Engineering Manager

Elevation Recruitment Group are working with a furniture manufacturer to recruit an Engineering Manager to join their team near Goole.

Salary: £60-70k

Benefits: 

• 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Company sick pay
• Up to 6% matched pension
• 4 x Death in service
• Option to buy up to 5 days extra annual leave

Reporting to the Head of Production, the Engineering Manager will manage the department and take responsibility for the efficient maintenance of site engineering services and facilities. Responsible for a team of 7. 

Duties & responsibilities of the Engineering Manager include:

• Evolve engineering capabilities to meet or exceed requirements for cost, quality and responsiveness
• Ensure that site services are maintained to a high standard in a cost-effective way 
• Review appropriate new technologies and systems 
• Monitor overhead and capital expenditure against defined budgets
• Liaise with the Head of Production to plan and manage Capital projects 
• Organise suitable safety checks on plant, machinery and facilities
• Minimise downtime through the provision of adequate spares, planned maintenance regimes and support staff 
• Facilitate continuous improvement and the reduction of all forms of waste
• Lead, train, motivate and discipline staff 
• Undertake annual appraisal of staff following the procedure currently in place
• Generate and implement new initiatives that result in continuous improvement
• Ensure that all areas are kept clean, tidy and well maintained following 5S principles
• Take a leadership role with manufacturing to adopt TPM Principles

We are keen to speak with Engineering Managers with the following skills/experience:

• Significant experience in manufacturing management gained in the furniture industry
• Excellent project and people management skills
• Organised self-starter, Self-motivated
• Engineering background
• Relevant Safety and Management Qualifications

Apply now or for a confidential discussion please contact Kerry Hill.