Engineering Manager

Overview

As Engineering Manager at Aldridge PRF, you will own site engineering performance, lead the on-site engineering team, and embed high standards for safety and reliability. You will partner with Operations to deliver cost-effective asset care and continuous improvement, shaping long-term asset health and uptime. The role blends leadership, technical excellence, and hands-on governance to drive safe, reliable and efficient site performance. You will report to the Regional Engineering Manager and influence site-wide outcomes through disciplined execution and cross-functional collaboration.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Autonomy and trust in fast-paced environment
• Structured progression and qualifications support
• IET corporate partnership and ongoing development
• Generous pension
• Diversity and inclusion culture

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a multi-disciplinary engineering team to high performance
• Embed and maintain a strong safety culture with full H&S compliance
• Drive asset reliability via preventative maintenance with PM compliance >95%
• Reduce breakdowns and reactive maintenance to improve plant availability
• Manage contractors, ensuring safe systems of work and quality delivery
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis and implement sustainable long-term fixes
• Plan and continuously improve shutdown activities to minimise downtime and risk
• Own engineering OPEX, contribute to CAPEX planning, and uphold engineering standards

Key requirements

• Proven engineering or maintenance management experience
• Strong H&S leadership in an industrial environment
• Coaching and developmental leadership style
• Commercially aware with understanding of OPEX and CAPEX
• Confident communicator at all levels
• Structured, calm and decisive

• Coaching and people development
• Effective communication
• Decision making under pressure
• Preventative maintenance planning
• Root Cause Analysis
• Asset reliability and maintenance management

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