Engineering Projects & Compliance Manager ( 12 month FTC)

MRD Recruitment; Lenzie; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Healthcare benefits

Life assurance

Flexible benefits

Employee discounts

Professional development

Training opportunities

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

MRD Recruitment is partnering with a leading UK FMCG manufacturer to hire an Engineering Projects & Compliance Manager on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role links project delivery with engineering standards and daily manufacturing operations, ensuring equipment is delivered safely and to required technical standards before handover.

You will lead capital and site projects, coordinate technical documentation, and work with OEMs, contractors and internal teams to resolve issues and

Qualifications

• A degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, supported by an engineering apprenticeship.
• Experience in FMCG or high-volume manufacturing environments.
• Proven track record across engineering projects, commissioning and asset handover.
• Strong knowledge of machinery safety and engineering compliance.
• Familiarity with CDM 2015 and relevant statutory requirements.
• Experience managing technical documentation and project files.
• Proficient with CMMS and data handling.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering leadership and technical oversight across capital and site-based projects.
• Act as the engineering representative in project meetings, identifying risks and actions.
• Ensure new machinery meets safety, engineering and statutory requirements.
• Own and coordinate technical documentation for project lifecycle and handover.
• Review drawings, certifications and safety information to ensure standards are met.
• Support project governance, tracking deliverables through design, installation, commissioning and handover.
• Collaborate with OEMs, contractors and internal teams to resolve technical issues.
• Ensure assets are operationally ready with procedures, risk assessments, and training.
• Assist in transitioning completed projects into an operational engineering environment.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement using root-cause analysis.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

CMMS

Project delivery experience

Communication skills

Compliance knowledge

Risk assessment

Education

Mechanical or Electrical Engineering degree

Engineering apprenticeship

Tools

CMMS software

Job description

Engineering Projects & Compliance Manager

Location: Lenzie
Salary: Up to £63,000
Contract: 12-Month Fixed Term Contract
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday On-site

The Opportunity

MRD Recruitment is working with a leading UK FMCG manufacturing business to recruit an Engineering Projects & Compliance Manager on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

This is a key role within the site's engineering function, providing the link between project delivery, engineering standards and day-to-day manufacturing operations.

You'll take ownership of the engineering aspects of capital and site-led projects, ensuring new equipment, machinery and installations are delivered safely, compliantly and to the required technical standards before being handed over to operations.

It's an opportunity for an experienced engineering professional to have a genuine impact within a busy, highly automated manufacturing environment, working alongside project teams, contractors, OEMs and operational stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide engineering leadership and technical oversight across capital and site-based projects.

• Act as the engineering representative within project meetings, ensuring technical requirements, risks and actions are identified and managed.

• Ensure new machinery, equipment and installations meet relevant engineering, safety and statutory requirements.

• Own and coordinate technical documentation throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring engineering information is complete and available ahead of operational handover.

• Review technical drawings, documentation, certification and safety information to ensure projects meet required standards.

• Support project governance, tracking engineering deliverables through design, installation, commissioning and handover.

• Work closely with OEMs, contractors and internal engineering teams to resolve technical issues and commissioning snags.

• Ensure new assets are operationally ready, with appropriate procedures, risk assessments, documentation and training in place.

• Support the transition of completed projects into the operational engineering environment.

• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and use structured problem-solving techniques to resolve recurring technical issues.

• Maintain a strong focus on engineering compliance, safety, reliability and asset performance.

About You

We're looking for an experienced engineering professional with a strong background in manufacturing projects and engineering compliance.

You’ll ideally have:

• A degree or equivalent qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, supported by a recognised engineering apprenticeship.

• Previous experience within FMCG, food, beverage or another high-volume manufacturing environment.

• Proven experience across engineering projects, commissioning and asset handover.

• Strong knowledge of machinery safety, engineering compliance and risk assessment.

• Good understanding of CDM 2015 and relevant statutory requirements.

• Experience managing technical documentation and project engineering files.

• Previous experience using a Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).

• Strong IT and data skills with excellent attention to detail.

• Experience working with contractors, OEMs and multiple stakeholders.

• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the confidence to challenge where required and ensure engineering standards are maintained.

The Person

You’ll be a highly organised and methodical engineer who enjoys taking ownership and seeing projects through from start to finish.

You’ll have a completer-finisher mentality, with the attention to detail required to identify gaps in technical documentation, compliance and project delivery.

You’ll also be comfortable working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, managing competing priorities and working collaboratively with engineering, operations, project teams and external partners.

Experience with structured continuous improvement and root-cause analysis techniques would also be beneficial.

What's on Offer?

• Salary of up to £63,000, depending on experience

• 12-month fixed-term contract

• Monday-Friday working pattern

• Comprehensive benefits package

• Pension

• Healthcare benefits

• Life assurance

• Flexible benefits and employee discounts

• Professional development and training opportunities