About The Role

Our client is a well-established player in bulk materials handling and manufacturing, supplying equipment and engineering solutions into the mining sector. They're looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to build and lead their engineering function - this is a role focused on leadership, structure and accountability rather than day-to-day design work.

About The Role

Our client is a well-established player in bulk materials handling and manufacturing, supplying equipment and engineering solutions into the mining sector. They're looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to build and lead their engineering function - this is a role focused on leadership, structure and accountability rather than day-to-day design work.

You'll take ownership of engineering standards, workload visibility, and the utilisation of both onshore and offshore resources, while ensuring drawings, technical documentation and ERP data stay consistent and reliable across the business.

What You'll Be Doing
Leading, mentoring and developing a team of engineers, a senior engineer, drafters and external engineering partners
Providing technical oversight and coordinating engineering checking and verification
Establishing and maintaining engineering standards, templates and change control processes




Managing engineering workload and priorities across onshore and offshore resources
Supporting sales, operations and site teams with technical and applications engineering input
Documenting and improving point cloud, 3D scanning and design workflows
Attending customer sites and supporting technically driven prospects

What We're Looking For
Proven engineering leadership experience
Background in bulk materials handling, manufacturing, mining or a related industry
Exposure to Chinese manufacturing and offshore engineering resources highly regarded
Working knowledge of CAD platforms and engineering data management
Comfortable operating in a mining environment, including site visits
Solid stakeholder management and the technical credibility to hold the line on quality
Conveyor systems experience and existing mining customer relationships advantageous

Why Apply

This is an chance to shape an engineering function from the ground up - building the systems, standards and team structure rather than inheriting someone else's. You'll have direct escalation to the General Manager and real influence over how engineering operates across the business.
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📌 Engineering Manager Western Australia
🏢 Mills Recruitment
📍 Western Australia