Elevation Recruitment Group are delighted to be exclusively recruiting for a highly regulated manufacturer based in Sheffield, who are looking for a technically able and highly experienced people manager to join the business as Engineering Manager.
This is a great opportunity for someone to join an established manufacturing business and really make an impact from a people management, process and NPI point of view.
As a member of the senior management team, managing NPI, Process, Metallurgy, Laboratory and Toolroom, the ideal person for this role will have an excellent track record of successfully managing cross functional technical teams and have the ability to guide and influence strategy and direction.
As the Engineering Manager you will be:
- Manage and provide leadership to the Engineering Team for the introduction of new products, production support and process development activities.
- Manage engineering resources in line with demand, identifying the resources, people, money, equipment, and specialist subcontractors required to meet the department objective.
- Liaise with customers to understand their requirements, specifications, and deliverables.
- Deliver NPI into production and to the customer on time and on cost by developing plans that consider risk.
- Hold regular team meetings, assign tasks and dates and follow up regularly to ensure these are progressing to plan.
- Own the stage gate review process and ensure procedural documentation is in place and up to date.
- Work with the commercial team to support quoting and understand NPI pipeline.
- Monitor scrap and deliver appropriate improvements.
- Deliver engineering solutions to improve processes including reviewing new equipment, new technology and implementing changes to current processes to ensure the best manufacturing solution is provided.
- Work with all other departments
To be considered for the Engineering Manager role you will need:
- Bachelors degree in an engineering discipline or recognised engineering apprenticeship
- Demonstrable experience in NPI Project Management
- Demonstrable experience of managing a diverse team from varying disciplines
- Very good working knowledge of manufacturing, ideally with cast or forge engineering experience
- Experience of working within a highly regulated industry, ie medical, aerospace or automotive
- Ability to motivate and coach a team using good leadership skills
- Taking a consultative approach, listening to the opinions of others and asking the right questions for clarity.
- Strong IT skills, particularly experience of Microsoft Project and Excel
- Organised and methodical approach to each task, able to work on multiple projects simultaneously
- Able to communicate effectively with all levels of personnel
- Willing to take on difficult manufacturing problems and rise to the challenge
- Ability to make sound decisions based on available data using good problem solving skills
- Ability to flex and adapt management style to operate at both a strategic and operational level as required.
Engineering Manager Competencies:
- Ability to motivate and coach a team using good leadership skills
- Taking a consultative approach, listening to the opinions of others and asking the right questions for clarity.
- Strong IT skills, particularly experience of Microsoft Project and Excel
- Organised and methodical approach to each task, able to work on multiple projects simultaneously
- Able to communicate effectively with all levels of personnel
- Willing to take on difficult manufacturing problems and rise to the challenge
- Ability to make sound decisions based on available data using good problem solving skills
- Ability to flex and adapt management style to operate at both a strategic and operational level as required.
Elevation Engineering & Manufacturing is a specialist recruitment consultancy dealing with engineering, technical and operational positions in Yorkshire and the surrounding regions. If you match the specified criteria and are interested in discussing the position in more detail, we would love to hear from you.