Engineering Manager

Job title: Engineering Manager

Location: Bristol

Salary: 60,000 - 70,000 DOE

Our client is a specialist manufacturer of high-complex tolerance components in the Aerospace Engineering field. With extensive machining capabilities allowing this business to take on the toughest aerospace engineering challenges.

Responsibilities for the Engineering manager

• The Engineering Manager will lead the Engineering department and be responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining the Engineering systems
• Directly manage and lead the Engineering team consisting of CAD/CAM development engineers, manufacturing engineers and NPI engineers to deliver engineered systems to manufacturing in compliance with its identified requirements
• Contribute to the business strategic development as a key member of the Senior Leadership team
• Development of new products in a profitable and efficient manner
• Strategic develop a technology roadmap for the business taking into account New business development and requirements
• Generate and implement plans for out of hours running on specific CNC systems
• Work with facilities management to make sure CNC systems are suitable and able to produce parts RFT
  

Essential skills, knowledge and experience required for the Engineering manager

• Technical expertise in Design & manufacturing engineering
• Qualification (BSc, BEng, MSc) in Engineering
• Strong drawing understanding (GD&T, coating, special processes)
• Experience of managing NPI and existing production process improvements
• Approachable manner and ability to communicate effectively internally and externally
• Familiarity with CNC systems (3-5 axis milling, turning and grinding)

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience for the Engineering manager

• Working knowledge of LEAN process and practices
• Understand the industrial Aerospace manufacturing systems and processes
• Knowledge of SolidWorks/Solid CAM
• Familiar with EDM and Wire Cut systems
• Robotics and lights out methodologies for machining
• ISO9001, AS9100 knowledge
• Green/Black Belt certified

Benefits for the successful Engineering manager

• Competitive package
• Company Pension Scheme
• Health care cash plan
• DIS Benefit
• EV Scheme
• Employee referral programme
• Enhanced family friendly benefits
• Cycle to work scheme
• EAP