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The role is integral within the business to ensure the strong management of NPI Projects. Candidates should preferably have a good background within project engineering and must be resilient and resourceful in ensuring that customer business requirements and technical specifications are met.
Working Hours / Benefits
Mon-Thurs 8.30am 5pm
Fri 8.30am - 1.30pm
25 days annual leave per year + statutory bank holidays
Stakeholder pension scheme (max 10% employer contribution) including Life assurance 4 x salary
Permanent Health Insurance (PHI) cover following qualifying period
Free on-site parking
Company benefits scheme discounted goods/services
Reward and Recognition Systems
Subsidised Canteen
Discounted gym membership
Discounts across 100s of UK retailers
Employee Assistance Program access to tools to support mental, physical and financial wellbeing.
Hybrid Working / Flexible start/finish time
Key Responsibilities
- Introduce newly released designs to manufacturing from a process perspective.
- Facilitate functional and cross functional activities to ensure project milestones are met
- Track obsolescence costs and report as necessary if variation occurs
- Chair progress meetings to ensure target achievement. Report any risks and create any recovery action plan
- Written / verbal communication internally / externally to all stakeholders
- Escalate any non-achievement that may jeopardise the change or incur unnecessary costs
- Utilise the companys Engineering Change Management system to track the change process to ensure all milestones and deliverables are being achieved on time
- Ensure all departments understand the time frame and key milestones to ensure successful engineering change
- Problem solving. The ability to investigate issues with new processes, identify root cause and implement strong corrective actions.
- Able to provide an excellent operational service within the local plant infrastructure and within the broader group business.
- Strong negotiation, contract skills and preferably a knowledge of should cost techniques.
- A strong relationship builder with ability to communicate effectively across all levels within the organisation.
- Drive to achieve best value and ongoing cost reduction.
- Able to satisfy senior management expectations whilst delivering at operational level.
- Well-developed communication, negotiation and influencing skills and a tenacious attitude to delivering change.
- Must have a can-do attitude with high levels of motivation to continually challenge the status quo.
- A self-starter and confident decision maker who can think on their feet.
- Degree or equivalent experience in a mechanical engineering or related discipline.
- Project management skills including experience with tools such as MS Project.
- Competent in the use of 3D CAD modelling and 2D drawings.
- Continuous improvement: the ability to develop new and improve existing processes.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Determination and perseverance to succeed in a competitive environment.
- Excellent verbal/written and presentation skills.
- Good understanding of AS400 or related manufacturing MRP system would be an advantage.
