£50000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits Northamptonshire

Project Engineer

Project Engineer
Northamptonshire

Commutable from Northampton, Kettering, Huntingdon, Corby, Bedford, Rushden
£50,000 – £55,000

Benefits:- Private Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical, 25 Days Holiday + Banks

Our client is a leading FMCG manufacturing business, part of a global business that is vast expanding its products & customer base. They are looking for an experienced Project Engineer to join their expanding CI projects team.

Role & Responsibilities:

Identify and manage investment and continuous improvement projects on site
Deliver small to medium CAPEX and Capital investment projects from cradle to grave
Lead project scope for new production & packaging machinery, engineering development plans
Assist in the preparation of capital authorization requests for projects, to include objectives, scope, budget and timings
Prepare project documentation in line with governance, compliance and qualification process
Control the project capital investment budget, from purchase order request through to invoice
Coordinate and communicate directly with onsite key stakeholders (logistics, production, maintenance, engineering & quality teams), both internally and externally
Ensure handover and completion at each phase of projects
Prepare and implement coaching/training of staff on new project implementations

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

Ideally Degree or similarly qualified in engineering
Must have lots of experience in a similar projects role within a technical function – engineering, maintenance, projects, production
General process knowledge on food / FMCG processing equipment & production machinery
Must have worked in the food, FMCG or pharmaceutical manufacturing industry
Engineering knowledge – flow, pressure, pumps, valves, electrical, instrumentation, piping, temperature systems, pneumatics, hydraulics
Must be able to show previous evidence of doing project calculations for design, change management and process mapping
CAD experience would be beneficial
Highly organised person, food project planning & route mapping experience
Strong & effective communicator, working across all difference levels and different teams
CAPEX project management experience and financial / budget control
Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma methodologies would be great

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