Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager

Precision Manufacturing | Hands-on Leadership

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.

This is a genuinely hands-on leadership role for someone who is just as comfortable getting stuck into a technical problem on the shop floor as they are coaching, developing and motivating a team. You'll bring credible engineering knowledge and the people skills to build a strong, capable department around it.

The Role

You'll lead, manage and develop the Engineering function, delivering innovative, cost-effective and high-quality engineering solutions that support the business's product development, manufacturing and strategic objectives.

You'll provide hands on leadership across Engineering, Spray Painting, Automation and Injection Moulding, ensuring resources are effectively integrated and optimised to achieve operational excellence. You'll continually review and develop departmental strategy, aligning it with wider business, production and sales objectives, while driving continuous improvement, innovation and performance - staying close enough to the work to lead by example, and close enough to your people to bring the best out of them.

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

Design and physically produce jigs, fixtures and other engineering solutions, getting hands-on to solve problems and support production

Plan and deliver engineering projects, product improvements, and the introduction of new equipment or processes

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, p...