Project Engineer

Wallace Hind Selection LTD; Bedford; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime

Annual bonus (potential to reach £50k+

Job summary

Wallace Hind Selection LTD is seeking a Project Engineer for our Bedford factory-based role. You will drive projects from order through installation, coordinating with sales, design, manufacturing and service teams to meet time and budget goals.

The position offers growth and a chance to add value across multiple departments within a renowned British manufacturer. The ideal candidate has proven Project Engineer experience in capital equipment or industrial settings, preferably with packaging

Qualifications

• Proven track record as a Project Engineer in manufacturing/industrial sectors.
• Experience with capital equipment or technical solutions.
• Packaging machinery or foods/chemicals/pharmaceuticals market experience is advantageous.
• Qualified engineer with project management or engineering qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Take projects from order through to installation, liaising with clients and internal teams to deliver on time and on budget.
• Assist in handover from incumbent and train the team to ensure smooth project execution.

Skills

Project engineering

Client liaison

Engineering qualifications

Packaging machinery experience

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Job description

Project Engineer

A classic Project Engineering role working for a well established British manufacturer of bespoke packaging machinery & turnkey lines to the food, chemical & pharmaceutical markets. They have doubled their T/O in the last year with growth both in the Uk and Worldwide. Genuinely a great place to work and I placed two of the Directors with the business.

Basic Salary: up to £48,000 Base

Benefits: Overtime and Company annual bonus to earn £50,000+

Location: Factory based in Bedford

Commutable Locations: Bedford, Milton Keynes, Cambridge, Northampton, Huntingdon, Biggleswade, Stevenage

Job Description

A classic Project Engineer role taking over from the incumbent who is retiring but staying on to train and conduct a thorough handover. Working within the Project Management team you will take projects from order through to installation liaising with clients and the companies sales, design, manufacturing & service teams to ensure projects are delivered on time and on budget.

Person Specification

• You will have a proven track record as a Project Engineer working for a manufacturing, industrial or engineering company that makes and sells capital equipment or a technical solution.


• Any packaging machinery or food, chemical & pharmaceutical market experience would be advantageous but is not essential.


• You will be a qualified engineer with relevant project management or engineering qualifications.


• You will be a good communicator comfortable liaising with clients.

Company

A very well established and profitable British manufacturer of bespoke packaging machinery and turnkey lines selling to the food, chemical & pharmaceutical markets in the UK and Worldwide. They have doubled their T.O in the last 12 months and have a loyal and long serving team with low staff turnover. A genuinely nice place to work with good people from the board down to the shop floor. A good client that I have worked with for over 15 years.