Project Engineer (12 Month FTC)

Altro Ltd; Letchworth; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Sick pay and Health service

Eye tests

Volunteer day

Free car parking

Long service awards

Learning & development

Social events

Retirement transition support

Job summary

Altro Ltd. seeks a Project Engineer for a 12-month fixed-term contract to support two large cross-functional projects across the UK and Germany.

The role combines structured problem solving with close collaboration across Technical, Operational Excellence, Manufacturing, Quality and Product Development teams in both the UK and Germany. Hybrid work is required, with three days in Letchworth and travel to Dessau.

Qualifications

• Chemical engineering or chemistry degree or post graduate qualification.
• Good German language skills (Desirable).
• Project management and capital projects experience; industrialisation/new product development.

Responsibilities

• Structured problem solving across Dessau and Letchworth.
• Assess current work, gaps and barriers, and plan a structured route forward.
• Translate development activity into stable, repeatable manufacturing processes.
• Identify requirements to consistently produce quality products and minimise scrap.
• Work with technical teams to define machine/engineering capability and translate insights into capex projects.
• Develop testing routines with Technical and Quality teams to meet specifications.
• Collaborate with raw material suppliers to ensure robust, high-quality end products.

Skills

Structured problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Capital projects

Manufacturing

Influencing & interpersonal skills

Education

Chemical engineering/chemistry degree

Postgraduate qualification in chemical engineering or chemistry

Job description

Altro have the need for a Project Engineer to join us on a 12 month fixed term contract to support with two large ongoing, cross functional projects. The role will require close collaboration with our Technical, Operational Excellence, Manufacturing, Quality, Product Development and site-based teams in both the UK and Germany.

This is a full time, hybrid working role (3 days a week in the office in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire) with substantial travel to our Altro Germany Manufacturing plant in Dessau, Germany.

What will you be doing?

The role will use structured problem solving to assess work completed to date, identify the technical and operational gaps, define a clear route forward, and support the implementation of robust, sustainable solutions into production.

Key responsibilities

• Structured problem solving across Dessau and Letchworth.
• Assessment of current work, technical gaps and implementation barriers.
• Planning and delivery of a structured route forward for our flooring products.
• Cross-functional stakeholder engagement across Technical, Manufacturing, Quality, Operational Excellence and Product Development.
• Translation of development activity into stable, repeatable manufacturing processes.
• Identifying what is required to consistently produce product of a suitable quality, minimising scrap and the likelihood of customer complaints.
• Working with the Technical teams to understand what machine/engineering capability is needed in the production line to enable future product development. To take those insights and translate those into capex projects.
• Working with the Technical and Quality teams to develop testing routines to ensure that the product manufactured meets the specifications.
• Work with suppliers of key raw materials to better understand their products, the development of their products and how their products can be best incorporated and used to create a robust, high-quality end product for Altro.
• Using problem solving methodology to investigate problems and developmental hurdles to ensure quick and effective resolutions that key stakeholders can agree on.
• Documenting the developmental journey to ensure that the organisation understands and retains the learnings.

As well as an exciting opportunity and a competitive salary, what do we have offer?

• Holiday entitlement starts at 25 days (pro rata); if you need a little extra... you can buy some more
• A defined contribution pension scheme available for all staff
• Hopefully never needed, but from day one you will be covered by our life assurance scheme
• Occupational Sick Pay and an onsite Occupational Health Service
• Confidential 24-hour life management and personal support service for you and your family
• Free eye tests are available for all employees
• A paid day off each year to take part in our volunteering scheme
• Don’t worry about getting parked...we have free car parking at all our sites
• We offer long service awards to all our employees
• Learning and Development - training and development support, no matter where you are in your career
• A variety of social events across the group, including the company Christmas party.
• It might be a long way off but we know it’s not always easy to stop working so we provide advice and support to ease the transition to retirement.

So who are Altro?

A leading European manufacturer and supplier of premium flooring and wall cladding systems for Healthcare, construction and transport. We have been going strong since 1919. Family owned and run, we share family values; we care about you, each other and what we do.

What we are looking for

You'll ideally have:

• A chemical engineering/chemistry degree or a post graduate qualification in either of those subjects.
• Good German language skills (Desirable)
• Project management, capital projects experience and new product development/industrialisation.
• Experience in a manufacturing background.
• Strong influencing and interpersonal skills.
• Structured problem solving abilities.

Everyone is welcome at Altro for who they are

We appreciate that everyone is different and with that diverse uniqueness we can all thrive. “We don’t want you to just work here. We want you to belong here.”

If you have the relevant experience and you’re ready for a new challenge, click apply today! We can't wait to hear from you.