Engineering Manager

Lead Engineering Excellence at Victrex. We're looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our multidisciplinary engineering team based at our Hillhouse manufacturing site. This is a high-impact leadership role where you'll shape engineering strategy, drive operational improvement, and ensure the safe, reliable and efficient operation of our assets. You'll lead teams across Process, Mechanical, Electrical, Control & Instrumentation and DCS Engineering, while playing a key role in major capital investment programmes, plant turnarounds and continuous improvement initiatives.

What You'll Be Responsible For:

• Leading and developing a team of Engineering Leads and multi-disciplinary engineers.
• Providing technical leadership across a complex COMAH-regulated manufacturing site.
• Driving improvements in reliability, Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and cost of manufacture.
• Acting as the technical authority for engineering standards, process safety and management of change.
• Supporting the delivery of capital projects, shutdowns and strategic improvement programmes.
• Shaping future engineering strategy and influencing major investment decisions.
• Promoting a culture of safety, compliance, innovation and continuous improvement.

What We're Looking For:

• Proven leadership experience within a manufacturing, chemical, process or industrial environment.
• Strong experience managing complex engineering assets on a COMAH-regulated site.
• Expertise across multiple engineering disciplines, including mechanical, electrical, process and control systems.
• Demonstrable success leading engineering teams and driving performance improvements.
• Strong understanding of process safety, functional safety, engineering standards and regulatory compliance.
• Passion for coaching, developing and growing engineering talent.

Why Join Victrex?

• Lead a team of highly skilled engineering professionals.
• Influence site-wide engineering strategy and major capital programmes.
• Manage budgets of up to £10m and support investment projects worth up to £5m.
• Play a key role in improving asset reliability and operational performance.
• Join an organisation committed to innovation, technical excellence and developing its people.

Victrex is an innovative world leader in high-performance PEEK (Poly Ether Ether Ketone) and PAEK (Poly Aryl Ether Ketone) polymer solutions focusing on the strategic markets of automotive, aerospace, energy and industrial, electronics and medical. Every day, millions of people use products and applications containing our materials – from smartphones, aeroplanes and cars to energy operations and medical devices. With over 40 years' experience, we are developing world leading solutions with PEEK and PAEK-based polymers and selected semi-finished and finished parts which enable environmental and societal benefit for our customers and our markets and drive value for our shareholders.

At Victrex, we have a clear purpose: to deliver transformational and sustainable solutions that address global material challenges. Our core values of passion, innovation, and performance are at the heart of everything we do. We are a company that thrives on human-centred leadership, valuing curiosity, adaptability, and collaboration in a fast-paced, digitally enabled world. We believe in empowering individuals, rather than seeing barriers to progress. We are looking for individuals who are comfortable working in an environment that values digital and AI-driven solutions, who see technology as an enabler rather than a challenge.

We foster a culture of continuous learning, agility, and adaptability, where employees are encouraged to embrace new ways of working, leverage data-driven insights, and drive meaningful change. Our leadership approach is built on empowerment, inclusion, and collaboration. We value people who lead with empathy and authenticity, fostering a workplace where diverse perspectives and ideas can thrive.

Sustainability is core to our strategy. We are committed to reducing our environmental footprint while supporting society through our sustainable products and making a positive impact on our local communities. We are proud to be recognised as a ‘Disability Confident’ employer and to be voted as one of the best places to work by ‘The Sunday Times’ not just once, but for two years in succession! Our aim is to provide the support of accessibility and community within Victrex for everyone. So, if you need any help, advice or just want a confidential chat regarding any Diversity, Equity or Inclusion matters even before you apply to Victrex, then here is what you need to know: The enabling support that Victrex prides itself on giving, starts from when anyone applies or wants to apply to join our team. We are always here to help provide any ‘reasonable adjustments’ you may need during your application process.