Engineering Manager

Job Description:

Engineering Manager
Coventry
Up to £85,000 per annum + benefits
Day shift
Permanent Role
 
Arch Recruitment Solutions are currently recruiting for an experienced Engineering Manager for a Manufacturing company based in Coventry.
 
Role responsibilities –

• You will lead and develop the engineering function to deliver robust, efficient, and innovative solutions for complex, high-mix/low-volume machining operations in exotic and high-strength materials for the role of Engineering Manager.
• Standardise engineering processes for set-up reduction, quick changeovers, and flexible manufacturing to improve responsiveness and minimise downtime.
• Drive process improvement projects to reduce scrap, rework, and dimensional variation, ensuring consistency when machining exotic alloys to tight tolerances.
• For the role of Engineering Manager, you will embed lean and continuous improvement practices into engineering workflows, focusing on eliminating waste, improving process stability, and enhancing productivity.
• Develop and deliver a forward-looking technology and process roadmap, incorporating advanced tooling, CAD/CAM enhancements, and digital solutions to support quality and efficiency.
• Develop and embed inspection processes, including CMM programming and operator self-inspection, working closely with the Quality Manager to ensure first-time-right quality, reduce non-conformances, and build accountability at the source.
• Oversee and continuously improve bench fitting and manual processes, ensuring precision, consistency, and integration with CNC operations to deliver high-quality components to customer specifications.
• You will collaborate closely with production and quality teams to ensure engineering improvements are fully embedded and sustained across the shopfloor for the role of Engineering Manager.
• Optimise factory layout and material flow to enhance productivity, reduce waste and handling, and ensure scalability for future equipment, technology, and workflow changes.
• Establish and monitor engineering KPIs focused on overruns, quality, and consistency (e.g. first-off acceptance rates, process capability, cycle time variance).
• Provide hands-on technical leadership and problem-solving support for machining issues, tooling failures, and process deviations.
• For the role of Engineering Manager, you will support the COO in capex planning and implementation of new technologies, tooling, and software, ensuring measurable returns on investment.
• Mentor and develop the engineering team to build capability in advanced machining methods, exotic materials processing, CAD/CAM, and continuous improvement.
• Own CAD/CAM programming, tool selection, and machining strategies, ensuring programmes are accurate, repeatable, and cost-effective.
• Optimise CNC programming and tool paths to minimise cycle times, reduce tool wear, and ensure first-time-right quality.
• Control and reduce engineering overruns by improving estimating accuracy, monitoring actual vs. planned cycle times, and addressing root causes of variation.
• Champion design for Manufacture (DFM) and New Product Introduction (NPI), ensuring smooth and timely transitions from quotation through to stable production.

 
Role requirements –

• You will be highly experienced within a similar Engineering Manager role.
• A strong knowledge of CAD/CAM and machining processes is required.
• Continuous improvement and man management tool experience is required for the Engineering manager role.
• Strong engineering background
• Great communication and management skills

 
If you are interested in discussing this position in more detail, then please contact Kirsten Oxtoby on the details provided.
 
Arch Recruitment Solutions are acting as an Employment Agency with regards to this position.