Engineering Manager Permanent Competitive Salary + Benefits
We are supporting our client in the search for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead engineering activities at their site. This is a key leadership role with responsibility for driving operational reliability, maintaining plant performance, and ensuring cost-effective engineering solutions across a heavy industrial environment.
The Role As Engineering Manager, you will:
- Lead and manage all site-engineering activities, ensuring operational reliability and performance.
- Oversee the cost-effective maintenance and development of all plant and equipment.
- Monitor and control engineering expenditure, negotiating contracts up to major project status.
- Continuously assess and improve plant performance through availability, reliability, and cost-reduction programmes.
- Compile and present major maintenance submissions to support business objectives.
- Ensure all statutory and legislative requirements are met by maintaining equipment registers.
- Oversee the monitoring and maintenance of environmental control equipment.
About You We are looking for a proven leader with the ability to deliver in a challenging heavy industrial environment. You will have:
- Degree-level qualification (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering discipline - ideally with membership of a professional engineering institute.
- Significant experience in engineering and maintenance management within heavy industry.
- A strong track record of optimising plant performance through long-term planning, resource coordination, and engineering control techniques.
- Experience developing and implementing major capital schemes.
- Multi-discipline management capability, with proven leadership in demanding industrial settings - ideally hot rolling, metal forming, or similar.
What's on Offer Our client recognises that their people are their greatest asset. Alongside an attractive salary, you'll benefit from a comprehensive package including:
- Defined contribution company pension scheme
- 27 days' annual leave plus statutory bank holidays
- Life Assurance
- Company sick pay scheme
- Health Cash Plan via Simply Health
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Standby and call-out payments
- Family-friendly benefits including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
- Ongoing training and development opportunities to support your career progression