Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager

£80-90,000 plus car allowance, bonus, pension, benefits.
Ledbury

We're looking for a real leader, not just a manager

This role is about the person. We, a well-established heavy manufacturing business, needs a Senior Engineering Manager who leads from the front: someone who's out on the shop floor, rolls their sleeves up and earns respect by being visible, approachable and decisive.

You'll join a great senior leadership team who are close-knit, ambitious and backing each other to take the business forward. There's so much potential here, and the right person will play a huge part in unlocking it.

We can evidence real success stories within the business who've progressed over years and decades with the business. We're a really good team, in need of leadership within Engineering.

What's on offer

• Strong salary, Car allowance.
• Bonus. Double Digit Pension.
• A seat alongside a strong, supportive senior leadership team
• A business with a real plan, good team and potential, and the chance to leave your mark on it

Who you are

• A genuine leader.People want to follow you. You set high standards, back your team and bring the best out of them
• Hands-on.You're comfortable in the office, but you're most at home on the shop floor. When there's a problem, you're there
• A builder of teams.You've led leaders before and enjoy developing people as much as fixing machines
• A positive force for change.You bring energy, accountability and a "find a way" attitude, and you take people with you
• Commercially sharp.You understand how engineering drives the bottom line

The role

Reporting to the General Manager, you'll lead the site's engineering function through a team of managers and a large multi-disciplined engineering and maintenance team. You'll own:

• Asset reliability, and moving the site to a planned and preventative maintenance culture
• Capex projects that shape the site's future
• Root-cause problem solving that stops issues coming back
• Health and safety leadership, plus performance against safety, reliability, quality and cost

What you'll bring

• Significant engineering leadership experience in heavy manufacturing, process or industrial environments
• A track record of improving reliability and delivering capital projects
• Experience leading change and building high-performing teams