Engineering Team Manager Skelmersdale Salary dependent on experience The role: AIS is looking for an Engineering Team Manager to play a key role within the Engineering function, by leading and managing the Engineering Team. What will you do as our Engineering Team Manager: • Management of the Business Group Engineering Team. • Successful and timely delivery of all design engineering work allocated to your team. • Ensure that high-quality engineering work is maintained. • Support the Business Group in the process of winning new work. • Understand changing customer and market needs and use information to continuously improve our product offering and differentiate us from the competition. • Identifying ‘cost out’ opportunities for through evolutionary product design changes and improvement efficiencies. • Develop, deploy and maintain a robust Design for Manufacture (DFM) process for all products released by the Business Group into the business. • Work collaboratively with the Product Group Engineering Leads, develop and deliver Product Road Maps that are aligned with the approved business strategy. • Authority for technical sign off on SOP’s. This does not include general administration or ownership of SOP. • Embed DFMECA process within the business (where appropriate) in order to establish best practices. • Ensure customer satisfaction through timely and efficient delivery of the team’s work. • Technical authority for design / functional quality related issues, driving through containment with a high level of focus on minimising any detrimental impact to our customer commitments. • Ensure that all products are designed in accordance with customer requirements, company practice and recognised engineering standards. • Generate technical presentations for either internal or external purposes. • Ensure that information on drawings and in documentation is both correct and complete. • Assist in the communication of technical data to customers and sub-contractors. • Interface with other functions as required. • Estimating the schedule and resources required to generate engineering data relating to a project. • Organising the delivery of engineering documentation from other team members for a project. • Carrying out any other reasonable duties that may be requested from time to time. What are we looking for in our Engineering Team Manager: • Ability to lead and coordinate multiple projects, ensuring delivery against timescales, quality and business objectives. • Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise workloads for both self and team members. • Experience providing technical leadership, supervision, mentoring and support to engineers and other team members. • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels, both internally and externally. • Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary and cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience undertaking engineering calculations and technical analysis. • Proven ability to identify and lead product development, continuous improvement and process optimisation initiatives. • Adaptable and proactive, with the ability to quickly learn new products, technologies and engineering methodologies. • Logical and methodical approach to engineering design, decision-making and project delivery. • Commitment to following and continuously improving established design and development processes. • Experience working across cultural boundaries and within global teams. • Experience within a manufacturing or engineering environment. What are the benefits of being our Engineering Team Manager: • Competitive salary dependent on experience • Discretionary annual bonus of up to 15% of basic salary • Life assurance of 4 x annual salary • Family Private Medical Insurance • Comprehensive employee assistance programme including 24/7 GP, unlimited mental health support and legal consultations • Group personal pension scheme