Group Project Manager

Overview

Vacancy Name Group Project Manager

Employment Type Permanent

Country United Kingdom

Location Cardiff

Business Area Operations

Workplace Type Onsite

About Princes The Princes Group has over 7,000 employees with offices and production sites in the UK, Netherlands, Italy, Poland, France and Mauritius. Princes manufactures 350 different food and drink products responsibly sourced and enjoyed by consumers every day. None of this would be possible without striving to be an employer of choice, where our colleagues are proud to represent our business.

Reporting to the Group Project Controller, this role will have responsibility for planning and executing the Capital portfolio plan for UK Drinks sites. The role will also have an input into forward strategy for the defined sector. The role will be based at a Drinks Site, however this individual is part of a business which recognises the need for change with major growth ambitions and as part of which is highly likely to expand both in the UK and overseas.

The role will need to be flexible and provide support as required to capitalise on whatever opportunities arise.

To coordinate a defined sector of the Group Engineering function to help the business achieve optimal operational efficiency at lowest cost through the delivery of targets against the strategic objectives of the function:

• Quality
• Cost
• Delivery
• Safety
• People

To work closely with the Group Project Controller and equivalent grades in the Group Supply functions and the wider directorial team to support the delivery of an agreed manufacturing vision and strategy.

To lead and manage a sub-sector of the Group Engineering team to help the business deliver current and future volume requirements ensuring maximum efficiency throughout all manufacturing processes and continuously driving a culture of high performance. Responsible for ensuring all major projects within a defined sector are delivered to the pre-agreed costs, schedules and performance criteria.

• Responsible for a number of sites where necessary.
• Capital budget of up to c £10 million dependent on sector and plans as part of overall budget of c £54million.
• Review and authorization of up to 50 capital papers annually from designated sites.
• Delivering major and strategic capital projects up to £5m in value across multiple sites within the Princes group.
• Responsibility for site project teams, contractors and consultants as and when required.

• Responsible to the Group Project Controller for Drinks
• Working across a number of departments with a number of operational peer groups at Manager level.
• Site based – Factory General Manager, Chief Engineer/Engineering Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Technical /Quality Manager.
• Group based - Legal managers, IT Managers, Finance, Sales and Marketing. Manufacturing Director.

• This role will have responsibility for planning and executing the Capital portfolio plan for UK Drinks sites. The role will also have an input into forward strategy for the defined sector.
• Work with site engineering and production teams to manage the implementation of capital projects from initial concept, Capex paper creation through to successful conclusion and sign-off, including:
  • Preparation and enabling work.
  • Installation and commissioning.
  • Training and performance trials.
  • Define project business drivers, objectives, and success criteria with the project sponsor and steering team.
  • Create budget plans within the post holder's area of responsibility.
  • Manage and motivate engineering teams with necessary skills and experience.
  • Benchmark technical and equipment to maintain competitive edge.
  • Develop a culture of ownership for ongoing facility development.
  • Promote proactive change and improvements in site performance.
  • Ensure compliance with Group Engineering standards, legislation and health & safety/CDM regulations.
  • Partner with purchasing to manage procurement and liaise with contractors and suppliers for best value.
  • Assist with development and implementation of Group Engineering standards and ensure compliance.
  • Develop designs, technical specifications and layout drawings for procurement of process and production equipment, including tender evaluation.
  • Challenge the status quo and drive continuous improvement to eliminate waste.
  • Raise and approve capital purchase orders and authorize payment of invoices through SAP, managing project costs within budgets.
  • Issue monthly reports detailing progress against budget, schedule and performance for live capital projects.
  • Maintain product Food Safety, Legality, Integrity, Authenticity and Quality standards by adhering to policies and procedures.

• Graduate or graduate calibre, ideally with a further engineering qualification, with hands-on experience and a proven track record of success.
• Demonstrable track record of achieving results and managing change.
• Strong operational grounding within a complex fast-moving manufacturing…