Engineering Manager
Recruiter: Sierra 57 Consult
Location: East Midlands
Salary: £53,000 - £55,000 + benefits
Application date: 13th Jun 2025
Overview: Working with our client, an established injection moulding manufacturer, we are looking for an Engineering Manager to join their established team.
Benefits:
• 33 days annual leave, including a shutdown at Christmas
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Life insurance
• Company sick pay up to 24 years (increasing with years of service)
• All PPE provided, including safety shoes
Remit:
• As an Engineering Manager you will be responsible for effectively managing the Maintenance, Development and Site service teams to ensure plant/ equipment availability, reliability and performance
• You will be required to lead, manage and further develop a team of over 20 engineering colleagues, engaged in the maintenance of injection moulding machines, automation and ancillary equipment.
Responsibilities:
• Provide a safe and effective reactive maintenance response to unplanned breakdowns.
• Maintain an effective planned maintenance program.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities for our manufacturing processes – thru monitoring production data and root cause failure analysis.
• Manage maintenance and capital expenditure budgets.
• Effectively manage spare part procurement and stockholding levels.
• Identify and justify yearly capex projects – needed to keep the plant running at budgeted levels of performance.
• Maintain relationships with key suppliers and sub-contractors.
• Participate in safety, production, management and planning meetings.
• Manage capex/ project procurement, installation and handover process.
• Participate in maintaining a safe working environment and advocate safe working practices are always adopted by employees, including the management of contractors whilst working on site.
• To comply with all company rules, regulations and procedures and promote good working practices throughout the workforce.
• Continue to further develop the engineering team with internal and external training.
• Oversee that the site complies to all company / UK health and safety legislation, in terms of inspection, servicing and remedials of buildings, plant and equipment.
Requirements:
• Engineering qualification (HNC/HND/Degree) in Mechanical, Electrical, or a related discipline.
• Proven experience in engineering management, ideally within an injection moulding environment however other manufacturing industries will be considered.
• Strong technical knowledge of injection moulding machinery, automation systems, and ancillary equipment.
• Track record of implementing effective planned and reactive maintenance strategies.
• Experienced in managing capex projects from justification through to installation and handover.
• Experience managing teams and leading continuous improvement initiatives.
• Budget management experience, with a focus on maximizing return on investment.