Job Description:
Role Overview:
Huntsman Advanced Materials is seeking an experienced Engineering Team Manager to join our site in Duxford. This is a key leadership role responsible for ensuring safe, reliable, and cost‑effective engineering and maintenance operations that support site performance and business objectives.
You will lead Mechanical, Electrical, and Maintenance teams, driving asset reliability, continuous improvement, and a strong EHS culture while developing people and long‑term site capability.
We are looking for someone who is a hands‑on leader, comfortable operating in a complex manufacturing environment, and passionate about safety, performance, and people development.
Do you think you’re the right fit for this opportunity? Apply today!
Role Responsibilities:
As an Engineering Team Manager, you will be responsible for:
Leading Mechanical, Electrical, and Maintenance teams to ensure safe and reliable site operations
Driving site performance through effective maintenance and reliability strategies (OEE, downtime, schedule adherence)
Developing and implementing asset care and predictive maintenance plans
Optimising maintenance processes and systems, including SAP PM
Managing engineering and maintenance budgets, including contractor and cost control
Delivering continuous improvement initiatives using LEAN principles
Ensuring full compliance with EHS and Process Safety standards, including Permit to Work
Coaching, developing, and engaging the engineering team to build long‑term capability
Experience and Competencies:
What we are looking for:
Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or similar Engineering discipline
Extensive experience in an engineering leadership role within a manufacturing environment
Proven people management experience leading multidisciplinary teams
Strong knowledge of maintenance and reliability systems (SAP PM preferred)
Experience delivering continuous improvement or LEAN initiatives
Solid understanding of EHS and Process Safety requirements
Strong commercial awareness with a data‑ and performance‑driven mindset
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills
What next?
If you would like to join an innovative, collaborative and multicultural team, please apply now. Your application will be forwarded to a Talent Acquisition Partner, who will strive to get back to you as soon as they can. We understand that applying for a new job is a big decision and we will work hard to keep you updated and support you along the way.
About Us:
At Huntsman, we pride ourselves on being a people-oriented organization.
Our family-like atmosphere is cultivated by our diverse groups of team members around the world.
We welcome the talent, experience and fresh ideas that employees at all stages of their careers, from interns to seasoned professionals, bring to Huntsman.
In return, we offer you the opportunity to become an integral part of a dynamic, industry-leading company, where safety and ethics always come first.
Additional Locations:
Skills Required
- Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or similar Engineering discipline
- Extensive experience in an engineering leadership role within a manufacturing environment
- Proven people management experience leading multidisciplinary teams
- Strong knowledge of maintenance and reliability systems (SAP PM preferred)
- Experience delivering continuous improvement or LEAN initiatives
- Solid understanding of EHS and Process Safety requirements
- Strong commercial awareness with a data‑ and performance‑driven mindset
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills
What We Do
Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and specialty chemicals with 2019 revenues of approximately $7 billion. Our chemical products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than 70 manufacturing, R&D and operations facilities in approximately 30 countries and employ approximately 9,000 associates within our four distinct business divisions. We view our customers as valued partners. That’s why we believe in a collaborative approach to client relations and work directly with our customers to develop new chemical components that meet their unique needs. Our dedication to our customers is matched only by our dedication to the environment. As part of our commitment to bettering the industry, we strive to operate safe, clean, efficient facilities in an environmentally and socially responsible manner. This means actively seeking opportunities to leverage our resources to assist those in need around the world. It’s all part of our growth-driven approach, which reflects the spirit of free enterprise and is centered on creating mutual benefits for customers, employees, suppliers and the communities where we work.
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