Director of Engineering
19 hours ago
Hereford
Engineering Director – Heavy Industrial Manufacturing Location: Hereford Salary: Attractive salary package Bonus: Quarterly performance scheme About the Opportunity Elevation Recruitment Group is partnering with a leading heavy industrial and metals manufacturing operation to recruit an Engineering Director for their major UK production facility. This is a senior leadership role offering complete accountability for the engineering function. You'll establish and deliver a robust engineering strategy that ensures the plant consistently achieves its safety, quality, throughput and cost objectives. The Role As Engineering Director, you will: • Drive the engineering strategy across all aspects of plant operations, including staffing, equipment, budgets, facilities and capabilities, • Lead cultural transformation within the engineering function to align with plant objectives and drive daily, weekly and monthly performance, • Ensure the safety of your engineering team and all contractors on site, with full accountability for EHS compliance, • Achieve and maintain agreed levels of overall plant availability and performance (OEE), • Collaborate with senior leadership to develop and deliver a Capital Expenditure Plan that meets strategic requirements on time and within budget, • Establish and monitor Key Performance Indicators to track engineering function efficiency and effectiveness, • Deliver measurable improvements in team performance and capability, • Manage planned and predictive maintenance schedules alongside condition monitoring to maximise machine availability and minimise costs, • Reduce demarcation between engineering and operations across all trades and resource types, • Manage consignment spares to optimise risk and cost Who You Are Essential Requirements: • Degree-level education or equivalent in an engineering-related discipline, • 10+ years' experience in metal production, oil & gas, chemical engineering, or comparable heavy/capital-intensive industries, • 10+ years' experience managing and developing teams, • Proven full functional responsibility for engineering within a relevant business, • Full budgetary responsibility experience (£4m–£8m range), • Demonstrable experience managing large capital projects, • HSE qualification (NEBOSH/IOSH or equivalent), • Strong practical engineering understanding with genuine empathy for operational teams, • Proven track record of delivering creative improvements to performance and operational methods, • IT literacy with ability to generate own reports and correspondence Desirable: • Knowledge of the metals production industry sector Benefits • Attractive salary package, • Quarterly performance bonus scheme, • Car allowance, • Relocation allowance, • Excellent contributory company pension, • BUPA healthcare cover, • Life assurance (4x salary), • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Free eye tests and prescription safety glasses, • Free onsite parking, • Training and development opportunities About Us Elevation Recruitment Group specialises in placing exceptional leadership talent within the manufacturing and engineering sectors across Yorkshire and beyond. We partner with industry-leading organisations to find the right people for transformational roles.