Director of Engineering

Location: UK
Sector: Advanced Manufacturing / Engineered Products
Job Type: Permanent

Overview

An established international manufacturing business is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead its engineering strategy and operational delivery across a complex, high-performance environment.

This role will provide both strategic direction and hands-on leadership to ensure technical excellence, product integrity, and continuous operational improvement.

Key Responsibilities

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Define and implement the engineering strategy aligned to business objectives

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Lead and develop a multi-disciplinary engineering team

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Oversee manufacturing, process, and product engineering activities

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Drive continuous improvement across safety, quality, cost, and delivery

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Ensure robust technical governance, standards, and compliance

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Lead capital investment planning and execution

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Support new product introduction and production readiness

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Manage product lifecycle, configuration control, and change management processes

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Resolve complex technical issues and provide senior-level engineering guidance

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Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams

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Act as senior technical representative with customers and external stakeholders

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Provide clear performance reporting and engineering KPIs to senior leadership

Candidate Profile

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Degree-qualified in an Engineering discipline

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Significant senior engineering leadership experience within a manufacturing environment

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Proven track record of delivering operational and technical improvements

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Strong understanding of product lifecycle management and manufacturing processes

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Experience leading capital projects and technical investment programmes

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Commercially aware with strong risk management capability

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Confident communicator able to influence at executive level