Position Available: Senior Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Location: Greater Manchester (Hybrid)
Salary: Circa £65,000-£70,000 + Bonus & Benefits
Qualifications required: A relevant engineering degree, or a technical engineering/craft apprenticeship to NVQ Level 3 with an HNC or equivalent qualification.
Experience needed: Strong technical engineering and manufacturing experience, with a proven background leading industrialisation, production-readiness and continuous-improvement activities within a complex engineering environment.
About the Role
We're looking for a Senior Manufacturing Engineering Manager to act as the manufacturing technical authority for a complex engineering portfolio.
You'll ensure that production systems can meet current and future manufacturing requirements, overseeing technical changes, industrialisation, production-rate increases and the transition of new products into series production. This is a senior, highly collaborative position involving regular interaction with engineering teams, customers, suppliers and project leadership.
Key Responsibilities
Ensure manufacturing systems are technically capable of meeting production requirements
Lead manufacturing input into product development and technical change activities
Oversee industrialisation activities and contribute to project gate reviews
Coordinate manufacturing obsolescence and replacement initiatives
Lead production-rate increases across relevant manufacturing areas
Manage project-level manufacturing CAPEX requirements and funding submissions
Coordinate the validation and certification of production systems
Support the transition of products from development into series production
Identify manufacturing risks and develop appropriate mitigation strategies
Lead continuous-improvement initiatives to increase efficiency and capability
Manage technical relationships with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders
What We Need From You
Significant technical experience within engineering and manufacturing
Experience working with complex manufacturing or production systems
Proven experience leading engineering projects, industrialisation or production-readin...
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