Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager

Location: Wakefield

Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 + a well rounded benefits package

KO2 Recruitment is delighted to be partnering with a well-established manufacturing business based in Wakefield in their search for an experienced Engineering Manager to join their senior team.

The Role

This is a hands-on leadership role at the heart of the business, responsible for leading, managing, and developing the Engineering function to deliver innovative, cost-effective, and high-quality engineering solutions that support their client's product development, manufacturing, and strategic objectives.

You'll provide leadership across Engineering, Spray Painting, Automation, and Injection Moulding departments, ensuring resources are effectively integrated and optimised to achieve operational excellence. You'll continually review and develop departmental strategies, aligning them with the wider business, production, and sales objectives while driving continuous improvement, innovation, and performance.

Key Responsibilities

Take overall ownership of the Engineering, Spray Painting, Automated Production, and Injection Moulding departments, ensuring resources are used effectively to meet business objectives

Manage day-to-day operations across the department, making sure work is safely planned, prioritised, and delivered in line with customer needs

Plan and deliver engineering projects, product improvements, and new equipment or process introductions

Champion continuous improvement across the department, driving efficiency, quality, and performance gains

Keep engineering equipment, tools, machinery, and stock levels well maintained to ensure maximum reliability

Line manage a team of 4 engineers, running regular 1-2-1s, performance reviews, and succession planning to build a strong, capable team

Partner with Production, Planning, Purchasing, Technical, and Logistics to keep activities coordinated and business goals on track

Assess current and future staffing, training, and resourcing needs, flagging requirements to senior management as needed

Maintain compliance with Health & Safety, Environmental, and Quality standards across all engineering activities

Report regularly on engineering performance, quality metrics, project pro...