Project Lead – New Process Development/ Manufacturing

Russell Taylor Group; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Life assurance 4x salary

Company pension

Job summary

Russell Taylor is recruiting a Project Lead for a specialist technical and innovation team in Merseyside. You will own a portfolio of new process development, technology and CAPEX projects, turning ideas into real manufacturing capability.

Ideal candidates have mechanical, process engineering or R&D backgrounds and a track record delivering projects. You will work with cross-functional teams and potentially lead technical staff across projects.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience delivering engineering/manufacturing/process/R&D projects.
• Exposure to CAPEX and project budgeting.
• Understanding of Stage Gate/PMO or structured methodologies.
• Strong stakeholder and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of multiple new process, technology and CAPEX projects.
• Work with engineering, operations, R&D, suppliers and internal teams through Stage Gate.
• Lead and manage projects from concept to implementation.
• Develop CAPEX proposals, budgets and investment cases.
• Identify and trial new technologies and equipment.
• Support decision making with data from trials and DOE.
• Provide technical support to manufacturing and operations teams.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Process engineering

Manufacturing

R&D

Stakeholder management

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

CAD packages

Job description

Project Lead – New Process Development/ Manufacturing

Vacancy Title: Project Lead – New Process Development/ Manufacturing

Vacancy Title: Project Lead – New Process Development/ Manufacturing Contract Type: Permanent Location: Merseyside Industry: MANUFACTURING Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum Start Date: 2026-09-09 REF: J91988484 Contact Name: Tom Hammond Contact Email: [e-mail] Vacancy Published: 2 days ago Project Lead - New Process Development/ Manufacturing

Location: Ellesmere Port

Type: Permanent

Salary: CIRCA £50,000, there may be some flex for exceptional candidates

Hours: onsite, CIRCA 3 weeks additional travel PA (international)

Additional: Up to 20% annual bonus, Life assurance at 4x annual salary, company pension etc

Russell Taylor is working exclusively with an international engineering and manufacturing business to recruit a Project Lead for their specialist technical and innovation team (role created through promotion). This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineer or project professional to take ownership of a varied portfolio of new process development, technology and CAPEX projects, helping shape the future direction of the business.

The role:

• You’ll take ownership of multiple new process, technology and capital projects, helping turn ideas and innovation into real-world manufacturing capability.
• You’ll work closely with engineering, operations, R&D, suppliers and wider technical teams, taking projects through Stage Gate processes from initial concept and trials through to implementation.
• Leading multiple new process, technology and innovation projects
• Managing projects through structured Stage Gate / PMO processes
• Supporting and developing CAPEX proposals, budgets and investment cases
• Identifying and trialling new technologies, equipment and processes
• Working with suppliers and internal teams to take ideas from concept through to implementation
• Using data, trials and Design of Experiments (DOE) to support decision making
• Providing technical support to manufacturing and operations teams
• Helping shape future technology and product development strategies
• Potentially providing day-to-day/dotted-line leadership to technical or scientific team members depending on the project portfolio

The Person;

We’re particularly interested in people from mechanical engineering, process engineering, manufacturing or R&D backgrounds who have experience delivering projects and making things happen.

You could come from industries such as:

• Glass, Ceramics, Refractories, Iron & Steel, Automotive, Petrochemical, Mechanical Design & Manufacturing, Industrial R&D

You’ll ideally have:

• An engineering degree, or similar (physics etc) or equivalent practical experience
• Experience delivering engineering, manufacturing, process or R&D projectsExposure to CAPEX and project budgeting
• Understanding of Stage Gate, PMO or structured project methodologies
• Strong stakeholder and communication skills
• The ability to challenge, influence and drive projects forward
• Experience with CAD packages would be advantageous
• A hands‑on, practical approach to problem solving

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