Engineering Manager – Design & Manufacturing

A well-established, highly reputable manufacturing company in Glenrothes is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a team of 5 Design Engineers and play a key role in the senior management team. What’s on offer * £50,000 – £60,000 depending on experience. * Competitive benefits package (pension, holiday and additional perks). * Genuine career development opportunities within a stable, growing business – including the chance to shape the engineering strategy, influence investment in new technology and progress further within the senior leadership team. The role – what you’ll be doing * Lead, coach and develop a team of 5 design engineers, setting objectives, managing workload and driving a high-performance, collaborative culture. * Own the design-to-manufacture process – from models, drawings, BOMs and routings through to production engineering support, ensuring products are delivered right first time and on time. * Act as the technical link between Engineering, Sales, Production, Purchasing and Quality, turning customer requirements and performance data into robust, manufacturable solutions. * Drive change, compliance and continuous improvement, managing design changes, ensuring regulatory standards are met and using testing/prototype data and shop-floor feedback to improve quality, cost and lead times. * Plan and manage engineering resources and budgets, contributing as part of the senior management team to support growth, profitability and long-term strategy. About you * Proven Engineering Manager (or similar) with minimum 3 years in a leadership role, ideally leading design/engineering teams. * Strong technical background from a complex / high-variation manufacturing environment. * Confident people leader – able to motivate, mentor and develop engineers while holding clear standards. * Comfortable working cross-functionally and representing Engineering at senior level. Everlinked is operating as an equal opportunity employment agency