Senior Manufacturing Engineering Manager

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

Position Available: Senior Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Location: Greater Manchester (Hybrid)

Salary: Circa £65,000-£70,000 + Bonus & Benefits

Qualifications required: A relevant engineering degree, or a technical engineering/craft apprenticeship to NVQ Level 3 with an HNC or equivalent qualification.

Experience needed: Strong technical engineering and manufacturing experience, with a proven background leading industrialisation, production-readiness and continuous-improvement activities within a complex engineering environment.

About the Role

We're looking for a Senior Manufacturing Engineering Manager to act as the manufacturing technical authority for a complex engineering portfolio.

You'll ensure that production systems can meet current and future manufacturing requirements, overseeing technical changes, industrialisation, production-rate increases and the transition of new products into series production. This is a senior, highly collaborative position involving regular interaction with engineering teams, customers, suppliers and project leadership.

Key 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

What We Need From You

• Significant technical experience within engineering and manufacturing
• Experience working with complex manufacturing or production systems
• Proven experience leading engineering projects, industrialisation or production-readiness activitiesPosition Available: Senior Manufacturing Engineering Manager
  

  Location: Greater Manchester (Hybrid)

  
  

  Salary: Circa £65,000-£70,000 + Bonus & Benefits

  
  

  Qualifications required: A relevant engineering degree, or a technical engineering/craft apprenticeship to NVQ Level 3 with an HNC or equivalent qualification.

  
  

  Experience needed: Strong technical engineering and manufacturing experience, with a proven background leading industrialisation, production-readiness and continuous-improvement activities within a complex engineering environment.

  
  

  About the Role

  
  

  We're looking for a Senior Manufacturing Engineering Manager to act as the manufacturing technical authority for a complex engineering portfolio.

  
  

  You'll ensure that production systems can meet current and future manufacturing requirements, overseeing technical changes, industrialisation, production-rate increases and the transition of new products into series production. This is a senior, highly collaborative position involving regular interaction with engineering teams, customers, suppliers and project leadership.

  
  

  Key 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
  
  
  
  

  What We Need From You

  
  
  
  
  • 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 obslescence, 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
  
  
  ", "IsExpired": false } ``` (Feel free to adjust the newline escapes as needed for your environment.)