As a member of the Site Leadership Team, the Head of Engineering is responsible for leading the operational and strategic direction of all engineering activities across the site. 

Leading a multi-disciplined team of ~30 engineers (mechanical, electrical, NPI, process, automation and maintenance), you will be responsible for driving innovation in manufacturing excellence, ensuring that all products and manufacturing operations meet the highest standards of quality, reliability, and compliance.

As the Head of Engineering, you will: 

• Drive continuous improvement programmes, adopting lean manufacturing principles to optimise yield, cycle time, uptime, and cost per unit. 
  
• Lead Root Cause Analysis and corrective action for recurring operational challenges.
  
• Ensure all manufacturing processes comply with industry, regulatory and quality standards such as IPC, AS9100, and ISO.
• Evaluate and implement advanced manufacturing technologies such as Industry 4.0, robotics, and AI-driven quality control. 
• Oversee the selection, installation, optimisation and maintenance of all equipment.
• Manage the introduction of new products into production, ensuring manufacturability, cost efficiency, quality compliance, and business alignment.

Skills and Experience Required:

• Demonstrable, solid experience in regulated manufacturing environments (aerospace, defence, medical device, pharmaceutical or automotive).
• A problem solving mindset, with a deep understanding of engineering principles, and a track record of manufacturing improvements.
• A real passion for innovation and continuous improvement.
• Strong leadership skills, motivating and engaging a large, multi-disciplined team.
• Commercial acumen. 
• The ability to implement and analyse performance metrics, identify issues, and drive decisions. 
• The capability to work cross-functionally, manage challenging situations, and adapt to changing conditions. 
• Experience of cleanroom operations is desirable, but not essential. 

About us: 

When you join TT, you join our global community of visionaries, creators, and achievers dedicated to engineering and manufacturing electronic solutions enabling a safer, healthier and more sustainable world. Simply put, we are a global manufacturer with a passion for engineering advanced electronics that benefit our planet and people for future generations. 

What We Offer You:

• Competitive Salary
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Healthcare cashback plan
• Employee assistance programme
• Site incentive plan
• Financial wellbeing benefit
• Discounted online and high street shopping and lifestyle vouchers
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discounted RAC membership
• Discounted Gym membership
• 5 weeks (in hours) annual leave plus bank holidays
• A supportive and friendly working environment with a focus on wellbeing and sustainability

TT Electronics are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and actively encourage applications from under-represented groups.

Our Recruitment Process:

Initially we will reach out to you for an informal conversation about the role. This will allow you the opportunity to ask questions and find out more about TT, our site and our team. It will also give us the chance to learn more about you and your experience to date. At this point both parties have the opportunity to decide if they would like to continue with the process.

Due to the specific projects TT Electronics supports we are unable to sponsor work visas. Candidates will be required to achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard Clearance.

We hold Health and Safety in the highest regard at TT, with the Wellbeing of our employees our top priority. Any successful candidate will be required to successfully pass a pre-employment Drug and Alcohol Screening.

Solving Technology Challenges for a Sustainable World

We want the very best people in our TT family across the globe – so we welcome applications from everyone, to celebrate a diverse mix of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and you can rest assured that TT Electronics takes positive steps to ensure we are an inclusive business, that will welcome and support you, from your initial application to wherever your career takes you!

Please get in touch if you’d like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to your application, in order that we can accommodate and support you in the process. You can do this by emailing TTRecruitment@ttelectronics.com  

If you want to work for a company where who you are is valued and respected, we’d love to hear from you.  

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TT Electronics does not accept any unsolicited CVs from third parties. Any CVs submitted by a third party for this or any other position will not be subject to any recruitment fees if hired.