Project Manager

Berry Recruitment; Crediton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Project Manager for their client in Crediton, Devon. The successful candidate will support project management throughout business changes such as product innovation, working closely with departments including Engineering and Supply Chain. Essential qualifications include an engineering background and experience in project management. The role offers a hybrid working model, and the company provides numerous benefits including holiday days, a yearly bonus, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

28 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Hybrid working opportunities

Free mental health and GP hotline

Paid volunteering day

Yearly bonus based on performance

Qualifications

• Proven experience in project management methodology.
• Strong focus on cost, schedule, and quality of project delivery.
• Ability to build effective teams across internal and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Identify and engage cross-functional representatives forming a project team.
• Facilitate definition of project scopes, goals, and resource requirements.
• Lead communication on all project matters and maintain documentation.

Skills

Project management methodology

Excellent communication skills

Risk identification and management

Stakeholder management

Analytic skills

Education

Engineering qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

Berry Recruitment are currently hiring for a Project Manager for our client in Crediton, Devon.

About the Role

The PM role is responsible for supporting Project Management throughout the business change initiatives e.g. product innovation or pack change, from project initiation through to implementation and launch using the I2M process. This role interfaces extensively with the Engineering/Supply Chain, Commercial (Sales and Marketing), Finance, Research and Development, Quality, Regulatory and Legal Departments to deliver projects within the specified time, cost and quality parameters. The ideal candidate will have an engineering qualification or experience within an engineering manufacturing environment and be knowledgeable in health and safety regulations in a manufacturing environment, however, experience in similar manufacturing environments will be considered. The candidate will be working alongside an experienced Engineering Project Manager and should therefore be keen to develop as a Project Manager with an Engineering Specialism.

How You Will Contribute Project Management

• Identify and engage cross functional representatives forming a team to deliver the project brief
• Manage project team meetings
• Challenge and inspire project teams to maximize efficient project delivery
• Hold all levels of project team to account, specifically on timings and costs

Project Planning

• Facilitate the definition of project scopes, goals, tasks and resource (people and cost) requirements
• Deliver the agreed projects in full accordance with the I2M process

Communication and Reporting (specific projects)

• Lead communication on all project matters with clear stakeholder management
• Maintain project documentation and reporting to communicate clear status of projects
• Maintain quality communication with PMG Team
• Ensure that suitable risk assessment and contingency planning takes place, is communicated, and agreed upon by stakeholders. Ensure that the contingency plan is acted upon if necessary to keep the project on track, accelerate or stop the project if the business need exists
• Follow governance and reporting requirements as per the PMO Process including Key Performance Indicators

Process

• Extensive and close working with Project and Process Engineers in the delivery of site infrastructure upgrades
• Managing and supporting Projects during shutdowns, trials and machinery installs
• Ensure that project scopes and timing take into consideration minimizing waste (raw, pack write-offs) and unwanted complexity (utilizing existing asset platforms, SKU proliferation) to the business system
• Ensure full Supply Chain visibility through the I2M Process and work within guidelines of best practice project management process using available tools including My Project and I2M
• Enable best practice sharing by ensuring all projects are properly closed and key learnings are documented and preparing project evaluations when required
• Initiate the finished goods Master data setup and communicate completed information to all stakeholders so all systems can be properly set up to produce, ship, sell and invoice our products
• Manage the traded unit (non-regulated) graphic process ensuring compliance with all client policies and communicate completed information to all stakeholders
• Ensure correct Product Labelling Specifications (PLS) handling, D2P process coordination and co-packing handling
• All duties must be carried in line with all the relevant Health, Safety and Environmental regulations, SOPs, Company Policies and Guidelines set out by our client relating to your employment, duties, and associated tasks. These must be followed at all times with any and all deviations from process escalated appropriately.

What You Will Bring

• Proven experience in project management methodology
• Excellent communication skills and able to drive effective discussions with project resources from tactical execution level up to steering committee members
• Excellent project planning and proactiveness in identifying risks and mitigations and managing strict timelines
• Strong focus on cost, schedule and quality of project delivery
• Knowledge of relevant business processes and related technology solutions
• Stakeholder management and ability to influence positively in decision making
• Proven ability in building effective teams across internal and external partners
• Strong conceptual and analytic skills - enjoys problem solving

Benefits

• 28 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
• Hybrid working opportunities once settled in the role
• Perks to choose from, including purchasing additional holidays, dental cover
• Free perks including 24/7 mental health and GP hotline
• Paid volunteering day
• Yearly bonus on personal and company performance
• Yearly salary reviews
• Lots of opportunities for development

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job.