Location
Coventry

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Up to £70,000 per year plus car/car allowance

About the Role
Unipart Manufacturing is launching a flagship, fast-paced manufacturing project in Coventry, combining high-volume electrification assembly with complex injection moulding inputs. Fully aligned with Unipart’s Sector and Growth Strategy and The Unipart Way Forward Plan, this critical project will scale from zero to over 200 employees within just four months. We are seeking a high-calibre Senior Advanced Engineering Leader (Engineering Manager) with deep technical expertise in electrification and injection moulding assembly. Reporting directly to senior executive leadership, you will drive operational engineering strategy, building a high-performing engineering capability from the ground up.

Key responsibilities include:
- Leading operational engineering strategy, capital equipment/tooling investments, plant layouts, and NPI processes to ensure fast-paced project delivery
- Directing process control, equipment care (TPM), and engineering solutions across high-volume electrification assembly lines and polymer/injection moulding inputs
- Maintaining best-practice tooling and process specifications to achieve quality, cost, and delivery (QCD) targets, ensuring zero-defect and right-first-time engineering standards
- Embedding Unipart Way systems, root-cause problem-solving (FMEA), continuous improvement tools, and standardised processes across the engineering team
- Overseeing process control adherence, safety rules, AQAP 2110 / AS9100D, and ISO 14001 / Def Stan 00-056 standards, ensuring full engineering compliance, configuration management, and defence requirements across all production lines
- Managing change in a fast-paced, evolving project environment with flexibility to shape processes, adapt to changing priorities, and influence project direction

This role offers a unique opportunity to lead a major scale-up initiative within a dynamic and innovative manufacturing environment.

Experience
- Proven track record managing an engineering department or senior engineering function, ideally within the Defence sector
- Defence or Aerospace manufacturing background (MoD / NATO supply chain) with experience operating under AQAP 2110 or AS9100D frameworks
- Experience with First Article Inspection Reports (FAIR / AS9102) and formal defence line-validation processes (AS9145 or Def Stan 05-61)
- Knowledge of Defence Configuration Management standards and Safety Risk Assessment frameworks such as Def Stan 00-056 or POEMS (Project Environment and Safety Management System)

About you
Highly motivated engineering leader with strong technical expertise in electrification and injection moulding assembly. You are adaptable, able to thrive in a fast-paced environment, and skilled at building and leading high-performing teams. You embrace continuous improvement and lean culture principles and are committed to maintaining the highest standards of quality, safety, and compliance.

Qualifications
Undergraduate degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Production), Science, or equivalent demonstrable experience. FMEA and Lean Six Sigma expertise is highly desirable.