Job Title:
Senior Engineering Manager - Product Development
Location:
Era – Wolverhampton
About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced Senior Engineering Manager to lead our product development team. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and driving a world-class product design and engineering capability, delivering on new product development strategies, existing portfolio enhancement, and application support.
Main Responsibilities:
* Leadership and Strategy: Architect and deliver a best-in-class engineering and design capability, supported by robust end-to-end processes, promoting ingenuity and integrity from concept to launch and throughout the product lifecycle.
* Team Management: Provide leadership, mentoring, and coaching to develop the core capability of the engineering team.
* Process Optimization: Develop and optimize manufacturing processes to enhance efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness.
* Innovation and Collaboration: Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement by driving lean manufacturing principles and CI methodologies, ensuring robust process control, quality assurance systems are followed.
* Product Design and Development: Oversee product design and development processes, ensuring designs meet customer demands, certification, and regulatory standards.
* Strategic Planning: Represent the Engineering function in strategic planning and decision-making processes, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of design and manufacturing activity.
* Project Delivery: Lead engineering projects from concept, ensuring timely delivery, budget adherence, and coordination with other departments to achieve project goals.
Requirements:
* Education: Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical/Industrial Engineering or an equivalent qualification.
* Experience: Proven track record of successfully implementing a change management programme within an engineering function.
* Skills: Proficient with the operation and capabilities of 3D Design packages and simulation.
* Coaching and Mentoring: Proven coaching, mentoring & training capability.
* Leadership: Significant experience of leading engineering teams within a product development environment, with a proven track record of project delivery.
* Lean Manufacturing: Knowledge of Lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies.
What We Offer:
* Competitive Salary: £80,000 - £100,000 per annum.
* Holidays: 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
* Pension: Pension match up to 7%.
* Life Assurance: 4 x salary life assurance.
* Leave: Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave.
* Employee Assistance Programme: Access to employee assistance programme.
* Cycle to Work Scheme: Cycle to work scheme.
* Free Eye Tests: Free eye tests.
* Subsidised Canteen: Subsidised canteen.
* Volunteering and Team Building Days: Volunteering and team building days.