Head of Development

Job Title: Head of Development Location: Middlewich, Cheshire (on-site 3 days per week) Working from home: We allow working from home but for this role more time in the factory may be required to cover the team being on different schedules. Salary: £70,000 - £80,000 + benefits detailed below. Position Overview: Head of Development We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Head of Development to lead our Research and Development (R&D) team in the design, development, and enhancement of mass spectrometry products. This is a Senior management position where you'll have department responsibility (8-10 direct reports), engineering management & design authority, project management (oversee multiple concurrent projects), process management and general engineering leadership within a design & manufacturing environment. Experience in a senior leadership position, including Head of Engineering / Engineering Director / Technical Director / NPI Director / Technical Manager within manufacturing is essential. Proven experience managing multidisciplined engineering teams, including mechanical, electronics/ software is essential. Role To manage the technical services departments including mechanical design, electronics lead and software. Multidisciplined applications, mechanical, electrical, electronics and software within the field of scientific instrumentation. Participation in the setting of department budget and managing to budget 8-10 direct reports Recruitment, training, and performance management Ideally have an electronics background and be able to provide expertise for electronic design Management and technical oversight multi-disciplinary projects Compliance & certification as required to international standards e.g. CE, UKCA, ISO9001 Oversee feasibility analysis, project scoping, resource planning and cost estimating Involvement in key design reviews of developments activities Management and sign-off of contractual and technical change control Design authority for solutions and products from inception to completion Involvement in NPI and new product development Product lifecycle management Continuous improvement across all areas Hybrid working, 3 days a week in the office in Middlewich Benefits: Flexi Hours Your normal contractual hours of work are 36 hours a week, 8 hours Monday to Thursday and 4 hours Friday. You are entitled to benefit from our flexible working hours policy. The operation of flexible working hours is subject to your manager's approval based on the requirements and duties of your job. Pension Scheme The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. If you contribute 4% or more of pensionable salary to your scheme, we will add a further 10% of salary to your fund. Holidays 180 hours per year equates to 25 days plus Bank Holidays There is also a death in service insurance policy How To Apply Please send a CV to People Source Consulting Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. People Source specialise in technology recruitment across niche markets including Information Technology, Digital TV, Digital Marketing, Project and Programme Management, SAP, Digital and Consumer Electronics, Air Traffic Management, Management Consultancy, Business Intelligence, Manufacturing, Telecoms, Public Sector, Healthcare, Finance and Oil & Gas