Engineering Manager

Vacancy: Engineering Manager Location: Brimsdown Job Family: Engineering Together for a cleaner, healthier world. Johnson Matthey, a FTSE 100 company, is a global leader in sustainable technologies specialising in catalysis, precious metal products, chemicals and process technology. With operations in over 30 countries, we employ more than 13,000 people. Johnson Matthey uses science to make the world cleaner and healthier. Over the past two centuries we have built our reputation and place as a global leader through quality, integrity, and innovation. Today, more than 93% of the group's sales come from products and services which provide sustainability benefits through the positive impact they have on the environment, resource efficiency and human health, but that’s not enough. We have ambitious plans for growth and need talented individuals to help shape and lead us into our next century. Platinum Group Metal Services (PGMS) is a leading refiner and recycler of precious group metals. The growing demand for low carbon and responsibly sourced products is creating growth opportunities in critical metals recycling and secondary refining, and as the world’s largest precious metals recycler, PGMS is a key player in the circular economy. The Engineering Manager must assign, lead, and develop engineering and projects capability at a site level to deliver capability and succession planning. The Engineering Manager ensures that that the business has a strong engineering team that can lead early-stage investment planning and assure engineering and capital projects competence across the site. The role leads the site Process Safety technical function and will ensure the continual reduction of risk in the operation of our processes. The job holder will play a key role in assessment of tolerable risk and will ensure that the senior leadership are appropriately informed of the current risks within the operating field. Your responsibilities:

• Actively lead and promote a positive safety culture across engineering and capital projects
• Ensure all work is carried out safely through the application of JM EHS and sustainability policy
• Lead delivery of diverse engineering operational improvements in line performance, compliance & standards
• Deliver Engineering Excellence programme for the site and ensure cost efficiency is delivered through LEAN methodologies.
• Lead major manufacturing problem resolution typically associated with supply interruptions and/or marketed product action, applying root cause analysis, design of experiments, and CAPA effectiveness trending
• Ensure EHS Critical Roles within the Engineering Excellence functions are resourced with appropriately qualified and trained personnel
• Lead the site-based capital programme, including pre-gate assurance of projects below the threshold requiring group project assurance
• Active contribution to the wider JM Engineering team, participating in development and implementation of engineering strategy in support of the business

Requirements for the role:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field of equivalent experience (advanced degree preferred), together with Membership of recognised engineering institution - Essential
• Proven knowledge and experience of capital projects and operations within highly regulated and high hazard industries - Essential
• Leadership experience combined with a strategic mindset and business acumen indicative of career agility and role mobility within JM - Essential
• An inspirational safety leader and partner for the EHS function, with experience of leading significant safety improvement in a project environment - Essential
• Delivery focused & a self-starter, having a track record of achieving challenging goals within business-critical timescales while working under pressure - Essential
• Courage to question or challenge issues and collaborate with stakeholders to drive towards resolution - Essential

How you will be rewarded: We offer a competitive compensation and JM Elements benefits package including bonus, excellent pension contributions and 25 days annual leave (varies for shift-based roles). Our JM Elements Benefits programme helps our employees understand and manage the JM benefits, as well as helping you focus on your overall wellbeing – for you and your family. We use our inspiring science and technology to enhance lives. For those who are passionate about sustainable solutions and shaping our markets, we offer stretch and a wealth of diverse opportunities. We’ll give you freedom to bring your whole self to work and be part of a team where difference matters and all voices are heard, that genuinely cares for you and where your contribution is appreciated. We’ll empower you to lean in and make things happen, to create solutions and value for our customers. United by our values and vision, we’re self-starters sharing the same values and accountability and always with a shared commitment to doing the right thing. We’re passionate about making a difference and delivering a better tomorrow for us and for you – a cleaner and healthier world, today and for future generations. Johnson Matthey is open for discussion on part time, job share and flexible working patterns Closing date for applications: 7 April 2023 For any queries or should you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application please contact UKRecruit@matthey.com. #LI-TR1 #JMUK How to apply:
If you have the necessary skills and experience to join our team, please apply online. For any queries or should you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application please let your recruiter know when they contact you. If you are already a Johnson Matthey Employee, please visit the internal careers site to apply: Find Jobs - Workday (myworkday.com) All applications are carefully considered and your details will be stored on our secure Application Management System. This is used throughout Johnson Matthey for the selection of suitable candidates for our vacancies as they arise. Johnson Matthey respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. For more information about how your personal data is used please view our privacy notice: Johnson Matthey Privacy Notice You will be contacted by the Johnson Matthey Talent Acquisition team once your details have been reviewed. Please allow four weeks from the closing date to allow for screening to take place. We appreciate the time and effort taken in completing an application. By applying for this role and creating an account you are agreeing to Johnson Matthey Privacy Notice Johnson Matthey Plc is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.