Engineering / Facilities Manager

LINDAL Group; Sligo; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Pension scheme

Flexible holidays

Subsidised gym and swimming club membership

Job summary

LINDAL Group is seeking a Strategic Manager to lead a newly created Engineering Department focused on new product and process development. The successful candidate will ensure compliance with Health and Safety, oversee budget management, and drive project execution to achieve results.

Required qualifications include a degree in Engineering and over 5 years of senior-level experience in manufacturing. The role offers numerous benefits including performance bonuses and flexible holidays.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years senior-level experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong business and financial acumen with ability to measure effectiveness.
• Technically astute and possessing excellent analytical abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Engineering Department including new product development.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety and Environmental regulations.
• Prepare operational and capital expenditure budgets.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Analytical ability

Team management

Education

Degree in Engineering

Tools

Quality Management Systems

Lean principles

Job description

This position is to lead a newly created Engineering Department incorporating new product and process development, process optimisation/improvement and environment functions. The candidate will be responsible for investments in manufacturing machinery, tooling and other production equipment, ensuring that investments are right‑sized to achieve optimal flexibility with minimum investment and reduced risk of write‑off losses due to changing demand patterns and/or technology. The role will also capitalize on advantages available from new technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as Strategic Manager of multiple technologies, including all local site services (air, water, electricity).
• Develop and implement systems, procedures and protocols that meet Quality Management System and Design Control requirements.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety, Environmental and Quality regulations.
• Develop and implement a complete asset management system including maintenance functions.
• Identify and select best‑value technologies.
• Prepare annual operational and capital expenditure budgets.
• Manage agreed budgets, hiring, day‑to‑day operations and project resourcing.
• Deliver profitable, on‑time product/project launches.
• Prioritise and drive execution of multiple complex department projects, sponsoring value improvement.
• Ensure efficient transfer of process knowledge to manufacturing engineers and coordinate training of production team members on new processes and equipment.
• Support a culture of continuous improvement aligned with the customer’s quality policy.
• Initiate cross‑functional partnerships to identify and resolve production/engineering issues.
• Provide managerial, leadership and employee development, including adequate training to satisfy operational, health and safety requirements.

Technical Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum a degree in Engineering with at least 5 years’ senior‑level experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Organised, highly motivated, goal‑focused individual with strong project management skills.
• Technically astute, numerate and possessing excellent analytical ability.
• High confidence team player with a quality‑focused and innovative problem‑solving approach.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for dealing with people and situations at all levels.
• Strong people‑management and communication skills, including effective presentation capabilities.
• Knowledge of latest plastic injection mould, metal stamping and automation technologies.
• Proven knowledge of technology deployment.
• Understanding and application of quality concepts such as PSW/PPAP/APQP and lean principles.
• Strong business and financial acumen with ability to measure effectiveness.

Leadership Competences Required

• Strategic thinking and action.
• Strong drive to achieve results.
• Desire to build organisational capability.
• Ability to inspire, energise and motivate the entire team, fostering collaboration, innovation and productivity.

Successful Candidate Will Demonstrate

• Strong understanding of project management, assembly automation, plastic injection moulding and metal stamping.
• Experience in creating, developing and executing short‑ and long‑term strategic plans across cross‑functional businesses.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to lead business initiatives that drive growth and profitability.
• Ability to build strong relationships with team members, shareholders and customers.
• Proven track record of leading projects, engineering operations and delivering quantitative and qualitative results.
• Experience meeting and exceeding expectations of internal and external customers.
• Experience working in a complex organization with multiple geographically diverse locations.
• Willingness to travel.
• Ability to gain buy‑in, remain engaged and overcome resistance.
• Expertise in budget management and driving year‑over‑year improvement of financial metrics.

Benefits

• Performance bonus
• Pension scheme
• Flexible holidays
• Subsidised gym and swimming club membership

Location

Unit 1 & 2 Orchard Park, Sligo, F91 HE67, Republic of Ireland

Contact

Joanne MacPherson
Human Resources Administrator