Job Description

Engineering Manager

Full Time, Permanent

Middlewich, Cheshire

About Us

We are ONFAB, a world-leading designer, manufacturer and installer of flexible containment systems. Primarily serving the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, we have developed unrivalled technology in flexible containment, and process solutions.

We are now looking for an Engineering Manager to join our forward-thinking team who shares our belief in the importance of taking pride in your work, inventiveness, ambition, nurture and collaboration.

The Benefits

Competitive salary

24 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Pension

Free Parking

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a small, rapidly-growing company boasting a superior product range, impressive client base and ambitious plans for the future.

You'll join an open environment where change and new ideas are embraced, and employees pool their talents together to innovate and improve upon the status quo.

In this role, you will have the chance to make your mark on our approach to design for manufacture and be at the forefront of our team's work to bring creativity and innovation to the development of ONFAB's current and future products.

The Role

Reporting to the Managing Director, you'll be responsible for managing the entire design engineering process, including our site installations worldwide, on behalf of ONFAB. You'll manage a fantastic team of engineers provide excellent engineering expertise to our business, supporting the advancement of our product innovation and ensuring all products meet our stringent safety standards and commercial objectives.

Specifically, you will:

Lead and manage the Engineering Team to ensure alignment of our engineering function and production capability with the manufacturing, sales, and distribution strategy for the business. Coordinate and direct projects, leading the analysis of technology, resource needs and market demand in order to plan and assess the feasibility of projects. Plan and direct the installation, testing, operation, maintenance and repair of containment systems and equipment. Lead the registration of designs, patents and protection of copyright for ONFAB designs. Work with the Sales Director to support the negotiations of project specifications and contracts. Work with collaboratively with all our stakeholders to introduce new containment products by the conversion of ideas into models and designs through to final products. Analyse the feasibility of proposed product designs, making recommendations for development, replacement or retirement. Manage our knowledge management system, contributing to its development and ensuring effective knowledge sharing. Address emerging design, quality, safety and operational issues, identifying causes, barriers, stakeholders and related issues. Develop and implement procedures and interpret regulatory requirements (including CE marking, EU/USA standards) to ensure product compliance and best practice, monitoring the commercial success of product developments. Identify and implement improvements to our product designs, developing and delivering new products and researching new technologies/alternative approaches in order to achieve plans for future growth within the company. Represent and promote ONFAB in support of its systems with customers and at trade shows/exhibitions as required.

About You

To join us as our Engineering Manager, you will need:

Chartered Engineer status BSc/MSc in Mechanical Engineering, or similar Background and knowledge in pharmaceutical isolator design, ideally within manufacturing Previous experience of manual or semi-automated processing operations in an industrial or engineering environment Experience in product safety Strong leadership skills, with a proven ability to lead, coach, inspire, support and motivate a team Excellent problem-solving skills, always seeking to improve best practice
ONFAB are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

How to apply

So, if you're seeking your next challenge as our Engineering Manager, please apply by clicking the link and uploading your CV. If we think you have the talents, we're looking for we'll come back to you within 10 working days.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

Company events Company pension Free parking On-site parking
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: ONF/JMc