Head of Projects, Food Manufacturing

7 months ago


East Midlands, United Kingdom Silven Recruitment Limited Full time

**Head of Projects, Food Manufacturing.**

Job Title: Senior Project Manager, Head of Projects.
Location: East Midlands, Multi Site.

**Salary**: £85k - £95k DOE Bonus and Car.

Do you want to work for a food manufacturer that are heavily investing in processes, developing project road maps, and working towards expansion?
- Ideally you will be a degree educated Engineer, alternatively a time-served Engineer with several years’ experience in Project Management, gained in a Food or FMCG manufacturing environment.
- You will need to have a Prince 2 qualification.
- Are you able to manage multiple projects looking after the full project lifecycle?
- Be commercially aware, i.e. can you demonstrate experience managing projects that relate to Business Improvements - clear business benefits and payback/ROI?
- Show tenacity and influencing skills - are you able to persuade the key stakeholders that the proposal is the right solution to a problem, but also be able to come up with amendments as necessary?
- Are you a good communicator - can you maintain a high profile within the business and effectively communicate both internally and externally?

**Role**:

- You will be responsible for the completion of capital-based projects to drive efficient running of the manufacturing facility & support major investment programmes.
- You will be travelling between sites throughout the East Midlands area.
- You will report into the Engineering Director and have 4x direct reports across multiple sites.
- Responsible for the safety, legality and quality of buildings, services, products & processes within the remit of the role.
- You will manage contractors and suppliers, and the communications process associated with the project.
- Providing professional and technical construction input & cost evaluation to all construction related projects.
- Responsible for the management and control of multiple capital projects from concept through to commissioning, including the supervision, management and coordination of subcontractors on site.

**Company**:

- My client is a food manufacturer with multiple manufacturing sites.
- Heavily investing in processes, developing project road maps, and working towards expansion.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £85,000.00-£95,000.00 per year

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Reference ID: HM/13431



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