Engineering Manager

The Company

A UK leading electronic manufacturer is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to join the growing team.

The Role

Primary focus will at all times be upon ensuring that the Engineering function produces service levels capable of achieving timely delivery and complete customer satisfaction in every facet of the manufacturing & commercial commitments. 

A key aspect of the role will be to support the creation of an environment of continual improvement, enabling quantifiable and sustainable change, whilst focusing on adding value and removing waste to increase customer satisfaction and profitability.

Key Responsibilities

Management of the Engineering Team – either via the Business Units or as an individual function following a strategic review of the engineering structure.

Take ownership of the engineering processes and procedures documentation and review to ensure this meets the needs of the business, demonstrates the best in the industry and properly aligns with the business systems.

Develop a process for the continuous improvement of the documentation and take ownership of revision control.

Ensure the engineering focus is on delivering the right first-time documentation to production.

Responsible for the New Product Introduction process and ensuring that new products are successfully onboarded as such that they can be classified as “Green” jobs.

Ensure engineering is properly supporting production through builds by taking cradle-to-grave ownership for new products being launched in the factory.

Analyse quote to actual times and suggest ways to optimise processes to improve quality and time targets whilst ensuring safe manufacturing processes.

Responsible for the Technology roadmap for the business and working with stakeholders to ensure this meets the current and future needs of the business.



Responsible for robotics and automation strategy.

Develop training plans for the current engineering team

Process information to enable the generation of quotations for assembly of IPC610 class 3 electronic assemblies.

Fully utilise BOM Management software.

Ensure quality principles and standards can be applied and are adhered to throughout the manufacturing process.

The Candidate

Experienced as an Engineering Manager in an electronic manufacturing environment

Extensive experience working in electronic manufacturing

Experience in reviewing and optimising engineering processes and procedures.

Skilled in overseeing NPI processes.

Proven ability to manage multiple engineering projects from concept to production.

Experience in developing training plans for engineering teams

Able to produce accurate BOM’s from customer’s documentation

Experience in developing and maintaining engineering documentation.

Knowledge of implementing automation and robotics solutions to improve manufacturing processes.

The Package

The salary offered for this position is £50,000- £60,000 to candidates who can meet all key qualifications and abilities.

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