I'm recruiting for the following role.
Job Role
Senior Project Engineer / Manager - Engineering
Client
Global FMCG Manufacturer (Category Market leader in FMCG Manufacturing)
Reporting To
UK Head of Engineering
Location
Regional, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire & Buckinghamshire areas
Reward
£62-72k target plus £6-9k car benefit plus Bonus
Work Arrangement
Onsite Monday-Friday days based, some hybrid with travel
Environment
Factory/Plant Process working environment
Position Summary
Are you a Senior Project Engineer / Engineering Manager with strong Project Management skills in CAPEX? Ready to lead projects, engineering standards, capital projects and engineering operational excellence? Can you lead and ENGAGE with impact and a world-class engineering toolbox? Are you an engineering Subject Matter Expert for projects in a manufacturing environment?
Role Responsibilities
* Manage the planning and implementation of capital and revenue projects, covering factory equipment, process, packing lines, site services, process engineering, as well as construction design management
* Driving line installations and BAU engineering projects
* Plan, execute and lead project activities for feasibility studies, equipment specifications, supplier selections, equipment commissioning and validation within demanding timescales
* Reporting directly to the Project Engineering Manager, you will have complete autonomy to deliver pragmatic, value-engineered projects to cost and time specifications
* You will coach, mentor, and develop your multi-functional teams of engineers and designers/contractors to ensure the successful delivery of projects
* The projects will cover factory equipment, including packaging, processing, and site activities
* Engineering Compliance Champion: Ensure all engineering activities meet industry standards
* You will lead engineering and production teams during equipment installation and start-up, supplier selection, feasibility and justification analysis, and equipment commissioning
* Liaise with departments cross-functionally to ascertain requirements and define project scopes
* Preparing specifications/briefs which will go to external suppliers for tender
* Managing tender processes, including supplier selection exercises
* Managing external suppliers throughout the project lifecycle
* Lead, monitor and review projects internally across departments
* Co-ordinating all contractors in accordance with our policies
Qualifications & Requirements
* Mechanical or Electrical Engineering backgrounds will be considered, ideally in a regulated environment, from high FMCG volume manufacturing
* Experience developing technical engineering solutions in automated environments
* An experienced Project Engineer from FMCG manufacturing, food preferred
* Ideally, a degree in Engineering or time served Engineering qualifications with a further education qualification in project management
* High level of IT literacy (and ideally fully conversant with MS Project)
* Proven Leadership and senior stakeholder management: Significant experience in a senior engineering management role within the manufacturing FMCG-related sector
* This could include Food, Drink, Pharma and related consumer goods manufacturing, encompassing process and packaging
* Mechanical/electrical qualification or equivalent, ideally a degree, even better if you are chartered!
* 5+ years of Engineering leadership experience; with exposure to FMCG environments ideal
* Excellent People leadership skills to motivate, lead and drive projects
What's on Offer
* Competitive salary
* Control and exposure to budgets
* Strategic planning and capital expenditure delivery
* Impactful Work: Play a key role in the company's success and make a tangible difference
* Collaborative Environment: Be part of a team that values innovation and creativity
If you're a career interim or a senior engineering capital projects leader becoming available and is a strategic thinker, a natural, inclusive people leader, with a passion for driving engineering projects and maintenance excellence, we want to hear from you!
For more information on this role, please contact Mike Butler on (phone number removed) or send a copy of your CV to
Candidates who are currently an Engineering Manager, project engineer, Engineering project manager, production engineer, CAPEX Manager, Mechanical or packaging project engineer may be suitable for this position. Suitable for FMCG, process, Manufacturing, Hygiene, food and drink Industries.
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