Project Lead – New Process Development/ Manufacturing
- liverpool city region, england, United Kingdom
- Permanent·On-site
- Full time
- £45 - £50 Per Annum
Job Description
Project Lead – New Process Development/ Manufacturing
Vacancy Title: Project Lead – New Process Development/ Manufacturing
Vacancy Title: Project Lead – New Process Development/ Manufacturing Contract Type: Permanent Location: Merseyside Industry: MANUFACTURING Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum Start Date: REF: J Contact Name: Tom Hammond Contact Email: Vacancy Published: 2 days ago Project Lead - New Process Development/ Manufacturing
Location: Ellesmere Port
Type: Permanent
Salary: CIRCA £50,000, there may be some flex for exceptional candidates
Hours: onsite, CIRCA 3 weeks additional travel PA (international)
Additional: Up to 20% annual bonus, Life assurance at 4x annual salary, company pension etc
Russell Taylor is working exclusively with an international engineering and manufacturing business to recruit a Project Lead for their specialist technical and innovation team (role created through promotion). This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineer or project professional to take ownership of a varied portfolio of new process development, technology and CAPEX projects, helping shape the future direction of the business.
The role:
- You’ll take ownership of multiple new process, technology and capital projects, helping turn ideas and innovation into real-world manufacturing capability.
- You’ll work closely with engineering, operations, R&D, suppliers and wider technical teams, taking projects through Stage Gate processes from initial concept and trials through to implementation.
- Leading multiple new process, technology and innovation projects
- Managing projects through structured Stage Gate / PMO processes
- Supporting and developing CAPEX proposals, budgets and investment cases
- Identifying and trialling new technologies, equipment and processes
- Working with suppliers and internal teams to take ideas from concept through to implementation
- Using data, trials and Design of Experiments (DOE) to support decision making
- Providing technical support to manufacturing and operations teams
- Helping shape future technology and product development strategies
- Potentially providing day-to-day/dotted-line leadership to technical or scientific team members depending on the project portfolio
The Person;
We’re particularly interested in people from mechanical engineering, process engineering, manufacturing or R&D backgrounds who have experience delivering projects and making things happen.
You could come from industries such as:
- Glass, Ceramics, Refractories, Iron & Steel, Automotive, Petrochemical, Mechanical Design & Manufacturing, Industrial R&D
You’ll ideally have:
- An engineering degree, or similar (physics etc) or equivalent practical experience
- Experience delivering engineering, manufacturing, process or R&D projectsExposure to CAPEX and project budgeting
- Understanding of Stage Gate, PMO or structured project methodologies
- Strong stakeholder and communication skills
- The ability to challenge, influence and drive projects forward
- Experience with CAD packages would be advantageous
- A hands‑on, practical approach to problem solving