Engineering & Operations Project Manager (Manufacturing)

Hollybank Trustees Ltd; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension match up to 7%

4 x Salary Life Assurance

Enhanced parental leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Free Eye Tests

Subsidised Canteen

Volunteering and Team Building Days

Job summary

Quanex is seeking an experienced hands-on Project Manager with a focus on value stream mapping in a manufacturing environment. Lead cross-functional projects from concept to launch, managing timelines, budgets, resources and stakeholder communication.

We cover Engineering, Operations, Commercial and IT projects with subject matter experts; you will contribute engineering/operations focus and drive PMO excellence across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, PM, or related field.
• Proven experience managing engineering/technical projects.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies and tools.
• Experience managing budgets, schedules and resources.
• Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage full lifecycle of engineering projects including planning, scheduling, budgeting, resource allocation, execution and closeout.
• Develop project plans, timelines, milestones, and deliverables with engineering teams and stakeholders.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including engineering, operations, procurement, quality and vendors.
• Monitor project progress and identify, assess, and mitigate risks and issues.
• Track project budgets, expenditures and resource utilization to meet financial objectives.
• Facilitate project meetings, provide status updates, and communicate progress to leadership.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, regulatory and company standards.
• Manage project documentation, change requests and reporting.
• Drive continuous improvement to enhance PM processes and engineering efficiency.
• Support development of PM best practices and standards across the organization.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

Engineering projects

PM methodologies

Budgets and scheduling

Leadership and communication

Analytical and problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/PM or related field

Job description

Quanex is seeking an experienced hands-on Project Manager with a focus on value stream mapping in a manufacturing environment. Lead cross-functional projects from concept to launch, managing timelines, budgets, resources and stakeholder communication.

We cover Engineering, Operations, Commercial and IT projects with subject matter experts; you will contribute engineering/operations focus and drive PMO excellence across the organization.