Bespoke Engineering Manager
Adecco · Birmingham, England ·
Bespoke Engineering Manager Location: Birmingham Salary: Competitive + Benefits Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time The Opportunity We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the engineering and maintenance function within a busy manufacturing environment.
This is a key leadership role responsible for ensuring machinery reliability, driving operational efficiency, delivering engineering projects, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the business. Reporting into senior leadership, you will play a crucial role in shaping engineering strategy, improving production performance, and developing a high-performing engineering team.
Key Responsibilities Lead, mentor, and develop the engineering and maintenance team. Act as the escalation point for engineering and technical issues. Ensure maximum equipment uptime and operational efficiency across the manufacturing facility.
Develop and manage preventative and predictive maintenance programmes. Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity, quality, and cost efficiency. Lead capital investment, machinery installation, and automation projects.
Support production, quality, and new product introduction activities from an engineering perspective. Manage engineering budgets, contractors, suppliers, and external service providers. Monitor and improve engineering KPIs, maintenance performance, and asset reliability.
Identify opportunities to optimise manufacturing processes and reduce downtime. Ensure compliance with all health, safety, and environmental requirements. About You Proven experience in an Engineering Manager, Maintenance Manager, or Senior Engineering Leadership position.
Strong background within manufacturing, engineering, precision engineering, or industrial environments. Excellent understanding of maintenance strategies, asset reliability, and continuous improvement methodologies. Experience leading engineering projects, capital expenditure programmes, and process improvement initiatives.
Strong leadership, communication, and people management skills. Commercially aware with experience managing budgets and resources effectively. Hands-on approach with the ability to support operational and strategic objectives.
HNC, HND, Degree, or equivalent qualification in Engineering or a related discipline preferred. What's on Offer Competitive salary and benefits package. Opportunity to le...