Senior Manufacturing Engineering Lead – Industrialisation

Henderson Scott; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Henderson Scott is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineering Manager in Greater Manchester (Hybrid) to act as the manufacturing technical authority for a complex engineering portfolio. You will ensure production systems meet current and future requirements and oversee industrialisation, production-rate increases and the transition of new products into series production.

The role requires a relevant engineering degree or a NVQ Level 3 with an HNC or equivalent, plus significant technical and

Qualifications

• Significant technical experience within engineering and manufacturing.
• Experience working with complex manufacturing or production systems.
• Proven experience leading engineering projects, industrialisation or production-readiness activities
• Strong knowledge of risk management, problem-solving and technical issue resolution
• Experience managing obsolescence, continuous improvement or production-rate increases
• The credibility to act as a technical authority and influence senior stakeholders
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and decision-making skills
• Experience within defence, aerospace or another highly regulated engineering environment would be advantageous

Responsibilities

• Ensure manufacturing systems are technically capable of meeting production requirements
• Lead manufacturing input into product development and technical change activities
• Oversee industrialisation activities and contribute to project gate reviews
• Coordinate manufacturing obsolescence and replacement initiatives
• Lead production-rate increases across relevant manufacturing areas
• Manage project-level manufacturing CAPEX requirements and funding submissions
• Coordinate the validation and certification of production systems
• Support the transition of products from development into series production
• Identify manufacturing risks and develop appropriate mitigation strategies
• Lead continuous-improvement initiatives to increase efficiency and capability
• Manage technical relationships with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders

Skills

Technical engineering

Manufacturing

Industrialisation

Production-readiness

Continuous improvement

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Risk management

Problem solving

Education

Engineering degree

NVQ Level 3 with HNC

Job description

Henderson Scott is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineering Manager in Greater Manchester (Hybrid) to act as the manufacturing technical authority for a complex engineering portfolio. You will ensure production systems meet current and future requirements and oversee industrialisation, production-rate increases and the transition of new products into series production.

The role requires a relevant engineering degree or a NVQ Level 3 with an HNC or equivalent, plus significant technical and