Location: SCOTTISH SITES - HAMILTON, EAST KILBRIDE & COATBRIDGE
Shift: MONDAY-FRIDAY
Salary: COMPETITIVE
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Regional Engineering Project Manager to join our Engineering Team based within our Scottish Cluster, part of Finsbury Food Group.
135 years of craft baking skills lie behind the quality of the special branded cakes, sweet snacks and slices we produce in Hamilton and 55 million products are produced each year. Lightbody’s is the UK’s largest supplier of celebration cakes to UK retailers, with Disney, Mars, Universal and Thorntons all within the portfolio of branded cakes made under licence. We also make a variety of supermarkets’ well-loved own-label cakes and in-store bakery bites.
The Regional Engineering Project Manager will be responsible for the effective management of Engineering projects of large value or complexity across the Scottish cluster of Finsbury Food sites; covering Lightbody in Hamilton, Johnstones in East Kilbride and Lees in Coatbridge. The purpose of the role is to manage capital investment projects using a systematic approach to deliver excellence. The role will manage the Capital budgets for the regional sites in conjunction with the sites and Cluster Director ensuring planning for future capital investments is outlined for the next financial years.
This is a fast-paced role, where the successful candidate will have excellent skills in managing change projects in a constantly changing environment, balancing the demands of customers, management and staff.
They will have worked in a similar position, where they would have gained experience in effective balancing the needs and demands of site with regards capital expenditure whilst ensuring the spend targets are met and not exceeded.
Depending on the project location and requirements, the successful candidate will have the experience to manage their time and location effectively to deliver the project to time.
This is a great opportunity for someone to gain experience with one of the UK’s largest bakery businesses. They’ll work closely with a friendly and engaging team from both a site and group perspective, offering opportunities for growth and long-term career development.
This is what you’ll actually do!
As the Regional Engineering Project Manager, you will work on delivering large and complex projects across the region while effectively managing of capital budget in conjunction with the Regional (Cluster) Director and development of a multi-year investment plan for the regional sites. You will cooperate closely with Procurement teams to ensure that purchases are always done in line with internal processes and standards and provide value to our business. You will strive to forge strong bonds with Site Leads and Engineering Leadership, becoming more aligned and customer orientated as a result. You will ensure the quality of Project Management across the site by development of systems and processes with regular review and reporting on capital spends across the region in conjunction with the Finance Manager for the sites. You will a driver in the development of new opportunities for cost saving and/or automation projects to support the company strategic goals by the building of User Requirement Specification (URS) for projects to ensure that the solution developed always matches the need of the business.
Working with people and building positive cross functional relationships in this role is crucial, as you will provide support and leadership for project management across the sites and work with peers across the group to develop standards for project management as well as equipment standards for the group. You will liaise regularly with Site Leads and the Engineering team to ensure the understanding of project needs is always fully aligned. Another exciting part of the role will be supporting the personal development opportunities for the wider engineering team members, involving them with engineering projects as part of their development plans where possible.

Ideally this is you!

• Recognised Mechanical / Electrical Engineering qualification. City & Guilds minimum
• Proven track record of Project Management of Projects exceeding £1M
• Experience of Project delivery within a food or FMCG environment
• Thorough understanding of Project Management techniques
• Experience with working with large and small suppliers including contract companies
• Working knowledge of Legislative standards within the FMCG environment
• Understanding of Health, Safety and Environmental Legislation relating to project delivery including CDM Regulations and experience of Permit-to-Work systems
• Proven ability to develop relationships at all levels in the business and with external suppliers
• High level of numeracy and ability to analyse and interpret data
• Ability to identify and implement Process improvements
• Project Management Formal Qualification
• Manufacturing systems experience
• Management of financial budgets
• Ability to produce detailed Engineering reports

What’s in it for you?

• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave to allow quality time with your new arrival!
• Enhanced Pension Scheme for our employees
• Death in Service Benefit
• Free Employee Assistance Programme (open to colleagues and their families)
• Retail discounts accessible via our Benefits Hub platform!
• Company shop available at sites (heavily discounted, yummy products!)
• Refer a Friend Scheme (up to £300 per referral – t&cs dependent)
• Employee Recognition Awards· Extensive Learning & Development opportunities (including opportunities for sponsored professional memberships and our own in-house development course!)
• An opportunity to be part of a fantastic, growing organisation. Head over to our LinkedIn page to find out more!

Our vision is to be the leading specialty bakery group in the UK and we want the best people in place to achieve this. Our continued success is built entirely on the talented people who work here, so employee development is important to us because everyone is a valued member of the team, and we want every individual to have the skills and capabilities to achieve both your own personal goals and our business goals. We want good people to join our company, to help our company continue to go from strength to strength. If this sounds like you, please get in contact to learn more

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