Engineering Manager

CS 33948 Engineering Manager - Recycling Sector Walsall, West Midlands £55,000 Ready to take ownership of engineering performance and make a real impact? Are you an experienced Engineering Manager looking for an opportunity where you can shape engineering strategy, develop a talented team and drive meaningful improvements across a major industrial operation?

This is an opportunity to take the lead at a large, established recycling and resource recovery facility, where engineering is a genuine business priority and investment in people, plant reliability and continuous improvement is firmly on the agenda.

You'll have the autonomy to make decisions, the backing to deliver improvements and the opportunity to leave a lasting mark on engineering performance. The Opportunity As Engineering Manager, you'll take full responsibility for the safe, reliable and cost-effective operation of all site assets.

You'll lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team, developing a culture of accountability, high performance and continuous improvement. Working closely with the operational leadership team, you'll ensure engineering plays a central role in maximising plant availability, reducing downtime and delivering operational excellence.

This is a hands-on leadership position where you'll balance the immediate demands of keeping the plant running with the longer-term priorities of asset reliability, maintenance strategy and engineering development. What You'll Be Responsible For Leading, motivating and developing a multi-disciplinary engineering team, building a culture of ownership and accountability.

Driving a proactive maintenance strategy, maintaining preventative maintenance compliance above 95%. Improving plant reliability, reducing breakdowns and minimising reactive maintenance. Championing health and safety, ensuring the highest standards of engineering compliance and safe working practices.

Managing external contractors, ensuring work is delivered safely, efficiently and to the required standard. Leading root cause analysis investigations and implementing long-term solutions to recurring engineering issues.

Planning and delivering plant shutdowns to minimise operational disruption and risk. Taking ownership of engineering budgets, including OPEX management and contributing to CAPEX investment plans. Embedding engineering best practice and driving continuous improvement across the site.

What We're Looking For You'll be an established Engineering or Maintenance Manager with experience leading engineering teams within an industrial, manufacturing, recycling or process-based environment. More importantly, you'll be someone who can bring people together, establish clear standards and drive improvements without losing sight of the bigger commercial picture.

You'll also bring: Strong engineering leadership and people management experien...

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