Engineering and Technical Manager

Job Description:

Engineering and Technical Manager

Draycott, Derbyshire | Up to £70,000 + Bonus | Early Friday Finish

A well-established, highly regulated engineering and manufacturing organisation is investing in its future and strengthening its senior leadership team as part of a long-term growth and transformation programme. This newly created Engineering and Technical Manager role offers genuine influence, senior visibility and the opportunity to lead critical new product development in a safety-critical environment, alongside a competitive salary, bonus and real autonomy.

About the Organisation

This is a global engineering and manufacturing business operating across multiple international sites, delivering technically complex, safety-critical products into demanding and regulated markets. Quality, compliance and reliability are central to everything the organisation does.

The Draycott site is a key UK hub within the wider group. It is well-established, employs around 170 people and has undergone significant positive change in recent years, with a renewed focus on safety, culture, leadership and accountability.

The Role

As Engineering and Technical Manager, you will report directly into senior site leadership and take full responsibility for the engineering and technical function.

This is a senior, hands-on leadership role where you will:

• Lead and develop a highly skilled and technically experienced engineering team
• Own the end-to-end delivery of new products, from concept through to production and launch
• Act as a subject matter expert and design authority across multiple product ranges
• Provide strong technical governance within a high-hazard, highly regulated environment
• Balance people leadership, project delivery and complex technical decision-making

You will play a pivotal role in shaping how engineering supports the wider business strategy, driving continuous improvement while maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of engineers, setting clear objectives and building long-term capability
• Oversee new product introduction (NPI), ensuring delivery to time, cost and quality expectations
• Provide technical leadership across design, engineering and manufacturing processes
• Act as the technical escalation point for complex engineering challenges
• Manage multiple concurrent projects and competing priorities
• Work closely with manufacturing, quality and commercial teams to deliver aligned outcomes
• Ensure compliance with relevant engineering standards, legislation and best practice
• Champion a proactive safety culture and robust engineering governance

What We’re Looking For

Candidates may come from a range of engineering disciplines. What matters most is technical credibility, leadership capability and experience working in regulated environments.

Essential experience:

• Degree-level qualification in an engineering or technical discipline
• Proven experience leading and managing engineering teams
• A strong track record of delivering new products to market
• Experience operating in regulated or high-hazard environments
• Strong project management capability
• Confidence acting as a technical authority and senior decision-maker

Desirable experience:

• IOSH or NEBOSH qualification
• Background within defence, marine, chemicals, explosives or similarly regulated sectors

What’s in It for You

• Competitive salary up to £70,000 per annum
• Bonus scheme (target circa 10%)
• Pension with employer contribution
• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Death in service (4x salary)
• Monday–Thursday 8:00–17:00, Friday 8:00–12:00 (early finish every Friday)
• Site-based role with strong senior leadership visibility
• The opportunity to make a genuine, long-term impact within a growing global business

Location & Working Pattern

• Location: Draycott, Derbyshire
• Working pattern: Office and site-based
• Hours: Monday–Thursday 8:00–17:00, Friday 8:00–12:00

If you are a technically strong engineering leader looking for a role where your expertise, judgement and leadership will genuinely shape the future of a business, we would love to hear from you.

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