SE & Prototype Samples Manager

At Johnson Matthey, your work will matter. As a SE & Prototype Samples Manager , you’ll join a world leader in platinum group metals with over 200 years of history and innovation. You’ll help tackle the world’s biggest challenges - cutting emissions, powering modern society and enhancing lives - as we continue to apply, refine and recycle metals that matter, for a healthier and more resilient future.

The role

As a SE & Prototype Samples Manager, you will help drive our goals by

• Safety - embeds a high standard safety culture throughout the plant. Striving for the continuous improvement of safety standards and ensuring all employees are engaged and responsible for their own and each other’s safety
• Quality - ensures all functional areas within the plant achieve or exceed quality standards. Ensures non-conformance is investigated and lessons learnt embedded to drive quality improvements
• Delivery - responsible for providing quality products to our customers on time through the efficient and safe use of resources
• Cost - establishes budgets and ensure delivery at or below cost targets.
• People- Ensures effective & efficient resource allocation to achieve the samples plan. Ensures all teams have the right skills mix and that development/ training plans are in place for future requirements. Provides on-going coaching to the manufacturing teams. Develops a pipeline for, and is an exporter of talent to the business
• D rives a culture of customer focus and p ersonal a c countability a cross the te a m b y role-mo d elli n g b eh a viors, reinforcing t h e p ositive be haviors within the team and ensuring r o b ust p erfo r mance management in p l ace for team mem b e rs.
• D isci p lin e d e xecution of manufacturing p roces s es r elat e d to man (stan d ard work), mate r ial ( p lannin g , flow, inventory), machine ( T P M and O . E . E)
• P rototy p e Sa m p l e s g ro u p function d es i g n, current state im p rov e ments in p er f ormance, fu t ure state d e s i g n and capacity/inv e stment p lan n in g , in conj u nction with the commerc i al, technolo g y and en g in e ering teams.
• Ensuring that the customer is the key stake h ol d er d r iving all im p r ovement act i viti e s. Co m municating d i rectly with customers on prototype samples performance status where appropriate.
• P roactive col l aboration, communication and networking with all key stakehol d ers within te c hnolo g y, commercial, o p erations, q uality and finance.
• Acts as role model and set high expectations for JM Values, Ethics and compliance.
• Ensures a positive external image is maintained of the plant in the community
• Ensures the site has a business impact analysis and a corresponding business continuity plan which addresses all site-based points of potential failure, be that mechanical, natural disaster, supply chain disruption etc.
• T o take on any other d uti e s which are within the em p loyee’s sk i lls and abil i t i es whenever reasonably instructe d .
• Accountable for end-to-end governance of Prototype Samples operations, ensuring consistency, compliance, traceability, and efficient execution of all sample-related activities.
• Owns and maintains the PSB RASIC model, ensuring clear accountability and interfaces between Product Development, Application Engineering, Sustaining Engineering, Process Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Operations.
• Ensures all sample manufacturing, importing, exporting, and compliance activities are reviewed, coordinated, and executed through the PSB organization.
• Acts as the primary escalation point for sample movement, scale-up readiness, industrialization issues, and transition-to-production decisions.

Scale-Up & Technology Transfer

• Lead product scale-up and industrialisation with Sustaining Engineering.
• Ensure process readiness, scalability, manufacturability, and compliance.
• Identify and mitigate technical and operational risks.
• Capture and transfer technical knowledge and documentation.
• Support technology transfer and commissioning of new products.

Governance & Cross-Functional Leadership

• Lead and coordinate PSB and Sustaining Engineering activities.
• Drive collaboration across R&D, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, and Commercial teams.
• Oversee prototype manufacturing and production transition decisions.
• Establish governance for prioritisation, resource allocation, and escalation.

Operational Transition & Capacity Management

• Manage operational transition and aftermarket support.
• Develop sample manufacturing and capacity strategies.
• Define future prototype manufacturing operating models.
• Support capacity planning, investment, and facility development.

Key skills that will help you succeed in this role

Essential

• Degree in Engineering, Technical, or Business discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
• Significant experience in technical/manufacturing environments with a proven track record of leading transformation initiatives.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams in complex, fast-paced environments with a strong focus on people development.
• Strong customer and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) management within manufacturing.
• D emonstrat e d capa b ility i n b uil d ing a s trong culture of p ersonal accountabili t y.
• A strong wo r king knowle dg e of manufacturing conc e p ts and p rin c i p l e s

Desirable

• Experience implementing Quality Management Systems (QMS).
• Strong financial acumen with P&L and cost management experience.

Even if you only match some of the skills, we’d love to hear from you to discuss further!

What we offer

We make sure salaries are fair, competitive and aligned to individual roles, experience and responsibilities. We are also supportive of hybrid and flexible working and where applicable, offer life, medical and other benefits that support our employees’ financial and physical wellbeing, such as:

• Competitive salary and annual performance-based rewards.
• Comprehensive medical, life and wellbeing benefits.
• Opportunities for learning, leadership development and career progression.
• A collaborative, inclusive and innovation-driven work environment.

Ready to make a meaningful impact on your career and the environment? Join us and help shape a sustainable future while advancing your career!

At JM, inclusivity is central to our values. We create an environment where everyone can thrive, embracing diverse perspectives to tackle challenges and ensure all colleagues feel valued and connected.

For any queries or accessibility requirements, please contact GlobalRecruit@matthey.com. We will work with you to make suitable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All conversations are confidential, and your feedback is welcome to help us provide an accessible and positive recruitment experience.

Closing date for applications: This job advertisement will be posted for a minimum of 2 weeks; early application is advised.

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