Project Manager

Salary: £48 – £54 per hour

Bates & Bradshaw are working in partnership with Wren Kitchens who are based in South Yorkshire, North East Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire and they are a leading manufacturing business who supply bespoke products across the UK. Wren are offering fantastic opportunities to join this progressive and forward-thinking company whose mission is to be the market leader in their industry.

Role Description

You will be managing a specialist Project Team that is growing and taking on more projects with a rapidly growing International Manufacturer. You will be overseeing large scale projects, planning and ensuring all New Buildings can meet the current and future business requirements and any changes in UK Legislation & Safety requirements.

Role Requirements

– Manage a Large Multi-Discipline Project Engineering team, working on multi site projects.
– Give Clarity of Project Targets & Aims to Project Engineering Managers & Staff
– Harmonisation & Standardisation of Project Processes and Machine requirements across the Wren Kitchens Manufacturing Sites, which long term will ensure standardised machines and processes, with downtime & cost reductions.
– Forward Proactive Planning and Implementation of Planned Turn-key and high finance projects, with Strong Leadship
– Develop a Business Continuity Plan to ensure Engineering Compliance for Future Business Growth
– Ability to Analyse Line Layouts and Product/Process Flow
– Good Understanding of Electrical/Mechanical Schematic Drawings & Electrical/Mechanical Control Design.(DIN Standard)
– Create & Manage Budgets for Projects for each Wren site.
– Ensure Cross Functional Team Members with Diversity in Skills Sets and Expertise, with the correct competencies for the positions.
– Implement Meetings with the Site Engineering & Site Production Management Teams and set Proposed Project Objectives & Development Plans for all Sites.
– Standardised Maintenance Procedures, Requirements & Methodology
– Elimination and reduction of Downtime & increase in Machine or Process OEE.
– Appoint Key Holders & Implementers of the Engineering Standards for the Company
– Implementation of Present Health & Safety Requirements/Legislation & Research the requirements of new legislation and the effects it has on the business and future business requirements.
– Comprehending & Meeting Legal Obligations to Employers, Employees & Legislative Authorities.
– Communicate effectively with Engineering, Production, Legal Bodies & Supplier/OEM Staff
– Effective & Prudent Forward Planning/Decision making to ensure Product & Process Security & Flexibility.
– Risk identification and aversion strategies associated with technical definition and manufacturing methodologies.
– Flexible and Dynamic to Operating Conditions and Climate
– Produce up to date Engineering Procedures and Standards to take the company forward and ensure these are implemented & used by the whole workforce i.e. PUWER Assessments & Implications
– Formalise Roles and Responsibilities for Engineering Staff i.e. get these people to work to their strengths & technical abilities in this way Projects will be carried out in a cost effective planned manner ensuring, deadline commitments to time & budget. Also gives more accountability
– Give realistic time scales and work levels to the Project Engineering Staff, enabling optimise output.
– Plan Work correctly with the correct information and the correct funding in place to carry out the remedial works & small projects.
– Opportunity Studies and Feasibility studies on lines to see the cost effective & production enhancing of modifying of machines & processes to increase productivity and to create flexibility for manufacturing
– Optimisation and enhancing of current production lines to increase product output, quality and cost reductions either in manpower and or product quality levels/cost
– Removal and Upgrading of Obsolete equipment and machinery and replacement with new machines, which could increase production output and reduce staffing levels/costs for manufacturing. This includes more automation of lines & processes
– Energy saving and reduction look at means of reducing energy i.e. fixing of leaks on compressed air lines within the factories. Boiler upgrades to enhance efficiencies
– Waste removal and quality control of production processes eliminate defects within the process to improve quality and reduce rejects.
– Buildings and Factory up keep, cleanliness in the work place to improve efficiencies and output. i.e. when the factory is in a low state of repair and its cold the work force don’t give the full attention to their work therefore output and quality drops. Carry out work to upgrade the working areas.
– Ensure better support for H&S, Production and Maintenance departments
– Set KPIs for the Project Engineering Team