Divisional Engineering Project Manager (Remote)

Divisional Engineering Project Manager | 2 Sisters Food Group | UK

Divisional Engineering Project Manager
Location: Remote with frequent weekly travel
Salary: Competitive + Benefits

About Us

Join 2 Sisters Food Group, one of the UK’s largest food manufacturers, with an annual turnover exceeding £3 billion and approximately 13,000 employees across 16 sites. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual that’s eager to join a prestigious employer within the FMCG sector. We have a strong presence in poultry, chilled, and bakery food categories, including popular brands like Holland’s pies. We are committed to delivering high-quality products to the British public and our retail and food service customers, including major retailers like Aldi, Asda, Co-op, KFC, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Morrison’s, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, and Waitrose.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Divisional Engineering Project Manager to provide site transformation and improvements across all of our Meal Solutions sites. This is a critical and prestigious role where you will be responsible for driving transformational engineering excellence across our facilities, managing change and capital investment across a number of our projects and programmes.

Reporting into the Operations Director, the Engineering Project Manager will be the lead for all approved and allocated strategic and major works projects across the Meals Division.

Directly supporting five sites, the position will lead and coordinate all project tasks and project resources working with key stakeholders across the business as well as external partners. It will also oversee the engineering critical paths to deliver successful large-scale projects on time, on cost and to specification.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership and co-ordination of all project tasks and project resources working with the Site Directors and their respective SLTs to deliver the facility and assets that meet the project objective.
Management through project control meetings of all associated project activities such as training, risk assessments and fully participated design reviews.
Ensure all new equipment, plant, systems, construction and fit out standards are compliant with specification (internal 2SFG, customer standards, legislation).
Facilitation and leadership of comprehensive project teams in conjunction with the Site Directors.
Facilitation and leadership of the design review process for the layout and equipment.
Facilitation and leadership of the project critical path through to successful delivery.
Management of the validation & handover process to the stakeholders.
Direct line manager to any central team project engineers and dotted line responsibility for colleagues involved in engineering projects.About You

You will have a deep engineering knowledge with the vision to drive modernisation, improve the efficiency and drive of our factory operation and provide operational excellence. Apply now to join a company committed to innovation and excellence.

Key Skills

Significant academic and professional experience of Engineering Project Management, ideally within Food Manufacturing.
Proven experience of following a structured process for managing the implementation of multi-million-pound projects, on time, on cost and to specification.
Experience in change/ transformation and portfolio management
Experience in process design/development in the manufacturing industry
Experience of managing continuous improvemnet
Strong leadership skills and the ability to work with cross-functional teams and senior leadership.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
A health and safety focused approach to projects and work.Benefits

35 days annual leave
Company pension scheme with Legal & General or NEST pension
Death in service benefit, optional – linked to membership of L&G pension
Company sick pay – after qualifying period
Free onsite parking
Exclusive 2 Sisters employee discount platform available via an app offering savings of up to 60% with brands including Asda, Morrisons, Marks and Spencer and Tesco.
Employee assistance programme.
Wisdom wellbeing app
Grocery Aid – employees access to counselling

Why Join Us?

As one of the UK’s largest food manufacturers, we provide ample opportunities for career growth and skill development. We emphasize promoting from within, ensuring you can build a rewarding career with us.

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