Project Engineer

1 month ago

Wigan, United Kingdom Milliken and Company Full time

Milliken & Company is a global manufacturing leader whose focus on materials science delivers tomorrow’s breakthroughs today. From industry-leading molecules to sustainable innovations, Milliken creates products that enhance people’s lives and deliver solutions for its customers and communities. Drawing on thousands of patents and a portfolio with applications across the textile, flooring, chemical and healthcare businesses, the company harnesses a shared sense of integrity and excellence to positively impact the world for generations. Discover more about Milliken’s curious minds and inspired solutions at Milliken.com and on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

 

The Role

Our business has spent over $7M on technology upgrades over the last 2 years and has a long-term strategic plan to maintain the pace of change. The Engineering Projects Manager will be responsible for the management and coordination of the Site’s Project management Function, concentrating on strategic projects.

 

Initially reporting to the current Engineering Projects Manager, duties will include

Setting the tone for our Automation and Digitalisation agenda, to improve safety, efficiency, and agility in what is a truly exciting time in our business’s evolution.  This should excite you

You will help establish and implement the Site Vision and Strategy, supporting the Division’s Automation and Digitalisation Strategy.

You will work closely with all departments across the business (Safety, Production, Engineering, Process Improvement, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Finance) to ensure the business has a co-ordinated approach to investment.

 

 

Site Vision & Strategy

  • Help develop the 5-year site Operations Vision to deliver sustainable year on year cost / yield improvements.
  • Develop and implement the site Operations Strategy, including the Capital investment plan to deliver the Site Operations Vision.
  • Through Operational Excellence (using the Milliken Performance System, MPS), ensure development, optimization and execution of processes and initiate methods e.g. Lean Manufacturing and Project Management as a basis for (efficient and effective) development, innovation and optimization of products and processes.
  • Monitor KPI’s and the progress of the annual plan, budget and projects and develop reports / present progress to the Beech Hill and the Global team.

 

Health, Safety & Environment

  • To ensure site conformance to the Company Safety Policy and HSE legislation.
  • To define and promote safe working practices across the site.
  • Own site HSE activity in your area and ensure compliance to Milliken HSE procedures, e.g. by creating a Safety-First culture, to minimize HSE incidents during the execution of plant activities.
  • Be a waste Champion for the site

 

Supply Chain

  • Understand the S&OP process and be able to join the dots between Demand and Supply, and any implications on capacity and capital equipment.

 

Production/ Quality

  • Work with the Plant to consistently manufacture high quality products.
  • To constantly review existing processes and manufacturing capacities to achieve highest quality at an optimal cost, ensuring consistency with the Milliken quality standards.
  • To proactively work towards world class manufacturing standards.
  • To actively contribute to the development process of new products / product re-engineering and ensure their smooth and timely implementation.
  • To proactively review production capacity to understand our ability to achieve the plan / Sales Forecast.

 

Engineering & Maintenance

Identify and instigate the required replacement or expansion of machinery and to formulate investment proposals for further approval by the Senior Vice President Global Manufacturing.

 

Financial

  • With the Finance department, produce the annual Capital budget; and update on a period by period basis.
  • To achieve targets as defined in annual budget projection.
  • Assess the success of implemented projects in line with Capex submission expectations.
  • Help translate current and future business requirements into Capital Expenditure Proposals and local investment plans for further approval by the Senior Vice President of Manufacturing.

 

People / Team Management

  • To drive open and efficient channels of communication within the business.
  • To help maximise operational efficiencies through effective employee training & development activities.
  • To maintain high standard of employee relations and team working.
  • To maintain and develop a ‘family’ culture in line with the Milliken values.
  • To proactively identify the future growth needs of the business and help ensure the correct people and skills are in place to facilitate this.

 

Commercial

  • Product Management - Assist the European Commercial Lead in developing and implementing the Product / Reuse Strategies for Milliken. Directly liaise with the business and remove obstacles to Sales.

 

Skills Required

You’ll already be working within the manufacturing industry and ideally you will have:

 

  • Previous experience working as process engineer / project engineer as part a team.
  • Energetic, with aspirations to develop a career in project management and work autonomously.
  • Hands on, mechanical background, and willing to show the team how.
  • Strong IT skills including MS Office.
  • Team player with the ability to collaborate with the wider business and manage through influence.
  • Ability to manage project budgets up to £2M.
  • Naturally curious with a desire to try new approaches.
  • Driving licence.

 

If you are interesting in applying, please attach your CV. 

We look forward to viewing your application. 

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