GBR Recruitment Ltd are working exclusively with a market leading Agricultural Machinery manufacturer, recruiting for an experienced hands on Engineering Manager to successfully lead their engineering department.
This is a key senior management team role, where you will mentor, coach & develop the Engineering team to be the very best they can be.
You will also play a key role in influencing new product development & product innovation, driving continuous improvement across all Agri products & engineering processes.
The client is seeking someone from an Agricultural Machinery (Tractors, Combines, Telehandlers) background or similar specialist products within Construction Plant Machinery or other types of complex high capital specialist machinery / specialist vehicles.
You will have formal engineering qualifications & strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic & pneumatic components, parts & systems.
Responsibilities
* Responsible for leading the engineering team & managing workloads, ensuring the successful delivery of Agri machinery engineering projects & product improvements.
* Overseeing engineering processes including Engineering Change Requests (ECR) and Engineering Change Notices (ECN), BOMs, and project planning.
* Setting timelines for strategic projects & ensuring their delivery.
* Providing accurate costings & quotations for the sales & buying teams.
* Driving CI, LEAN methodology & product innovation.
* Resolving any engineering & product-related issues.
* Performance management of the engineering team.
* Managing outsourced engineering services (external specialists).
* Creating & updating technical documentation.
* Supporting quality systems (QMS) & adherence to ISO standards.
Qualifications & Attributes
* Strong Agricultural Engineering experience at a Management or Supervisory level.
* Agricultural or other Engineering qualifications.
* Experience within a design & development environment (D&D / DDE).
* Strong in managing engineering teams & engineering workloads.
* Strong understanding of engineering principles & product development.
* Strong mechanical, hydraulic, electrical & pneumatic systems experience.
* Strong in Agricultural engineering project management.
* Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing / Lean Methodologies is a bonus.
* Experience with DFMA (Design for Manufacture & Assembly).
* Familiarity with engineering change systems and project tools.
* Extremely strong leadership, mentoring & coaching skills.
This role is commutable from Lincoln City, Market Rasen, Louth, Horncastle, Boston, Sleaford, Skegness, Sutton on Sea, Mablethorpe, Grimsby, Spalding, Spilsby, Grantham, Newark & areas close to these.
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