Engineering Project Manager

MTrec Ltd; Stanley; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A market leader in FMCG is seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee engineering installations and CapEx projects. The role involves coordinating teams, ensuring compliance, and driving improvements across the site. Candidates should have significant experience in manufacturing, relevant qualifications, and strong project management skills. This is a salaried, day shift position with a focus on leadership and safety compliance.

Benefits

Growth opportunities in a stable company

Day shift working hours

Compliant with the latest health and safety requirements

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role within manufacturing.
• CAPEx project experience.
• Engineering or manufacturing background is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering installation projects ensuring safety, quality, and budget control.
• Develop and execute CapEx projects including business case creation.
• Coordinate internal teams and contractors to maintain production.

Skills

Project Management

Leadership

Communication

IT Skills

Education

Degree or relevant experience in a similar role

Job description

The Company

Our client is a market leader in the FMCG sector; to maintain their standing they are now looking to recruit a Project Manager for their Engineering Dept.

The Role

• The Project Manager will look after engineering installations, maintenance and site services and is responsible for leading and delivering engineering installation projects, NPI activities, CapEx programs and site services.
• The role provides proactive leadership to ensure the safe, reliable and efficient operation of all plant and facilities.
• This position coordinates internal teams, contractors and cross‑functional departments to maintain continuous production, ensure compliance and drive improvement across the site.
• Lead engineering installation projects from concept through to commissioning, ensuring delivery against scope, safety, quality, budget and time targets.
• Develop and execute CapEx projects, including business case creation, vendor engagement, installation, commissioning, and ROI tracking.
• Support New Product Introduction by ensuring full engineering readiness, line capability, utility availability and on‑time delivery of required modifications.
• Collaborate with Production, Planning, Quality, and Health and Safety to ensure project alignment and minimise operational disruption.
• Prepare project schedules, budgets, risk assessments and progress reports, escalating risks and deviations promptly.
• Ensure all CapEx and project activities comply with internal governance, statutory requirements and site engineering standards.
• Install and, when required, design pipework, valves, utilities and ancillary systems for new and existing plant equipment.
• Fabricate components, fixtures and assemblies using welding and general workshop techniques.
• Manage installation contractors to ensure compliance with quality requirements, safe systems of work, permits‑to‑work and engineering standards.
• Install lagging/insulation and safely operate and manage MEWP equipment.
• Develop and implement engineering solutions to improve reliability, efficiency, performance and safety across the plant.
• Ensure daily and weekly boiler checks are completed, recorded and compliant with statutory and internal requirements, including servicing.
• Provide strong, proactive leadership to engineering personnel, promoting company values and professional behaviours.
• Will be working 40 hours per week day shift only and is a salaried role.

The Person

• You will ideally have experience in a similar role within manufacturing.
• Ideally have a time served background.
• A degree or relevant experience in a similar role.
• Previous CAPEx project experience.
• Previous engineering or manufacturing experience is essential.
• Must have good IT and communication skills.

The Benefits

• You will be working for a well‑established growing employer.
• A company experiencing continued growth, expansion and investment.
• The company are fully compliant with the latest health and safety requirements for current safe working practices.
• Working day shift