Engineering Manager

Sanderson Design Group plc — Anstey Wallpaper Company

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced

Engineering Manager

to lead the engineering function at Anstey Wallpaper Company, part of Sanderson Design Group.

This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for ensuring that our machinery, facilities and engineering processes operate

safely, reliably and efficiently

—supporting both

modern digital print technology

and our

heritage wallpaper manufacturing processes

.

You will play a key role in maintaining and improving specialist production equipment within a

commercial manufacturing environment

, where engineering excellence directly impacts product quality, customer delivery and operational performance.

What You’ll Be Doing

Engineering Leadership

• Lead and develop a skilled engineering team, setting clear priorities and driving performance
• Build a proactive, safety-first culture focused on reliability and continuous improvement
• Partner closely with Production, Quality and Technical teams to support business performance

Maintenance \& Reliability

• Deliver an effective

planned preventative maintenance (PPM) programme

• Minimise downtime through rapid response and root cause problem solving
• Manage asset registers, engineering records and compliance documentation

Specialist Manufacturing Support

• Provide engineering expertise across

digital print machinery and processes

• Support and preserve

heritage print equipment and traditional production methods

• Balance innovation with craftsmanship to maintain product quality and capability

Continuous Improvement \& Projects

• Drive efficiency, reliability and cost improvements
• Lead engineering projects from concept through to delivery
• Support capital investment, equipment upgrades and site improvements

Health, Safety \& Compliance

• Ensure full compliance with UK legislation and internal standards (e.g. PUWER, DSEAR)
• Promote a strong safety culture and manage contractor activity effectively
• Lead investigations and ensure robust corrective actions

Budget \& Resource Management

• Manage engineering budgets and contractor spend
• Drive value for money while maintaining safety and quality standards

Measures of Success:

• Improved equipment reliability and reduced downtime
• Delivery of effective planned preventative maintenance (PPM)
• Strong health, safety and compliance performance
• Faster, sustainable resolution of engineering issues
• Successful delivery of engineering projects (on time \& budget)
• Improved production efficiency and quality
• Engaged, capable and high-performing engineering team
• Controlled engineering costs and effective supplier management

What We’re Looking For

Essential

• Proven experience in an

Engineering Manager or senior engineering role

within manufacturing

• Strong

mechanical and/or electrical engineering background

• Experience managing maintenance teams, PPM and breakdown response
• Knowledge of

equipment reliability, root cause analysis and continuous improvement

• Strong understanding of

health \& safety and engineering compliance

Desirable

• Experience in print, FMCG, textiles or specialist manufacturing
• Knowledge of

digital print machinery or similar production equipment

• Experience working with

legacy or heritage machinery

• Exposure to lean manufacturing, TPM or CI frameworks
• Project and capital investment experience

Qualifications

• HNC/HND, degree or equivalent in Engineering (or time-served apprenticeship)
• Health \& safety qualification (e.g. NEBOSH) desirable

Our Values \& Behaviours

At Sanderson Design Group, how we work is just as important as what we deliver. Our

Values and Behaviours

shape everyday actions, leadership expectations and how we build high-performing teams.

As an

Engineering Manager

, you will role model and embed these across your teams:

Intrepid – Lead with Courage

• Empower your teams to take ownership and be accountable for engineering performance and outcomes
• Make confident, well-informed decisions, even in high-pressure operational environments
• Create an environment where teams feel supported to act quickly, solve problems and continuously improve

Imaginative – Enable Innovation \& Growth

• Encourage innovation and continuous improvement across engineering processes and equipment reliability
• Foster collaboration across production, quality and technical teams to drive a “One Group” approach
• Coach engineers to think creatively, challenge existing practices and deliver practical solutions

Respectful – Build Trust \& Inclusivity

• Lead with openness, fairness and consistency to create a positive and inclusive engineering culture
• Build trust through clear communication, active listening and recognition of team contributions
• Consider the impact of decisions on colleagues, operations, customers and the wider environment

What This Means in Practice

Success in this role is not only measured by operational delivery, but by your ability to:

• Build a safe, inclusive and high-performing engineering culture
• Develop and engage teams through strong leadership and technical coaching
• Create an environment where people feel valued, accountable and empowered
• Drive operational performance while role modelling our values every day

Why Join Us?

• Work with a unique blend of

modern manufacturing and heritage craftsmanship

• Play a key role in

protecting and evolving specialist production capability

• Opportunity to lead impactful engineering improvements in a

commercial manufacturing environment

• Be part of a collaborative and values-driven organisation

About us

Sanderson Design Group is an international luxury interior furnishings company that designs, manufactures and markets wallpapers and fabrics together with a wide range of ancillary interior products.

In 2020, we brought our portfolio of brands home to Sanderson Design Group, evoking the combined longevity and prodigious creative history of our brands. Sanderson Design Group describes the ebullience of our past endeavors. It sketches the outline of our future. A collective of quintessentially British luxury interior brands and 2 manufacturing brands, at Sanderson Design Group we are Sanderson, Morris \& Co., Zoffany, Harlequin, Clarke \& Clarke, Scion, Anstey Wallpaper Company and Standfast \& Barracks.

Our purpose is "To bring the Beautiful into People’s Homes and Lives". This has defined and shaped our brands since our very earliest days. The oldest brand in our arsenal, from where we derive the namesake of our group, begun life in 1860, as an importer of fine French wallpapers to London. Arthur Sanderson \& Sons Ltd played a pivotal role in defining English interior decoration tastes and its early success led to displaying designs at London’s finest showroom, at Berners Street. Around this time in 1924, Arthur Sanderson \& Sons Ltd were awarded The Royal Warrant, becoming “purveyors of wallpaper and paint” to the court of George V.

We recognise that each one of our brands contributes a unique chapter to our story. It is why we represent the full spectrum of British interior design, catering from cutting-edge sleek modern styles, to the hearty warmth of traditional forms. Our decision to rebrand as Sanderson Design Group in 2020 is our way of paying homage to our rich history, as well as marking our path towards a new future. As custodians of over 160 years of design experience, we are proud to Bring the Beautiful into People’s Homes and Lives. We are Sanderson Design Group.