Job Description
* Job Role: Senior Site Head of Engineering
* Senior site engineering leadership appointment
* Job Reward £85k - £95k Target Plus Car and Package
* Up to £125k package including 25% Bonus potential.
* APPLICATIONS TAKEN ON FUTURE FIT AND EXPERIENCE
* Client: Category Market leader in manufacturing
* Location: Doncaster area M62 accessible from West, East, North and South Yorkshire on a comfortable commute
* Contract Type: Permanent
* Location: ONSITE, not hybrid, you can’t’ deliver this job from home…you are a highly visible senior leader setting the pace and strategy on a large complex manufacturing site
Reporting to the UK Group Head of Engineering, dotted line into the Site Supply Director, of a large site with multiple manufacturing plants, you are the Senior Site Head of Engineering.
This unique opportunity offers YOU an opportunity to make a serious LEADERSHIP difference! In a growing multi-site manufacturing company.
This challenge and it is a challenge! will offer YOU a genuine opportunity to lead engineering site, factory, and maintenance activities to progress YOUR career within a growing, progressive manufacturing business.
* Leading the engineering technical agenda for the Site, including all the maintenance activities to improve line performance, using World Class Manufacturing (WCM) principles
* Drive engineering performance improvements, lead projects, manage multi-million-pound budgets and lead your team of managers / engineers and a team of 60 plus
* Responsible for setting the engineering strategy, leading engineering activities, maximising production through maintenance of site assets
Key Responsibilities – Senior Site Head of Engineering
* Ensure engineering resource (people/headcount) and technical skill set is maximised
* Develop Together with the factory management, you will ensure that the productive capacity of the plant is optimised and improved for the ever-changing needs of the business.
* You will create, implement, and manage engineering maintenance strategy
* Monitor operational efficiency of all plant and equipment, identifying areas of under-performance or opportunity and implementing plans to deliver improvement.
* and implement an engineering maintenance strategy
* Develop engineering skills through a structured people development programme
* Integrate engineers and line operators into ‘one-team’, maximising the engineering structure through autonomous maintenance techniques
* Recruit, manage and motivate the team via coaching, appraisal, and mentoring
* Ensure continual improvement in engineering skills
* Create and execute maintenance and CAPEX budgets for a large flagship manufacturing site
Qualifications and Requirements – Senior Site Head of Engineering
* Experience of delivering major engineering change projects – cultural and leadership
* Experience of managing budgets – multi-million
* Experience of leading technical frontline maintenance, services, and projects teams
* Track record of using advanced manufacturing techniques (E.g. WCM/TPM/Lean)
* HNC/HND within an engineering discipline minimum
* Background in engineering management within a time-sensitive, 24/7 complex manufacturing
* A confident leader, decision maker and influencer
* Track record of delivering continuous improvement and engineering performance
* You will set the standard, the vision, pace and the strategy on a large complex site
* Engineering leadership at a senior level in a manufacturing environment – open on industry, as long as its manufacturing or automated complex consumer supply chain
* You are a strategic influencer, leader and decision maker with the head space to develop into more senior roles in the UK functions
What we can offer – Senior Site Head of Engineering
•A Highly Competitive salary
* World class Global company!
• Company bonus scheme – up to 25%
• A Company Car or Allowance
• Share Save cash plan
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
•Awesome Pension scheme – market leading
•Career progression opportunities
For more information on this role, please contact Mike Butler on 0113 2123519 or send a copy of your CV to
Candidates who are currently a Site Engineering manager, Head of Engineering Site Chief Engineer, Head of Engineering Senior Engineer, Technical Manager, Chief Engineer, Production Engineering Manager, Senior Engineer, may be suitable for this position.