
• Manage budgets, resources and capital projects.
• Support production targets and business objectives.
• Promote culture of innovation and engineering excellence.

Skills

People management

Maintenance planning

Continuous improvement

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Job description

Are you an experienced Engineering Manager looking for an opportunity to lead a high-performing engineering function within a fast-paced manufacturing environment?

We are seeking an Engineering Manager to take ownership of our clients fast paced department at their Severnside manufacturing site. This is a key leadership position responsible for driving engineering excellence, operational performance, maintenance strategy and continuous improvement across a critical production area.

This is an excellent opportunity for a strong people leader who is passionate about developing teams, improving reliability and delivering world-class manufacturing standards.

The Role

As Engineering Manager, you will lead the engineering team to ensure the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of all plant, machinery and equipment within the Department.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading, coaching, and developing a team of engineering professionals
• Creating and delivering maintenance strategies that maximise plant reliability and performance
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives to improve efficiency, reduce downtime and control costs
• Ensuring compliance with all health, safety, environmental and engineering standards
• Managing engineering budgets, resources and capital projects
• Supporting operational teams to deliver production targets and business objectives
• Promoting a culture of innovation, accountability and engineering excellence

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Proven experience in an Engineering Manager, Maintenance Manager, or similar leadership role within manufacturing
• Strong people management, coaching and team development skills
• Experience developing and implementing preventative maintenance strategies
• A track record of improving equipment reliability and operational performance
• Excellent problem-solving and stakeholder management abilities
• Passion for continuous improvement and delivering results through people

What's In It For You?

• Career development and progression opportunities
• 10% annual performance bonus
• 4x Life Assurance
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Access to Perkbox discounts and benefits platform
• Cycle to Work scheme
• On-site parking
• Opportunity to join a market-leading manufacturing business and make a genuine impact