Northwood is a family-owned group of associated companies that provide the manufacturing, supply and transportation of paper hygiene and wiping products for both the away-from-home and consumer market.
Our mission is to be the market-leading partner of choice in the away from home tissue industry. One of only a small handful of companies in the UK market that is fully vertically integrated; Northwood is involved at each point in the supply chain, from raw material supply, tissue and towel manufacturing, end-user product converting, storage and transportation.
Our remit is huge, with a portfolio of products covering two key systems brands, professional wiping, commodity, consumer paper and private label. We sell into a distribution network spanning the UK, Ireland and Europe, which in turn service markets such as healthcare, hospitality, hotels, engineering, janitorial, catering and education.
We are a highly successful, award-winning and ambitious business that has grown from a humble paper sales business to a market leader employing over 800 colleagues, across 11 sites in the UK and Spain.
We differentiate ourselves by excelling in product quality alongside market-leading service and sales support.
We’re recruiting an Engineering Manager to lead from the front, empower, and inspire a high performing multi-disciplinary Engineering team at our busy manufacturing facility.
At our Lancaster facility, you’ll lead Engineering best practice across our Paper Mill and Paper Converting environments, demonstrating strong electrical bias alongside solid mechanical expertise.
This location features both a heavy industrial environment (paper machine, high voltage pumps, recycling processes, and a control room), and an FMCG-style production area (with 2 converting lines producing product from parent reel to finished goods).
You will play a leading role in driving Continuous Improvement and reliability, and own CAPEX projects from concept to delivery, and influence site strategy, safety, and investment decisions.
Budgetary management will be a key part of the role, so we’ll rely on your expertise in this area, backed by your commercial acumen.
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Company pension
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Life assurance
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Sick pay
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Free company products
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Free on-site parking
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Food, retail, holidays, cinema, and gyms discounts
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Wellness programmes, including Employee Assistance Program and OnDemand GP service
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Free early access to pay scheme
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Salary sacrifice schemes
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Employee referral scheme
About you:
We’re seeking a hands-on people leader who can effectively manage urgent priorities and strategic objectives, and carry out frequent Gemba walks to maintain a visible presence and understand shopfloor challenges and priorities.
You lead by example, you demonstrate humility and integrity, and foster these qualities across the team while challenging behaviours and actions when required to prioritise safety, quality, sustainability, and morale.
Your background is Multiskilled (Electrically biased)
You are Degree qualified (or equivalent) in at least one Engineering discipline
Experience in an FMCG and/or heavy industrial manufacturing environment
Electrically astute including strong understanding and experience with PLC fault finding and ladder logic
Mechanically astute including experience building, maintaining, repairing, or replacing/fitting gearboxes, shafts, centrifugal pumps, and MIG/TIG welding
At Northwood, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone is welcomed and respected. We strive to promote a workplace that celebrates diversity and encourages individuals to express their opinions and beliefs. We are dedicated to providing equal opportunities for all.
