Manufacturing Engineering Manager - Change Management

A leading global aerospace manufacturer is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead its Change Management Engineering function. This strategic leadership role combines manufacturing engineering, business transformation, configuration management, and digitalisation, supporting both operational delivery and major enterprise change programmes. Operating within a highly regulated aerospace manufacturing environment, the organisation designs and manufactures complex structural assemblies and systems for commercial and defence applications. The business is undergoing significant digital transformation, including the deployment of new Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platforms, creating an exciting opportunity to shape future manufacturing operations.

The Manufacturing Engineering Manager will lead a multidisciplinary engineering team of approximately 15 professionals responsible for managing internal and customer-driven changes across manufacturing operations. The role is accountable for ensuring engineering changes are effectively governed, assessed, communicated, and implemented while supporting business transformation initiatives, including PLM and ERP deployment. The successful candidate will drive process standardisation, configuration control, digital integration, and manufacturing readiness across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Promote and maintain a strong safety culture, ensuring compliance with all health, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and maintain robust manufacturing engineering processes aligned with customer, regulatory, and business standards.
• Lead end-to-end change management activities, ensuring structured governance, risk management, stakeholder engagement, and successful implementation.
• Oversee engineering change and configuration management processes, ensuring full visibility of impacts on cost, quality, schedule, and operational performance.
• Lead engineering teams to deliver measurable outcomes aligned with business objectives and operational priorities.
• Serve as a key interface between customers, engineering, operations, quality, and supply chain functions.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration to ensure seamless implementation of engineering and manufacturing changes.
• Lead the development and deployment of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) capabilities, improving data integrity, traceability, and configuration control.
• Support Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) transformation activities, ensuring engineering processes, master data, and operational workflows are aligned for successful implementation.
• Define and execute manufacturing engineering capability strategies, including workforce planning, training, and skills development.
• Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing engineering team while fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Deliver productivity, quality, and cost improvements through Lean methodologies, digital technologies, and process optimisation initiatives.