Assistant Engineering Manager

Closing date: 15 June 2025

Recruitment Partner: Matt Haywood - matt.haywood@boots.co.uk

About the role

We're looking for an Assistant Engineering Manager to join our Burton Service Centre. This role plays a critical role in supporting the engineering team by ensuring the successful execution of projects, maintaining high technical standards, and driving continuous improvement. This role bridges the gap between hands-on engineering work and managerial oversight, fostering a high-performance team environment while aligning engineering efforts with business objectives.

Engineering Team Leadership – Support, mentor, and guide engineers to ensure project success and professional development.

Project Execution & Delivery – Oversee engineering projects, ensuring they meet deadlines, budgets, and quality standards.

Continuous Improvement –Lead the overall site continuous improvement Agenda to Identify, develop, and implement process improvements using Lean, Six Sigma, and other methodologies to enhance efficiency, reliability, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).

Technical Oversight – Ensure engineering designs, plans, and solutions meet industry standards and company requirements.

Stakeholder Collaboration – Work closely with wider engineering function and cross-functional teams to align engineering efforts with operational and business objectives.

Risk & Issue Management – Proactively identify and mitigate risks to prevent project delays or technical failures.

Performance Monitoring – Track individual and team performance, providing constructive feedback and coaching.

Compliance & Safety Management – Ensure all engineering activities adhere to health, safety, and regulatory standards.

Resource Planning & Allocation – Assist in workforce planning, ensuring the right skills are available for day to day tasks & projects.

Continuous Learning & Development – Encourage technical skill development and upskilling among engineers.

Growth – Provide like for like service for the Engineering manager and Maintenance manager roles for periods of holiday/absence

What you'll need to have

Engineering Expertise - Substantial operational engineering experience in an automated environment (electrical, mechanical, PLC, IT)

Project Management – Ability to oversee multiple projects, ensuring deadlines, budgets, and quality standards are met.

People Management – Supervises and supports engineers, fostering a productive work environment.

Process Optimisation – Identifies inefficiencies and implements improvements in engineering workflows.

Risk Management – Anticipates and mitigates potential issues in engineering projects.

Stakeholder Engagement – Works with leadership, clients, and other departments to align engineering goals with business objectives.

Performance Monitoring – Tracks team performance and provides feedback to drive continuous improvement.

Compliance & Safety Awareness – Ensures engineering practices align with safety standards, regulations, and company policies.

Systems - Confident on basic IT systems such as Excel, Teams, Power BI, Sharepoint. (Support can be provided on specific packages if a base knowledge is present)

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply, eligible roles only. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, with you, we change for the better.

What's next

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

This role requires the successful candidate to complete a Pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location you will be asked to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service), PVG (Protection of Vulnerable groups) or an Access NI Check.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

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