Engineering Manager - Manufacturing

Technical Network are working in partnership with a market leading global manufacturer who are looking for a Engineering Manager for their business based in the West Midlands. This is a new role to support engineering development and growth, drive improvement, raise the standards on site and support some exciting projects.
Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Salary to£70000 + benefits
Location: West Midlands (commutable from Wolverhampton, Dudley, Redditch, Droitwich, Worcester, Birmingham areas)
Our customer has some exciting investment plans for their manufacturing facilities to accommodate a requirement to increase production volumes, whilst adding new lines and innovation in manufacturing processes. This is a great time to be joining this forward thinking business and offers a culture that will offer you real autonomy within a high skilled engineering infrastructure
Job Description
As the Manufacturing Engineering Manager you be responsible for leading and managing a Manufacturing Engineering team to implement best practice production engineering practices to improve productivity whilst planning for future CapEx investment across plant and facilities.
o Identifying and Implementing new manufacturing technologies, including specification of requirements, capex justification, planning and implementation
o Supporting cross functional teams to improve plant KPIs, ensuring production attainment, efficiency, quality and scrap reduction objectives accomplishment
o Value stream mapping (VSM) and lean manufacturing to increase productivity and reduce waste
o Committed to wanting to make a difference and developing their team's potential
o Passion for delivering manufacturing innovation and best practice
Experience
Applications are sought from experienced Engineering Managers with significant experience leading Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing or Production Engineering teams within a medium / high volume production environment.
o Professionally qualified – HND/ Degree in Engineering discipline, ideally with additional management and Lean/ Six Sigma training
o Experience gained in regulatory led, quality complaint manufacturing industries such as automotive, aerospace, defence, medical devices, building products sectors
o Proven leadership & development of engineering and technical teams
o Led significant new capital investment projects
o Lean manufacturing and operational improvement strategy deployment
o Strong planning and prioritising ability, problem solving and communication skills
o Analytical data driven and methodical leader
The opportunity:
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Engineering Manager with significant leadership experience to be part of a established organisation during a period of significant growth & investment. In return our client is offering a generous salary plus benefits package to include excellent contributory pension scheme, healthcare plan, bonus, onsite car parking, 33 days holiday, canteen facilities, excellent training and development opportunities. Above all this is an opportunity to make a real contribution to the success and growth of the modern organisation who are continuing to invest in modern machinery and infrastructure.
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