Electrical Manager

Electrical Engineering Manager / Plant Manager – Deeside / Chester – £60–63k + overtime + bonus + 10% pension = £70k+ package

£70–75k Total Package

Quarterly Bonus up to 13%

10% Employer Pension

Private Medical

Major Manufacturing Site

Samuel Frank is recruiting for an experienced Electrical Engineering Manager / Plant Manager to join a globally recognised manufacturing company at its large industrial site in the Deeside / Chester area.

Key responsibilities of the Electrical Engineering Manager / Plant Manager include:

• Leading and developing a 40-strong electrical engineering team through direct reports, setting clear priorities and holding people accountable for delivery.
• Directing electrical maintenance and reliability activities to maximise equipment availability and operational performance.
• Building team capability and driving continuous improvement in plant efficiency, reliability, quality and cost effectiveness.
• Leading the team’s health and safety performance and ensuring compliance with site safety standards.
• Identifying and implementing electrical engineering improvements to increase plant reliability and reduce equipment downtime.
• Providing engineering support for capital investment projects, plant upgrades and equipment improvements.
• Managing and controlling expenditure within the annual maintenance budget.

The successful Electrical Engineering Manager / Plant Manager will ideally have:

• A strong, ideally time-served electrical engineering background within manufacturing, industrial or process engineering; a degree would be advantageous.
• Substantial experience leading maintenance or reliability teams through direct reports, with a proven record of building teams and managing performance.
• A sound understanding of industrial electrical systems, plant maintenance and engineering reliability, backed by established management experience.
• Experience managing engineering budgets, contractors and maintenance expenditure.
• Confident, experienced people leadership: able to set priorities, develop managers, hold teams accountable and improve safety and operational performance.

This position could suit an established Electrical Engineering Manager, Maintenance Manager, Reliability Manager or Plant Engineering Manager seeking wider responsibility within a major manufacturing business.

Salary and benefits:

• Basic salary of £60-63k
• Overtime paid up front per year
• Bonus scheme worth approx. 5-7% of annual salary.
• 10% employer pension contribution.
• Private medical cover.
• Annual salary review.
• Regular specialist training and development on current and emerging technologies.
• Staff discounts with major UK brands.

The company is committed to developing its engineering personnel and offers ongoing technical training alongside opportunities to contribute to significant engineering improvements across the site.

The site is commutable from Deeside, Chester, Wrexham, Ellesmere Port, Broughton, Liverpool, Northwich, Runcorn, Widnes and Warrington.

All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship.

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