Site Engineering Manager - Manufacturing

Staffline Group; Derby; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A globally recognized manufacturing company in Derby is seeking a Site Engineering Manager. This leadership role involves managing manufacturing and maintenance activities to ensure operational efficiency. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in engineering management, experience with advanced manufacturing techniques, and a focus on continuous improvement. The position offers a competitive salary of £60-£70k and excellent career progression opportunities.

Benefits

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Pension scheme and healthcare

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience within a manufacturing/process engineering environment in an engineering maintenance leadership role.
• Demonstrating ability to deliver continuous improvement and engineering performance.
• Atex and DSEAR experience would be ideal.

Responsibilities

• Manage manufacturing and maintenance activities to improve equipment effectiveness.
• Lead engineering initiatives to enhance line performance.
• Implement preventative maintenance programs and compliance with safety standards.

Skills

Experience in leading technical frontline maintenance

Track record of using advanced manufacturing techniques

Lean Manufacturing experience and Knowledge

Proven experience in maintenance management and leadership

Education

HNC/HND within an engineering discipline

Recognised safety management qualification (NEBOSH/IOSH)

Job description

Site Engineering Manager - Manufacturing

Posted on July 31st, 2025

Type of Job: Permanent

• Job Role: Site Engineering Manager
• site engineering leadership appointment in manufacturing
• Job Reward £60 - £70k Target Band Plus Package
• Location:Derby, easy M1 access
• Client: Category Global Market leader in general process manufacturing
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Location: ONSITE, Monday to Friday, days working
• Reporting to the Site Director

Are you an established Engineering Maintenance Manager? Ready to take your next step? A people centric leader?

Or you could be an established Engineering ManufacturingManager looking for a new challenge.

A recognised global multi-site market leader: our client is a major manufacturing company, producing a distinctive range of products for applications across numerous industries.

You will be responsible for managing manufacturing and maintenance activities and overseeing the development and implementation of engineering initiatives to improve all elements of OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) and people development.

• Leading the engineering technical agenda for the Site, including all the maintenance activities to improve line performance, World Class Manufacturing (WCM) principles - TPM
• Change management, leadership and stakeholder engagement
• Drive engineering performance improvements, manage multi-million-pound budgets and lead your teams to strive for world-class engineering & Maintenance excellence
• Responsible for setting the engineering strategy, leading engineering activities, and maximising production through maintenance of site assets

Key Responsibilities - Site Engineering Manager- Manufacturing

• Ensure engineering resources (people/headcount) and technical skill set are maximised
• Develop autonomous maintenance programmes - subject matter expert in maintenance
• Continuous improvement and reengineering in everything you do - support and lead the organisational change programme
• You will create, implement, and manage the engineering maintenance strategy
• Monitor operational efficiency of all plant and equipment, identifying areas of under-performance or opportunity and implementing plans to deliver improvement
• You will ensure that the productive capability of the plant is optimised and improved
• You will create, implement and manage both maintenance and PPM plans
• Drive the engineering maintenance function to provide good manufacturing processes that comply with Health & Safety Standards
• Prioritise health and safety, ensuring compliance with legislative standards and fostering a safe working environment for the maintenance team, understanding of PUWER, LOLER, PSSR and EAW regulations
• Implement and oversee preventative maintenance programs
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and problem-solving techniques (e.g., TPM, Six Sigma, 5S, Kaizen)

Qualifications and Requirements - Site Engineering Manager - Manufacturing

• Experience in leading technical frontline maintenance, services, and project teams
• Track record of using advanced manufacturing techniques (E.g. WCM/TPM/Lean)
• HNC/HND within an engineering discipline, minimum, ideally a time-served apprentice engineer as you will be leading the line
• Background in engineering management within a time-sensitive, 24/7 complex manufacturing environment
• Lean Manufacturing experience and Knowledge - RCM/TPM
• Demonstrating experience within a Manufacturing / Process engineering environment in an engineering maintenance leadership role
• Ideally recognised safety management qualification (NEBOSH/IOSH)
• Proven experience in maintenance management and leadership
• Track record of delivering continuous improvement and engineering performance
• You will set the standard, vision, pace and strategy on a large site
• Engineering leadership in a manufacturing environment - open to industry, as long as it's manufacturing or automated or chemical processing
• Atex and DSEAR experience would be ideal

What we can offer - Site Engineering Manager - Manufacturing

-A Highly Competitive salary World-class Global company!

- 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

-Awesome Pension scheme and healthcare

-Career progression opportunities

For more information on this role, please contact Mike Butler on 0113 2123519 or send a copy of your CV to [e-mail]

Candidates who are currently a Site Maintenance manager, Head of Maintenance, Senior Engineer, Lead Engineer, , Area Maintenance Lead, Maintenance Manager, Engineering Supervisor, Senior Engineer, Site Engineering manager, Head of Engineering Site Chief Engineer, Head of Engineering Senior Engineer, Technical Manager, Chief Engineer, Production Engineering Manager, or Senior Engineer, may be suitable for this position.

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