Head of Engineering Projects

Job Description

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Head of Engineering Projects

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Location: Rogerstone

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Working Hours: 08:30-17:00, Monday-Friday

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About Us:

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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 multiple sites. We have a strong presence in poultry, chilled, and bakery food categories. 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, Salisbury's, Tesco, and Waitrose.

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About the Role:

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This is a senior role with responsibility for managing the divisional capital plan, working closely with our sites to identify, prioritise and deliver projects that support the future of our manufacturing operations.

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You will work across a broad range of projects, including capital builds, facilities, equipment replacement and upgrades, reliability improvements and productivity opportunities. A key part of the role will be ensuring that complex and high-value projects are delivered safely, effectively and with minimal disruption to live production environments.

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You will work closely with site engineering and operational teams, as well as suppliers, contractors and internal stakeholders, taking projects from initial planning and investment through to implementation and completion.

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What You'll Be Doing:

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• Own and manage the divisional capital plan, ensuring projects are prioritised and delivered against business requirements.

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• Lead the delivery of complex, intrusive and high-value engineering projects within live production environments.

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• Work collaboratively with sites to understand operational requirements and identify opportunities for capital investment, productivity, reliability and improvement.

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• Oversee projects covering capital builds, facilities, equipment replacement, equipment upgrades and productivity improvements.

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• Follow a structured project management process to ensure major, multi-million-pound projects are properly planned, governed and implemented.

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• Lead effective supplier and contractor management, ensuring external partners deliver against agreed expectations.

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• Manage project risks, budgets, timelines and dependencies, providing clear reporting and escalation where required.

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• Work closely with Engineering, Operations, Finance, Procurement and site leadership teams to ensure successful project delivery.

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About You:

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We're looking for an experienced engineering projects professional who has successfully delivered major capital projects within complex manufacturing environments.

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• Proven experience of leading and managing complex, intrusive, high-value projects within live production environments.

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• Proven experience of following a structured process for managing multi-million-pound projects.

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• A strong track record of delivering large-scale projects on time, on cost and to specification.

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• Proven experience of delivering a broad range of engineering projects through effective supplier and contractor management.

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• Strong commercial and financial awareness, with experience managing significant capital budgets.

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• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to work with senior leaders, site teams, suppliers and contractors.

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• Experience working within a manufacturing, FMCG or similarly complex operational environment would be highly beneficial.

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