Job Description
Engineering Management role based in Cheshire. Working for a growing manufacturing company
Client Details
Our client is a growing and well established manufacturing and engineering company based in Cheshire
Description
- Lead the delivery of the Design project portfolio, ensuring new products progress through the company's New Product Introduction (NPI) / process on time, to cost and to specification.
- Own the day-to-day operation of the NPI process within the Design Office - planning, resourcing and sequencing design work across concurrent projects and phases.
- Drive New Product Delivery from design brief through concept, detailed design, prototype support, design verification and validation, to production release and post-launch review.
- Plan and manage design engineering resource and capacity.
- Chair and record design reviews, ensuring design outputs meet the brief, regulatory requirements and manufacturability standards before progression.
- Own engineering data governance within the Design Office - CAD, drawing and Bill of Materials (BOM) standards, revision control and the PDM/PLM data structure.
- Manage the engineering change process (ECR/ECN), ensuring changes are impact-assessed, approved, documented and communicated in a controlled manner.
- Support the Purchasing Team with the technical specification of products and materials, and with the design assessment of newly sourced and alternative components.
- Manage the design-to-production handover, applying Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) principles and ensuring Manufacturing and Quality receive complete, correct and timely information.
- Ensure the Design Office is maintained in a manner that ensures the company's H&S standards are met at all times.
- Continued development of the Design Team's capabilities, tools and systems to ensure they can respond to the demands of the business.
- Provide an environment to allow Team Members and yourself to grow and develop.
- Assist all departments with rapid and accurate Technical Advice and information.
15. Have a "can do" attitude, challenge the "Status Quo".
16. Develop and maintain departmental process documentation and systems.
Profile
- Proven track record in industrial manufacturing
- A strong engineering design background
- Excellent leadership skills
- A qualified mechanical engineer
- You will have recent exposure leading a NPI design engineering team in a hands on management role
Job Offer
£65,000 to £75,000 plus benefits
Contact Details:
Michael Page Procurement & Supply Chain Recruitment Team
