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ENGINEERING MANAGER
LOCATION: Skegness or Louth, Lincolnshire, with regular travel to all our sites in Louth & Skegness.
JOB TITLE: Engineering Manager
JOB TYPE: Full Time
HOURS OF WORK: Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm (with flexibility)
SALARY: £60,000 - £68,000pa (DOE)
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Engineering Manager to lead our engineering function within a busy manufacturing environment. This is an excellent opportunity for a strong people leader to drive operational performance, improve reliability, champion engineering innovation, and support the continued growth of the business.
JOB PURPOSE
To provide strong and dynamic leadership to the Engineering team, building upon the solid foundations established in recent years. You will be responsible for ensuring that all equipment, infrastructure and buildings are maintained to the required company standards, while identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, reliability, and performance. The role will also involve sourcing, modifying, and implementing equipment to meet operational demands, and championing engineering innovation and new technologies to support business growth.
KEY DUTIES:
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Take full responsibility for all engineering activities across multiple sites, leading through the Engineering Co-ordinator and site-based engineering teams.
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Drive a culture of ownership and accountability for Health & Safety, Quality, and effective root cause problem-solving across all plants.
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Monitor equipment downtime and associated repair costs, identifying and implementing modifications or replacement solutions where necessary.
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Champion proactive and preventative maintenance strategies to maximise equipment reliability, extend asset life, and minimise reactive maintenance.
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Ensure appropriate service contracts and compliance programmes are in place to meet all legal, regulatory, and industry standards.
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Develop and manage the company's rolling three-year Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) plan.
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Ensure suitable processes, methods, and equipment are introduced to support the successful manufacture of new products to agreed quality and cost standards.
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Maintain awareness of emerging technologies and industry best practice through supplier engagement, exhibitions, and networking opportunities.
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Actively contribute as a member of the Management Team, supporting wider business objectives and strategic initiatives.
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Represent and promote the company during customer visits, audits, and external engagements.
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Coach, mentor, and develop team members to enhance capability, encourage succession planning, and support continuous business improvement.
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Lead and champion change initiatives while maintaining the company's core values and culture, as defined by the Micronclean SKIEs.
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Drive structured, data-led problem solving for both internal operational issues and customer concerns, using recognised methodologies such as Toyota's 8-Step Process or Ford's 8D approach.
THE CANDIDATE
You will be a qualified multi-disciplined engineer with management experience within a manufacturing environment and a proven track record of leading high-performing teams.
With a strategic and commercially aware mindset, you will be able to look beyond departmental priorities and consider the wider needs of the business. You will be analytical and data-driven, with the ability to identify root causes, implement sustainable solutions, and drive continuous improvement.
A natural leader and relationship builder, you will be skilled in coaching and developing others, creating a culture of accountability, engagement, and high performance. You will also be comfortable leading change, influencing stakeholders at all levels, and ensuring compliance with industry and legislative requirements.
As the business continues to grow, this role offers the opportunity to play a key role in future infrastructure development projects and potentially assume responsibility for the Process Engineering function as part of your career progression.
SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
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Full UK Driving Licence
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HNC/HND qualification (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering discipline
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Proven Engineering Management experience within a manufacturing environment
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Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word
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Experience using CAD and engineering modelling software
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Demonstrable experience of leading continuous improvement initiatives and implementing structured problem-solving methodologies
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Excellent leadership, communication, coaching and stakeholder management skills
Closing date for application: 4th September 2026
Interview date: TBA
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, or change the closing date, if we receive the sufficient number of applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
WHY IS MICRONCLEAN A MORE INTERESTING PLACE TO WORK?
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Significant capital investment at the Louth and Skegness facilities
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Micronclean Future Skegness Campus
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Training and development opportunities fostering growth and self-improvement
Why Work for Micronclean?
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Great work life balance
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No shift work
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Extensive array of employee benefits e.g. eye care scheme, gym membership and more
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Environmental and Sustainability Strategy ‘to be the most sustainable specialist textile and cleanroom consumable business on the planet’
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A growing, family owned, highly successful business, with a history spanning back to the 1920s
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A great culture, represented in our company values known as the SKIEs
About Micronclean
Micronclean is a family-owned business based in Lincolnshire employing over 400 people.
Our current focus areas include rental of specialist work wear to cleanroom industries (pharmaceutical, medical devices, aerospace), and of protective workwear to manufacturing industries (engineering, automotive). The company also manufactures and distributes a range of cleanroom products, which it sells in the UK and exports throughout Europe and further afield, including India, Australia, and Canada.
Looking to the future, we are confident of growth not only in the UK but also in export markets as we seek to leverage not only our laundered garment and mopping service, but also consumable sales. Our unique in-depth laundry knowledge delivers business opportunities in overseas markets in line with our mission statement.
