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Manufacturing Engineering Manager – Change Management
GKN AerospaceManufacturing Engineering Manager leading change management team at GKN Aerospace. Responsible for engineering excellence and compliance for a major manufacturing operation.
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesERP
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Champion a safety-first culture, ensuring full compliance with GKN Aerospace Health, Safety and Environmental standards
- Lead and embed robust, compliant manufacturing engineering processes, aligned to internal, customer and regulatory requirements
- Own and deliver end-to-end change management (customer-driven and internal), ensuring effective governance, clear communication and controlled execution
- Drive excellence in engineering change and configuration control, ensuring full visibility of impacts across cost, quality and delivery
- Lead engineering teams to deliver measurable, performance-driven results, aligned with functional priorities and business objectives
- Act as a key interface with customers and internal stakeholders, ensuring manufacturing solutions are aligned to requirements and successfully integrated into operations
- Build strong cross-functional relationships to enable seamless delivery of change across engineering, operations, quality and supply chain
- Lead the development and deployment of PLM capabilities, strengthening data integrity, configuration control and effective use of the digital thread
- Own engineering readiness for ERP transformation, ensuring alignment of data, processes and ways of working to support successful implementation
- Define and deliver the manufacturing engineering capability strategy, including workforce planning, skills development and training
- Lead, coach and develop a high-performing team, fostering accountability, engagement and continuous improvement
- Drive sustained improvements in manufacturing performance through Lean and digital initiatives, enhancing productivity, quality and cost.
Requirements
What you’ll need- Strong background in Manufacturing Engineering, supported by a relevant engineering degree (Industrial, Aerospace, Mechanical or equivalent)
- Proven experience leading engineering teams across both operational delivery and transformation programmes
- Demonstrated track record of delivering complex change, including both customer-driven and internal improvements
- Experience managing industrialisation (NPI) and in-service production change, with a strong understanding of manufacturing lifecycle and configuration control
- Experience with PLM systems and engineering data management, including driving adoption and improving process integration
- Experience supporting or preparing for ERP transformation, including alignment of engineering and operational master data
- Strong stakeholder management capability, with the ability to influence, engage and build trust across functions and at senior levels
- Working knowledge of Lean principles and continuous improvement methodologies
- Strong experience with quality management systems (e.g. AS9100, ISO9001)
- Experience in digital transformation within manufacturing environments (Desirable)
- Knowledge of APQP / AS9145 or equivalent structured industrialisation processes (Desirable)
- PRINCE2 Practitioner (or equivalent project management qualification) (Desirable)
- CM2 (or equivalent configuration management methodology) (Desirable)
- Strong experience with PLM platforms (e.g. PTC Windchill) (Desirable)
- Strong experience with ERP systems (e.g. SAP) (Desirable).
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive salary dependent on experience
- Up to 15% Bonus
- Access to a salary sacrifice EV scheme giving tax and national insurance savings
- Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we’ll match your contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis (Employer max contribution 12% - totalling up to 20% contribution)
- Life Assurance 8 x salary
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Flexible working hours including the ability to finish at 12noon on a Friday
- Income protection
- Shopping discounts
- Cycle To Work Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Virtual GP Clinic for you and immediate family
- A collaborative, dynamic working environment
- Learning and development opportunities.
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Hard Skills & Tools
Manufacturing EngineeringChange ManagementConfiguration ControlLean PrinciplesContinuous ImprovementIndustrialisationEngineering Data ManagementDigital TransformationQuality Management SystemsStakeholder Management
Soft Skills
LeadershipCommunicationTeam DevelopmentCross-functional CollaborationInfluencingEngagementAccountabilityTrust BuildingGovernancePerformance-driven Results
Certifications
Engineering DegreePRINCE2 PractitionerCM2