Job Details

GBR Recruitment Ltd are working exclusively with a market leading Agricultural Machinery manufacturer, recruiting for an experienced hands on-Engineering Manager to successfully lead their engineering department.

This is a key senior management team role, where you will mentor, coach andamp; develop the Engineering team to be the very best they can be.-

You will also play a key role in influencing-new product development andamp; product innovation, driving-continuous improvement across all Agri products andamp; engineering-processes.

The client is seeking someone from an Agricultural Machinery (Tractors, Combines, Telehandlers) background or similar specialist products within Construction Plant Machinery or other types of complex high capital specialist machinery / specialist vehicles.-

You will have formal engineering qualifications andamp; strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic andamp; pneumatic components, parts andamp; systems.-

Duties:

• Responsible for leading the engineering team andamp; managing workloads, ensuring the successful delivery of Agri machinery engineering projects andamp; product improvements.
• Overseeing engineering processes including Engineering Change Requests (ECR) suggests changes, while an-Engineering Change Notices (ECN), BOMs, as well as project planning
• Setting timelines for strategic projects andamp; ensuring the delivery of them
• Provide accurate costings andamp;-quotations for the sales andamp; buying teams
• Drive CI, LEAN methodology andamp;-product innovation
• Resolving any engineering andamp; product-related issues
• Performance management of the engineering team
• Managing outsourced engineering-services (external specialists)
• Creating andamp; updating technical documentation
• Supporting quality systems (QMS) andamp; the adherence to ISO standards

Attributes:

• Strong Agricultural Engineering experience at a Management or Supervisory level
• Agricultural or other Engineering qualifications-
• Experience within a design andamp; development environment (Dandamp;D / DDE)
• Strong in managing engineering teams andamp; engineering workloads
• Strong understanding of engineering principles andamp; product development
• Strong-mechanical, hydraulic, electrical andamp; pneumatic systems experience
• Strong in Agricultural engineering project management
• Knowledge of-Lean Manufacturing / Lean Methodologies-is a bonus
• Experience with DFMA (Design for Manufacture andamp;-Assembly)
• Familiarity with engineering change systems and project tools
• Extremely strong leadership, mentoring andamp; coaching skills

This role is commutable from Lincoln City, Market Rasen, Louth, Horncastle, Boston, Sleaford, Skegness, Sutton on Sea, Mablethorpe, Grimsby, Spalding, Spilsby, Grantham, Newark andamp; areas close to these.-

Interviews to take place immediately, apply today!-