Engineering Manager
Location: Corby, UK
Salary: competitive salary + Car/Allowance + Bonus + Private Healthcare + Leading Pension Scheme
Permanent
Site Based
Start Date: ASAP
Technical Partners are looking for an experienced Engineering Leader with a passion for driving maintenance excellence and building high‑performing teams within a complex, heavy‑industry environment. This is a rare opportunity to step into a pivotal leadership role within a major UK manufacturing operation undergoing significant investment and transformation.
What’s On Offer
A comprehensive and competitive benefits package including:
* Competitive salary
* Annual bonus
* Car or car allowance
* Family private healthcare
* 35 days annual leave
* One of the UK’s leading defined‑contribution pension schemes
* Annual pay review
* Employee discounts across major brands
* Wellbeing & lifestyle benefits
Why This Role?
This site has recently undergone a multi‑million‑pound upgrade, including:
* A new Cold Mill
* Expanded warehousing facilities
* New engineering workshops and stores
As Engineering Manager, you’ll shape and deliver the site’s maintenance excellence programme, while playing a key strategic role in future capital expenditure planning. You’ll also sit on the Operational Leadership Team, influencing the long‑term performance, reliability, and development of the entire operation. This is a high‑impact, high‑visibility role ideal for someone who thrives on challenge, innovation, and leading in a safety‑critical manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead, develop and inspire a large, multidisciplinary engineering team (100+).
* Drive implementation of asset reliability programmes, FMEA processes, and maintenance effectiveness strategies.
* Champion engineering governance, ensuring all statutory and compliance standards are met or exceeded.
* Build and implement structured planned maintenance schedules, including major annual shutdowns and refurbishment works.
* Manage the site’s annual maintenance and repair budget, ensuring resources are deployed effectively.
* Play a key role in shaping future capital expenditure plans aligned with operational growth.
* Drive a culture of continuous improvement, enhancing asset performance, OEE, availability and reliability.
* Lead the development of an inspiring apprenticeship and talent pipeline programme, acting as a coach and mentor.
* Collaborate extensively with cross‑functional leaders, contributing to site safety, performance, financial and strategic objectives.
What You’ll Bring
* A Degree in Mechanical, Electrical or relevant Engineering discipline (Chartered or working toward is ideal)
* Extensive experience within medium to heavy industrial manufacturing
* Proven leadership experience managing large engineering & craft teams
* Strong knowledge of maintenance excellence, reliability engineering, and improvement methodologies
* Solid understanding of KPIs such as OEE, loss analysis, and how maintenance impacts operational performance
* Strong communication skills with the confidence to influence at a senior level
* A commitment to safety, quality, continuous improvement and engineering excellence
* The ability to work under pressure, manage competing priorities, and deliver results
This is a role where you can truly make your mark – driving engineering standards, developing future talent, and playing a key part in the long‑term transformation of a major UK manufacturing operation.
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