At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead product development and drive innovation in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
- Company: A successful and growing manufacturing business with a focus on quality and compliance.
- Benefits: Competitive salary up to £75,000, 25 days holiday, pension, and more.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth and influence in a collaborative environment.
- Why this job: Shape the future of products and lead a talented engineering team.
- Qualifications: Degree in Mechanical Engineering and experience in regulated industries required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.
A successful and growing manufacturing business is seeking a Head of Product Engineering to lead its product development function and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of its product portfolio. This is an opportunity to influence business strategy, drive innovation and lead a talented team of engineers working on the development, validation and implementation of market-leading products.
Reporting into the senior leadership team, you will combine strategic leadership with hands-on technical expertise, ensuring engineering activities deliver safe, compliant, high-quality products while supporting wider business objectives.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Defining and implementing the engineering strategy in line with business and product goals.
- Establishing engineering standards, methodologies, and processes that drive a right-first-time culture.
- Leading engineering activities from concept and research through design, verification, validation, and manufacturing implementation.
- Owning technical decision-making, product performance, materials selection, and engineering governance.
- Driving product improvement, value engineering, and continuous innovation across existing and future product ranges.
- Ensuring compliance with relevant standards, regulations, and industry requirements.
- Leading design reviews, engineering change processes, risk assessments, and technical file management.
- Collaborating with programme management, product management, manufacturing, quality, suppliers, and external partners to deliver successful outcomes.
- Supporting research programmes and technology development initiatives that strengthen long-term business capability.
- Creating and protecting intellectual property while maintaining robust technical documentation.
Our client is seeking someone with a record of leading engineering teams and delivering complex products within a highly regulated manufacturing environment. You'll ideally bring:
- Degree qualification in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Significant experience leading engineering and product development teams.
- A strong background in delivering products within highly regulated industries.
- Extensive knowledge of manufacturing processes including injection moulding, extrusion, machining, and related production techniques.
- Strong understanding of verification and validation, design for manufacture, reliability engineering, root cause analysis, risk management and product lifecycle management.
- Experience using 3D CAD, CAE, and PDM systems such as SolidWorks, AutoCAD, or Vault.
- Excellent leadership, coaching, and people development skills.
- Strong commercial awareness and the ability to balance technical, operational, and business priorities.
Our client is offering a competitive remuneration package up to £75,000, 25 days holiday + stats, company pension and other benefits.
Head of Product Engineering in Alfreton employer: Jayfair Recruitment Solutions
Join a dynamic and innovative manufacturing business as the Head of Product Engineering, where you will lead a talented team in shaping cutting-edge products that meet industry standards. With a strong focus on employee development, a collaborative work culture, and a competitive benefits package including 25 days holiday and a company pension, this role offers a unique opportunity to influence product strategy while enjoying a supportive environment that fosters growth and innovation.
Contact Details:
Jayfair Recruitment Solutions Recruitment Team
