Engineering Manager – AJAX Production

Role Overview

• Act as the Lead Engineer within the Manufacture Pillar, providing technical leadership and coordination of manufacturing engineering activities.
• Collaborate closely with the Project Chief and other Lead Engineers to identify, manage, and resolve manufacturing engineering issues promptly and effectively.
• Drive issue resolution processes related to manufacturing engineering, ensuring minimal impact on project timelines and quality.
• Provide support to JAG engineers, facilitating communication and coordination between manufacturing and other project functions.
• Support the Manufacture Senior Project Manager by providing technical input, progress updates, and risk assessments related to manufacturing engineering.
• Liaise with cross-functional teams to ensure manufacturing engineering requirements are clearly understood and met.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and quality initiatives within the manufacturing process and engineering practices.
• Ensure compliance with relevant engineering standards, safety regulations, and project requirements.
• Maintain accurate documentation of engineering issues, resolutions, and decisions.

Requirements

• Hold a suitable Engineering qualification and level of training (level 6 or greater).
• Professional Registered as CEng or equivalent.
• Experience managing engineering teams is essential.
• Experience managing large stakeholder communities and strong interpersonal skills is essential.
• Experience managing engineering change and configuration (Asset management experience) is desirable.
• Experience within an Engineering Production Environment is desirable, but not essential.
• Experience managing engineering activity within a Defence Major Program (GMPP/CAT A) is desirable.