Michael Page
NPI Manager (Engineering, Design, Technical)
Chester
£65k – £75k/yr
Posted about 22 hours ago
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Engineering Management Role Based in Cheshire
Working for a Growing Manufacturing Company
Client Details
Our client is a growing and well-established manufacturing and engineering company based in Cheshire.
Description
- Lead the delivery of the Design project portfolio, ensuring new products progress through the company's New Product Introduction (NPI) / process on time, to cost, and to specification.
- Own the day-to-day operation of the NPI process within the Design Office - planning, resourcing, and sequencing design work across concurrent projects and phases.
- Drive New Product Delivery from design brief through concept, detailed design, prototype support, design verification and validation, to production release, and post-launch review.
- Plan and manage design engineering resource and capacity.
- Chair and record design reviews, ensuring design outputs meet the brief, regulatory requirements, and manufacturability standards before progression.
- Own engineering data governance within the Design Office - CAD, drawing, and Bill of Materials (BOM) standards, revision control, and the PDM/PLM data structure.
- Manage the engineering change process (ECR/ECN), ensuring changes are impact-assessed, approved, documented, and communicated in a controlled manner.
- Support the Purchasing Team with the technical specification of products and materials, and with the design assessment of newly sourced and alternative components.
- Manage the design-to-production handover, applying Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) principles and ensuring Manufacturing and Quality receive complete, correct, and timely information.
- Ensure the Design Office is maintained in a manner that ensures the company's H&S standards are met at all times.
- Continued development of the Design Team's capabilities, tools, and systems to ensure they can respond to the demands of the business.
- Provide an environment to allow Team Members and yourself to grow and develop.
- Assist all departments with rapid and accurate technical advice and information.
- Have a "can do" attitude, challenge the "Status Quo".
- Develop and maintain departmental process documentation and systems.
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- Proven track record in industrial manufacturing
- A strong engineering design background
- Excellent leadership skills
- A qualified mechanical engineer
- You will have recent exposure leading an NPI design engineering team in a hands-on management role
Job Offer
£65,000 to £75,000 plus benefits
Desired Skills and Experience
Design / Engineering / Manufacturing
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Skills
Engineering Design
Leadership
Project Management
NPI Process
Design Verification
Manufacturing Standards
Technical Specification
Design for Manufacture
Engineering Change Management
Resource Planning
Team Development
Health and Safety Compliance
Problem Solving
Communication
Data Governance
CAD
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