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Location: Swadlincote
* Company pension matched up to 7%
* Fair advantage scheme
* 25 days holiday bank holidays
Engineering Manager
Salary: £52,000- £55,000
Location: Swadlincote
Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday 8:00am to 16:00pm
Benefits
* Company pension matched up to 7%
* Fair advantage scheme
* 25 days holiday bank holidays
* Employee wellbeing support
Are you looking for a step up from a supervisor/ team leader into a engineering lead role?
You will lead the engineering team to support production, optimise equipment effectiveness (OEE), and achieve company objectives. You’ll be hands on with maintenance prioritisation, team development, root cause analysis, and budget control, while driving safety, quality, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead daily prioritisation of proactive and reactive maintenance tasks
* Develop and motivate team members, setting clear objectives and development plans
* Monitor and manage individual and team performance
* Conduct root cause investigations and implement effective solutions
* Manage operational budgets and prepare business cases for capital investments
* Project manage engineering initiatives to successful completion
* Promote and maintain health & safety compliance and participate in safety activities
* Drive shift handover effectiveness and reporting through established communication models
* Coordinate planned maintenance and improvement work to ensure operational excellence
* Support succession planning and continuous improvement strategies, including OEE improvements
* Deliver engineering briefs and contribute to quality and environmental management systems compliance (ISO9001 & ISO14001)
What You’ll Need
* HNC qualification in an engineering discipline
* IOSH certification
* Time-served engineer with strong technical knowledge in heavy manufacturing or similar sectors
* Experience in engineering leadership within manufacturing (building products, ceramics or heavy manufacturing preferred)
* Knowledge of modern engineering techniques, Lean Manufacturing, and Continuous Improvement methodologies
* Familiarity with legislative engineering requirements and maintenance management systems (Agility experience advantageous)
* Strong conflict and case management experience
* Ability to influence and build effective relationships across all organisational levels
* Excellent planning, organisational, verbal, and written communication skills
* A flexible, adaptable, and proactive work ethic
if you think you are the right fit for this role are in a commutable location to Swadlincote get in touch with Josh Sharkey from Stirling Warrington.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
* Industries
Staffing and Recruiting
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