Engineering Manager

Role: Engineering Manager

Reports to: Head of Engineering

Location: Morley

Hours: 39

Salary: £51,000

We are looking for a Engineering Manager to help drive operational excellence across our engineering and maintenance function. You will be responsible for leading a small team, maximising equipment reliability, reducing downtime and delivering proactive maintenance strategies while ensuring the highest standards of safety, compliance and performance. This role would suit someone with an electrical bias to help support the wider team.

What’s in it for you?

• 5% company bonus
• Fantastic company discounts: Up to 80% off our stylish kitchen ranges and products
• Access to Retail Trust
• Flexible holidays: Buy up to five extra days with our holiday purchase scheme
• Wellbeing support: Access to our virtual GP service and employee assistance platform 24/7
• Lifestyle perks: Cycle to work scheme and savings on hundreds of top brands via our benefits app
• Annual volunteer day
• A collaborative culture built on care, inclusion, and continuous improvement

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead and develop the Engineering & Maintenance Team, driving a high-performance
• Deliver planned and reactive maintenance to maximise equipment reliability and minimise downtime
• Own engineering performance across HSE, OEE, maintenance, reliability, projects, 5S and budgets
• Drive proactive maintenance, root cause analysis and continuous improvement to improve asset performance
• Lead Lean Manufacturing initiatives, engineering projects and contractor management
• Ensure compliance with HSE, engineering standards and legislation
• Develop team capability through training, succession planning and skills development
• Collaborate with Operations and key stakeholders to achieve site and business objectives
• Provide clear performance reporting and support operational and strategic decision-making
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping, engineering discipline and workplace behaviours
• Respond effectively to operational challenges, demonstrating strong technical and leadership expertise

Who We’re Looking For

• Significant experience in a manufacturing maintenance/engineering environment
• Proven experience developing or leading engineering/maintenance teams
• Strong knowledge of planned and reactive maintenance, fault finding and problem solving
• Excellent communication skills
• Electrical Bias is desirable
• Demonstrable experience in reliability improvement, RCA, OEE and Continuous Improvement/Lean Manufacturing
• Experience managing engineering projects, contractors and budgets would be beneficial
• Strong understanding of HSE requirements and engineering compliance
• NVQ Level 3 or above
• 18th Edition is beneficial
• IT literate, including CMMS, Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• A hands-on, proactive and commercially aware approach to engineering leadership

Why choose Magnet Group?

At Magnet Group, we bring over 100 years of heritage, but our focus is firmly on the future.

As the UK’s leading kitchen specialist, our success is driven by the expertise, insight and innovation of our people.

This role is working for Gower, who is based in Morley and part of the Magnet Group.

We’re in the middle of an exciting transformation, with a real opportunity to shape how we work, grow and deliver for our customers. We’re always open to fresh thinking and new perspectives, so even if your experience doesn’t perfectly match, we’d still love to hear from you.

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

#Magnet

Magnet was founded by Tom Duxbury in 1918, as a joinery business in Bingley, Yorkshire. Tom named his business after his beloved horse, Magnet, and believed in a considered approach and a commitment to quality. This simple premise still drives Magnet today.

Tom believed in a considered approach, enabling him to offer better products and services to his customers. This simple premise still drives Magnet today.

We've come a long way from our humble Yorkshire roots, growing to be both leaders and pioneers in the industry as we paved the way for all the kitchen retailers in the UK.