Group Project Engineering Manager

BBF Limited; Blackburn; Hybride; GBP 55 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive salary

Hybrid working

Car allowance

4x Life Assurance/Death in Service

Résumé du poste

BBF Limited, Blackburn-based, is a leading UK ambient cake and chilled dessert manufacturer. The Group Project Engineer will coordinate the technical and managerial activities to deliver engineering projects across the Group, driving performance and fulfil business requirements.

You will identify and prioritise projects with Senior Leadership, develop the 3-year automation strategy, evaluate scope and timelines, and ensure proper planning, budgets, safety, and quality.

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Prince2 (or similar) Project Management qualification.
• Exceptional communication with stakeholders.
• Strong organisational and planning skills to coordinate multiple activities.
• Excellent problem solving, decision-making, and analytical abilities.
• Ability to collaborate with and manage multiple stakeholders.
• Strong leadership and technical skills.

Responsabilités

• Identify, select, and prioritise projects based on business strategy.
• Develop the 3-year automation strategy with Senior Leadership.
• Evaluate technical requirements, project scope, and timelines.
• Ensure robust project planning, resources, responsibilities, constraints, and risk management.
• Continually review and update project budgets as necessary.
• Coordinate and provide direction for project teams.
• Communicate project progress and deliverables to stakeholders.
• Ensure safety, quality, and compliance with procedures.
• Identify and mitigate project risks and respond to issues.

Connaissances

Manufacturing experience

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication skills

Planning & organisation

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Formation

Prince2 Project Management qualification

Description du poste

Blackburn (hybrid)

The Group Project Engineer will coordinate the technical and managerial activities necessary to deliver engineering projects across the Group to drive performance and fulfil business requirements.

Competitive Salary

BBF Limited

Blackburn (hybrid)

The Group Project Engineer will coordinate the technical and managerial activities necessary to deliver engineering projects across the Group to drive performance and fulfil business requirements.

The role of Group Project Engineering Manager

• Work with Senior Leadership and Site Teams to identify, select, and prioritise projects based on business strategy
• Working with the Group Operations Director and local sites develop the 3-year automation strategy
• Evaluate technical requirements, project scope, and estimated project timelines
• Ensure robust project planning, identifying key activities, resources, responsibilities, constraints, and risk management
• Continually review and formally update project budgets as necessary
• Coordinate and provide direction for project teams.
• Clearly prioritise and communicate key project deliverables to all project contributors
• Establish measurable objectives and suitable KPIs for all projects
• Ensure project progress remains in line with planned progress
• Clarify responsibilities and coordinate dependencies for all project contributors
• Ensure a full understanding of project deliverables across the project team
• Ensure projects meet the applicable safety requirements
• Ensure projects meet the required technical specifications, quality expectations and organisational procedures
• Ensure clear and timely communication of project progress to all project stakeholders
• Ensure all project risks are identified and mitigated
• Coordinate appropriate responses to project issues as necessary

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Experience of working within a manufacturing or FMCG environment
• Prince 2 (or similar) Project Management qualification
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to communicate complex information to all stakeholders
• Excellent and proven organisational and planning skills to coordinate multiple activities and dependencies
• Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills
• Excellent mathematical and analytical skills
• Ability to collaborate with and manage multiple stakeholders
• Excellent and proven technical skills
• Excellent leadership skills

Who are BBF Limited?

BBF Limited are one of the UK’s leading ambient cake and chilled dessert manufacturers of retailer own label, licensed and branded cakes, supplying recognisable major retailers across the UK and European market.

Our team of experts develop and manufacture a wide range of high-quality ambient cake products across several different categories including celebration cakes, mini rolls, mince pies, fruit pies and a wide range of chilled desserts including cheesecake, crumbles and sponge cakes. These include mince pies, celebration cakes, slab cakes, cupcakes and many more!

We are passionate about our products and aim to put the customer at the heart of everything we do.

With recent investment and acquisitions taking us to nearly 1,400 direct employees, this is an exciting time to join BBF Limited! We are continually looking to grow, but we can only do that with exceptional talent across all levels and disciplines of the business. That is where you come into it!

On top of making some delicious cakes and desserts, we do a lot of fun stuff too! Whether that be Christmas fun days, pancake-flipping competitions, Red Nose Day events or odd-sock days, you’ll be coming to work smiling.

What benefits do we offer?

Financial

• Competitive Salary
• Hybrid Working
• Car Allowance
• 4x Life Assurance/Death in Service Benefit

Health & Wellbeing

• Family Healthcare
• 25 days holiday per annum (plus statutory holidays)
• 24/7 Access to a GP
• 24/7 Bereavement Support

Personal & Professional Development

• Dedicated in-house Learning & Development/Training team
• Online training platform with access to 100+ training courses

A few other bits

• Quarterly and Yearly BBF Star Awards – recognising those who have gone above and beyond!