Engineering Manager Project Manager, Manufacturing, Leicestershire

£75,000-80,000 + benefits

Permanent

Engineering Project Management in a manufacturing production engineering business. Engineering projects include large investments like installing new production lines as well as small works to replace equipment or upgrade facilities. This is a growing business, with increasing demand for their product, and a road map to invest (>£5m) to grow manufacturing capacity. This is a great opportunity for an Engineering Manager, or Project Engineering person interested in promotion prospects during the next few years.

£75,000-80,000 guideline + benefits including pension, car/allowance and healthcare.

Key Objectives

•Managing and co-ordinating external engineering suppliers and contractors.Most of the projects will be delivered, installed and commissioned by suppliers / contractors.

•Working as a member of the company’s management team, communicating project plans across the business and optimising “business as usual” output to ensure Operations (Production, Maintenance and Transport) have minimal disruption during projects in order to meet customer demand.

•To establish project plans for small, medium and large projects, ensuring that suppliers and colleagues are consulted, knock-on effects are identified and best-solutions are knitted into the project plan. Projects range from re-surfacing the yard, to major equipment upgrades. Knock on effects for the smallest of projects will have impact on Production. Maintenance and Transport. Frequent two-way communication with colleagues is essential.

•To manage and influence suppliers and contractors, working with them to agree project plans which minimise disruption to manufacturing and deliveries.

•Project planning and project management including on site logistics, ancillary equipment, timescales, and also documentation relating to CDM, Permit to Work and Risk Assessments, etc.

Why work there?

•This is a friendly and motivated company and a great place to work.

•The product is a safety critical consumable in constant demand from customers.

•The job is ideally suited to an Engineering Manager, Project Engineer or Production Operations Manager with experience of managing engineering projects and upgrades in manufacturing businesses. Also experience of CDM, Permit to Work and managing third party engineering contractors.

•The essential work-style required: being visible, being accessible; being a frequent communicator with colleagues.

This is a long-term role with a real opportunity to make long term improvements to the Manufacturing Engineering and Operations.

£75,000-80,000 guideline + benefits including pension, car/allowance and healthcare.

This Engineering Manager Projects Manager job is commutable from Leicester, Loughborough, Hinckley, Coalville, Nottingham and Derby areas.

Reference: IY.BRL930