Project Engineer - Electrical

Weetabix; Burton Latimer; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Become a valued member of Weetabix as a Project Engineer, where you'll deliver essential projects with a focus on electrical engineering and food safety. Your role involves ensuring the delivery of projects on time and within budget, while adhering to strict safety standards. Join a company committed to diversity and equality, and contribute to high-quality project delivery in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Annual bonus of 7.5%

Double-matched ER contributed pension scheme up to 12%

Bupa Healthcare plan

Access to 24/7 counselling service

Flexible Working Policies

Maternity and Paternity leave

Additional Time Off for Fertility Treatment

Qualifications

• Experience in electrical engineering and FMCG.
• Ability to deliver high-quality projects with attention to safety.
• Skilled in financial planning and project approval processes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality projects executed flawlessly.
• Adhere to CAPEX budgets while managing project scope.
• Forecast and update financial profiles, ensuring accurate planning.

Skills

Project Management

Electrical Engineering

Food Safety

Financial Oversight

Stakeholder Communication

Education

Recognised Engineering qualification (NVQ Level 3 or equivalent)

Project Management Qualification (Prince 2, APM, etc.)

Safety qualifications (i.e. SMSTS, FAAW, IOSH)

Tools

MS Office

Standard Engineering applications

Job description

We are not supporting candidates who require sponsorship for this position.

We utilise our Preferred Agency Supplier Partners as and when we require additional support.

We are committed to improving diversity and equality throughout Weetabix, especially within our Recruitment processes.

We are always looking to enhance our current teams with diverse skills, experience, backgrounds and personalities; so if your skills and experience look a little different and you believe you can add value to the role and/or Weetabix, then we would love you to drop us your CV or apply!

Closing date: 1st June 2025

Interview process: Interviews will commence with a Teams Interview followed by a face-to-face interview at our Burton Latimer site.

Become a valued member of our team at Weetabix as a Project Engineer!

We look forward to applications from individuals with an electrical focus and experience in food safety and/or quality.

The ideal candidate will work closely with the Project Manager to execute high-quality, stage-gate-driven projects with precision, while also demonstrating effective financial oversight to ensure that Weetabix Capital funds are used wisely and in accordance with the business's strategic objectives and priorities.

The recipe!

(Please note the responsibilities listed below are not exhaustive)

The purpose of this role is:

• Deliver high-quality projects executed flawlessly
• 100% safety record with zero accidents across project delivery
• Adhere to CAPEX budgets with a view to both individual project budgets and overall department/ site/ company CAPEX budgets
• Ensure the complete delivery of the project scope while avoiding any scope creep.
• Forecast and update spend profiles, ensuring accurate financial planning and control
• Prepare and present Project approval presentations for review at up to MD level
• Ensure regular, accurate comms is maintained with all key and relevant stakeholders.
• Engage with support functions such as Procurement and Legal to ensure robust procedures are followed
• Follow the Weetabix EEM process for all projects

Nice to haves

• Recognised Engineering qualification (NVQ Level 3 or equivalent)
• Suitable safety qualifications (i.e. SMSTS, FAAW or IOSH)
• Competent with MS Office and standard Engineering applications
• Project Management Qualification, Prince 2, APM ETC.

• Experience of working in electrical engineering, Food and/ or FMCG

• Annual bonus 7.5%
• Excellent Double-matched ER contributed pension scheme up to 12% from us
• Annual Salary review
• Bupa Healthcare plan
• Access to 24/7 counselling service (in partnership with Grocery Aid)

Check out our website for more information: https://weetabixfoodcompany.co.uk/careers/

To support our employees we also offer:

• Maternity Pay / Paternity leave
• Dependants and Carers Leave
• Additional Time Off for Fertility Treatment
• Neonatal Care Leave
• Flexible Working Policies
• Working Parents Support Group

Please Note: Our company policy is not to advertise salaries as we want to benchmark all candidates based on skills and experience that need to be evidenced upon application and screening.

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