Head of Engineering

Job Title: Head of Engineering As part of the site senior management team, our new Head of Engineering will run our entire engineering operation, covering maintenance, CAPEX, and process engineering. Running a team of circa 20 engineers and handling a budget of £3m+, our Engineering Manager will play a key role in change management and growth. BASIC SALARY: £75,000 – £85,000 BENEFITS: £7700 car allowance 15% annual bonus Private medical – family Death in Service 4x salary 25 days holiday + bank holidays Pension contribution up to 8% Free parking Site gym Subsidised canteen LOCATION: North Yorkshire – rural COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Skipton, Leeds, Burnley, Harrogate, Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield Why you should apply? New CAPEX funding secured, means new machinery, equipment, and maintenance challenges all of which need new SOP’s, maintenance procedures, and schedules implemented. Be an integral part of the SLT within a 285 strong workforce in a £42m turnover operation. A specialist site within our multinational business. A chance to drive engineering change throughout the whole site. JOB DESCRIPTION: Head of Engineering / Engineering Manager / ISO:13485 / Medical Devices / Validation Due to pending retirement, we have restructured and created a brand-new role, as our new Head of Engineering, you will be the driving force in creating a culture that is a collective change in actions and accountability. You’ll take full operational responsibility for the whole engineering department and have a seat at the senior leadership table, contributing to overall site strategy and how your engineering department can support that. We will back you and your team to keep the machinery and equipment in continual service to support production. This is a genuine opportunity to shape this role yourself and add so much value to this site and the wider business. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: You will run the engineering department for the site – with 5 direct reports and an indirect team of circa 20 engineers, covering maintenance, process, asset engineering and capital projects you will be busy developing strategic plans, establishing new targets and tracking progress. Drive engineering change – culturally, operationally, and process focused. Harmonise, integrate and develop the engineering department, coaching/nurturing the engineering team to their full potential. Drive safety (one of our core values). Own the site’s regulatory compliance and validation challenges/requirements. PERSON SPECIFICATION: You will have a proven leadership background in driving an engineering operation of a suitable regulated manufacturing facility. Due to the validation, compliance, and regulatory aspects of this role, we welcome applications from backgrounds within the manufacturing of Medical Devices, Food, Pharmaceutical, Cosmetics, FMCG or similar. Your experience will cover multiple ISO standards such as ISO9001, ISO14001 any experience of ISO13485 a distinct advantage. Strong appreciation of QHSE and the ability to effectively influence other internal stakeholders. Be aware of world-class manufacturing. Proven change management and people leadership (an empowering, collaborative, coaching approach). Strong Continuous improvement / Green belt standard or equivalent methodologies such as Kaizen, lean manufacturing, Shingo etc. THE COMPANY: As part of a wider global business (100+ countries and c7,500 employees), we are an OEM producing a variety of medical devices that are used every day across the world. We are focused on best-in-class innovation, design, and manufacturing to assist our customers in their most complex challenges. This site produces products through extrusion for a wide range of applications for our clients in medical, food, filtration and automotive and continues to go from strength to strength. PROSPECTS: Head of Engineering / Engineering Manager / ISO:13485 / Medical Devices / Validation It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets and worked with the following products and/or services: Engineering Manager, Head of Engineering, Maintenance Manager, CAPEX, Capital projects, Asset management, MRO, SAP, facilities management, Allen Bradley, compliance, validation, regulatory, medical devices, ISO:14001, Pharmaceutical. INTERESTED? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application. Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct. REF: JAC17883, Wallace Hind Selection #J-18808-Ljbffr