At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead engineering and maintenance activities, ensuring safe and efficient operations.
- Company: Established manufacturing business in Lisburn with a focus on growth.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus opportunities, and a permanent full-time position.
- Other info: Dynamic role with significant influence over engineering direction and team development.
- Why this job: Take ownership of engineering strategy and make a real impact in a growing company.
- Qualifications: Degree or HNC in Engineering and proven senior management experience.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
Due to continued growth and investment, our client, a well-established and successful manufacturing business based in Lisburn, is looking to appoint an experienced Engineering Manager. This is a senior leadership appointment and a significant opportunity to take full ownership of the engineering and maintenance function within a specialist, fast-paced manufacturing environment.
The successful Engineering Manager will report at senior level and lead a structure that includes a Maintenance Manager and a team of shift engineers, with full responsibility for all engineering activity, capital expenditure, facilities and planned preventative maintenance across the site.
Top 3 Things to Know About This Job
- Senior engineering leadership role with full ownership of maintenance, CAPEX, facilities and budgets
- Lead a structured engineering team including Maintenance Manager and shift engineers
- Well-established, growing manufacturing business based in Lisburn
The Role
- Take full responsibility for all engineering and maintenance activity across the site, ensuring safe, efficient and reliable operations at all times
- Lead, develop and performance manage a team structure incorporating a Maintenance Manager and shift engineers, building capability and driving a culture of high performance and continuous improvement
- Own and deliver the planned preventative maintenance programme across all site plant and equipment, driving asset reliability and minimising unplanned production downtime
- Take full ownership of all capital expenditure projects, from initial scoping and business case preparation through to contractor appointment, project delivery and commissioning
- Manage all facilities across the site including utilities, building fabric, compressed air systems and all statutory compliance activities
- Manage the engineering budget in full, controlling spend on spare parts, maintenance services, contractor costs and capital investment against agreed targets
- Manage all contractor and supplier activity on site, ensuring compliance with health and safety, permit to work systems and quality standards at all times
- Ensure full site compliance with health and safety legislation, environmental requirements and all relevant manufacturing and quality standards
- Drive continuous improvement across engineering, reliability and facilities, identifying and delivering initiatives that reduce costs, improve asset performance and increase production uptime
- Monitor and report on engineering KPIs to senior leadership, providing clear and consistent visibility of maintenance and facilities performance across the site
- Collaborate closely with production, quality and technical teams to support operational performance and minimise the impact of engineering activity on output
The Person
- Degree or HNC in Mechanical, Electrical or a related Engineering discipline, or time served with significant engineering management experience
- Proven experience in a senior Engineering Manager role within a manufacturing environment
- Strong knowledge of PPM systems, asset management and maintenance best practice
- Proven CAPEX project management experience from scoping through to delivery
- Experience managing engineering teams, contractor relationships and engineering budgets at site level
- Commercially aware with the ability to justify and prioritise engineering spend effectively
- Strong leadership and people management skills with the ability to develop and hold a team accountable
- A hands on leader with the technical credibility and communication skills to operate effectively at all levels
The Rewards
- Competitive senior salary reflective of experience
- Full time permanent position based in Lisburn
- Opportunity to lead a critical function within a growing, specialist manufacturing business
- A senior platform with real influence over the engineering strategy and direction of the site
Next Steps
For further information and to apply for this Engineering Manager role, please contact Conor O'Hagan at Hunter Savage. Visit our website for a full list of engineering and manufacturing opportunities. Expert, confidential advice from a specialist recruitment consultancy.
Engineering Maintenance Manager in Lisburn employer: Hunter Savage
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