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Technical Manager
Location: North West England
Salary: £50,000 + Benefits
Sector: Metal Manufacturing
Type: Permanent, Full-Time
The Opportunity
A leading UK manufacturer is seeking an experienced Technical Manager to lead its engineering and technical function. Supplying demanding sectors including aerospace, energy and industrial engineering, the business is investing in continuous improvement, new product introduction, and manufacturing excellence.
This is a hands-on leadership role for a metallurgist, foundry engineer or technical manager who enjoys solving complex production challenges, leading technical teams, and driving improvements in quality, yield, and operational performance.
The Role
Reporting directly to the Operations Director, you will lead a multidisciplinary technical team responsible for process control, tooling, manufacturing engineering, and new product introduction across a complex precision casting operation.
You will act as the senior technical authority within the business, ensuring manufacturing processes are technically robust, customer requirements are achieved, and continuous improvement initiatives deliver measurable results.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the technical engineering team.
- Provide technical leadership across all manufacturing processes, including tooling, wax, shell, foundry, and finishing operations.
- Drive continuous improvement activities focused on reducing scrap, improving yield, and increasing Right First Time performance.
- Manage New Product Introduction (NPI) activities from tooling through to production approval.
- Oversee tooling design, procurement, modification, and implementation.
- Lead Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations and resolution of technical issues.
- Analyse production performance data and identify opportunities for process optimisation.
- Ensure products consistently meet customer drawings, specifications, and technical requirements.
- Collaborate closely with Operations, Quality, Commercial, and Production teams to deliver technical solutions.
- Support the investigation of non-conforming products and implementation of corrective actions.
- Develop technical standards, process documentation, and manufacturing controls.
- Coach, mentor, and develop technical and production personnel. xgikmsk
Candidate Profile
We are interested in individuals with experience in manufacturing environments where metallurgy, materials engineering, casting, forging, machining, heat treatment, or other complex production processes are critical to product quality.
Suitable backgrounds may include:
- Technical Manager
- Metallurgic Please click on the apply button to read the full job description
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