Engineering Manager

Job Description:

Engineering Manager, £70,000, Leicestershire

Package includes Healthcare, up to 18% bonus, 15 % total pension contribution, option to purchase shares at a reduced rate.

Why join?

• Opportunity to work within a brand-new manufacturing plant.
• Fantastic employee engagement - over 300 employees have been with the business over 25 years.
• Further development through fantastic internal and external training. They have Pledged to have 5% of employees in pay and learn positions by 2025.
• Real career progression opportunities into senior roles
• Opportunity to work for a forward-thinking company who have invested over £125m across their sites since 2023

ATA Recruitment is working in partnership with a major UK manufacturing group to recruit Engineering Manager for their brand-new, flagship site in Leicestershire.

With roots dating back to the 1960s, this organisation is steeped in British manufacturing heritage. Employing over 2,000 people across 15 sites nationwide, they produce some of the UK’s most well-known and much-loved products.

This new facility marks a significant investment in the future of UK manufacturing. Boasting state-of-the-art equipment and technology unseen anywhere else in the country, it’s set to become Europe’s highest-output factory of its kind once fully operational.

As an Engineering Manager, you'll play a key role in shaping the success of this cutting-edge operation from the ground up.

About the role

As an Engineering Manger you will be responsible for:

• Directing and leading all maintenance activities across a large-scale 24/7 manufacturing operation with full accountability for the whole engineering function.
• Develop and implement preventative and predictive maintenance strategies to maximise equipment uptime and reliability.
• Support capital investment planning by assessing asset condition and lifecycle.
• Coach, develop, and appraise team members to build a skilled and motivated workforce.
• Recruitment, 1-2-1’s, Appraisals, Disciplinaries, Recruitment, and Training & Development.
• Plan and coordinate engineering projects, including equipment installations, upgrades, and refurbishments.
• Monitor and control maintenance budgets, ensuring cost-effective use of resources.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations, company standards, and legal requirements.

• Managing the sites continuous improvement and root cause analysis projects.

• Ensure all Engineers adhere to H&S Policies and Safe Working Practices.

About you

Due to the nature of the site, we are looking for an engineering manager who has strong leadership & communication skills with the ability to motivate and inspire their employees.  

• Previous experience working within an engineering management capacity.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering functions
• Experience managing large engineering budgets, both OPEX & CAPEX.
• Experience within manufacturing is essential.
• Experience leading LEAN, root cause and CI task.
• Great relationship building skills.

The benefits

By joining our client, you’ll become part of a forward-thinking business that is actively investing in its future. This is evident through recent projects aimed at both upgrading existing facilities and constructing new factories to meet growing demand. We've seen first-hand the clear progression opportunities available, including pathways into plant management and senior operations roles.

If you think you are the right engineering manager for this market leader, please press apply, call Ashton on (phone number removed), or email your CV too (url removed)  

ATA Recruitment specialises in Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Civil, Transportation and general Engineering recruitment on both a permanent and contract basis – for more opportunities like this one, visit our website

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation