Calder Industrial Materials
Technical Engineering Manager
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Company Description
We specialise in the design and manufacture of lead products, drawing on over 200 years of experience to deliver high-quality, tailored solutions to support multiple industries including nuclear, medical, defence and construction. All state-of-the-art design, manufacturing and assembly work is carried out at our Chester facility, where multidisciplinary teams collaborate closely to solve challenging engineering problems.
Role Description
The Technical Engineering Manager is a full-time, on-site role based at our Chester facility. The Technical Engineering Manager leads and mentors a multidisciplinary engineering team, allocates resources, and ensures effective communication among stakeholders, including production, quality, and commercial teams. The Technical Engineering Manager is responsible for the end-to-end technical delivery within Calder Industrial Materials across both our building and engineering products divisions. Covering product design, CNC programming, and Manufacturing Engineering, the Technical Engineering Manager will oversee a small team with a big scope.
Calder Industrial Materials is going through a period of growth and therefore the development of our overall Technical and Production strategy to achieve our industrial vision will be paramount. This role will also play a key role in the development and deployment of our first ERP system and shaping our future ways of working.
Accountabilities & Responsibilities
- Manage and lead a team of design, CNC programming, and Manufacturing engineers to support the introduction of new products and processes as well as maintain and improve our legacy products and processes.
- Work closely with our HSE Manager to ensure that all process design is inherently safe and considers human factors within its design.
- Ultimate ownership and final decision-making on all production processes within the business which offers a huge variety of processes and machines from simple to complex (e.g., casting, rolling mills, extrusions, machine shop, fabrications).
- Work closely with the commercial teams to understand our volume demand requirements for the site and ensure that the facility and team are able to meet the demand requirements. This includes ownership of factory layout, processes, and CAPEX plan to support.
- Drive our NPI process and transition commercial projects from contract award to production readiness, working closely with our supply chain team to enable production.
- Develop the medium and long-term industrial strategy alongside your colleagues to plan our enablement and ramp-up plans where necessary.
- Ensure that the Technical Engineering team are trained to the correct standards in advance of when required. Understanding competency gaps and supporting employee development will be needed.
- Work closely with the Maintenance, Quality, and Production Teams as a key part of the Operations department, developing operations budgets and cross-functional improvement initiatives.
- Lead on cost by actively pursuing cost reduction or cost avoidance activity, often requiring multi-stakeholder support and buy-in.
- Develop strategy to support future industrial system needs and requirements, ensuring to develop digital technologies and industry 4.0/5.0 as opportunities dictate.
- Drive innovation and RnD within Calder Industrial Materials, demonstrating the ability to highlight opportunities and take concepts through to steady-state usage.
- Support bid and estimate creation and liaise with customers and external bodies to advise on technical discussions or questions as required.
- Define and own engineering standards, technical governance, and change control processes.
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About you
You will be an experienced engineering leader with a strong technical background, a practical mindset, and a passion for developing people and capability. With a visible and collaborative leadership style, you will build strong relationships across operations and the wider business, providing support, guidance, and constructive challenge where needed. You will be comfortable balancing strategic thinking with hands-on leadership, helping the business meet both current and future customer demands.
You will be a proactive problem solver with a proven track record of delivering robust technical solutions, driving new product introduction, operational improvements, and cost reduction initiatives. Experienced in lean manufacturing environments, you will have the confidence to influence decisions, lead change, and champion continuous improvement. You will also be comfortable acting as the technical face of the business, engaging directly with customers to address technical queries, support problem resolution, and provide assurance that requirements can be delivered effectively and commercially.
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Highly organised and results-focused, you will enjoy developing and mentoring engineers, building a high-performing team capable of supporting the company's growth ambitions while maintaining a strong focus on safety, quality, and operational excellence.
Essential
- HNC/HND in an engineering discipline or time-served apprenticeship
- Ability to solve problems and provide robust technical solutions to problems
- Experience leading a team in a technical environment
- A flexible approach to work and the desire to thrive in a dynamic and varied environment
- A track record of NPI from PFMEA and Control Plan development leading to robust process development and work instructions.
- Ownership of production processes, design process, or CNC programming
- Experience of utilising Lean manufacturing/Six Sigma principles and digital technologies to drive efficiency and performance
- Budget forecasting and control responsibilities
- Knowledge of ISO9001 Quality system
- Reading and interpreting engineering drawings
Desirable
- Degree in an engineering-related field (Mechanical, industrial, or manufacturing)
- Planning of operational layouts and overall efficiencies to suit flexible volume and product manufacturing. To include evidence of process timing, line balancing & work combination management for changes in demand and mix
- Ability to support and plan for future opportunities/volumes, while being able to manage teams on a day-to-day basis
What We Offer
- Competitive salary.
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
- Life assurance.
- Company pension.
- Investment in professional development.
- Opportunity to shape and influence the people agenda.
- A supportive leadership team committed to continued growth and improvement.
- Full benefits list is available on request.
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