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Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Syensqo

Job Location:

Heanor - UK

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 26 July 2026 (30+ days ago)

Application Deadline: 23 October 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Syensqo is all about chemistry. Were not just referring to chemical reactions here but also to the magic that occurs when the brightest minds get to work together. This is where our true strength your future colleagues and in all your differences. And of course in your ideas to improve lives while preserving our planets beauty for the generations to come.

We are looking for a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor

Position Purpose and Objective

Within own department to manage a team of process and/or technical domain engineers to ensure and provide up-to- standard technical services to the site and the production area and to conceive and design industrial projects against the lowest possible cost and in a sustainable way
Scientific vision and strategies regarding the advisable future direction in its own site Process design and project deliverables Production processes and equipment troubleshooting analysis Production process and equipment improvements. Effectiveness and efficiency of their own team.
Define in collaboration with the business R&I & Production and propose to top management and industrial vision and technology strategy for their own domain.
Study analyse and define the key technologies to invest in (development or acquisition).
Ensure the documentation of processes is accurate and up to date.
Propose and deploy best practices within your own team to get best results.
To support Quality in investigations to root cause for internal and external issues.

STATISTICS

Reduction in OEE measured downtime
Reduction in quality concerns
reduced customer complaints
reduced waste internally
Initiating Best Practice across production processes
Setting the process standard for manufacturing to follow.

ORGANIZATION

member of manufacturing engineers

DIRECT:Manufacturing Engineer personnel

INDIRECT: all departments

MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES

Authority to stop manufacturing process if required
safety ; target of zero accidents
Responsible for the improvement of processes on site
Responsible for standardisation of process within manufacturing.
Expected improvement in productivity to achieve set targets
Expected reduction in downtime reduction in OEE downtime
Expected reduction in quality issues - measured by CC
Expected high level maintained for safety.
Expected waste output to not exceed set targets
Expected to work with quality to achieve below customer complaints target
Expected to work on both short and long term projects

JOB PROFILE

Education:

(Desirable) would be Degree level qualified
Background in composites or chemistry
Lean training
Experience of running Projects
Desirable - previous leadership role
6 sigma (desirable)

Skills:

Experience of Leadership
Experience of leading continuous improvement initiatives.
Experience of driving Improvements
Hands on approach
Can influence across all levels
Good stakeholder management.
Strong communicator.

MAJOR CONTACTS AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS

Internal: supervision / production / H&S / maintenance / Finance / HR

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Hard.

Productivity
waste
safety
costs
Documentation / process accuracy

Soft:

5S standards
Housekeeping standards
Engagement
Culture

KEY BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

Good organisation skills
Good Leadership attributes
Priority setting
Good communication skills
Self-motivated ability to work under own initiative.
Good decision making when required

Syensqo is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

The UK annual base salary reasonably expected to be paid for this new hire is between GBP 50000 to GBP 63000. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills experience qualification and internal equity and can ultimately be more or less than the posted salary range.

About us

Syensqo is a science company developing groundbreaking solutions that enhance the way we live work travel and play. Inspired by the scientific councils which Ernest Solvay initiated in 1911 we bring great minds together to push the limits of science and innovation for the benefit of our customers with a diverse global team of more than 13000 associates. Our solutions contribute to safer cleaner and more sustainable products found in homes food and consumer goods planes cars batteries smart devices and health care applications. Our innovation power enables us to deliver on the ambition of a circular economy and explore breakthrough technologies that advance humanity.
At Syensqo we seek to promote unity and not uniformity. We value the diversity that individuals bring and we invite you to consider a future with us regardless of background age gender national origin ethnicity religion sexual orientation ability or identity. We encourage individuals who may require any assistance or accommodations to let us know to ensure a seamless application experience. We are here to support you throughout the application journey and want to ensure all candidates are treated equally. If you are unsure whether you meet all the criteria or qualifications listed in the job description we still encourage you to apply.

Required Experience:

Manager

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