Job Ref: 213227188

Date: 2021-02-22 13:41:52

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A Technical Project Lead is required by our manufacturing client on a permanent basis. This role is based near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.

Our client imports and delivers food processing machinery/equipment to organisations across the UK & Ireland markets. They provide installation and maintenance services, utilising field-based engineers located across the country.

This Technical Project Lead is a new position within their organisation and will provide a focus for the project management function, working closely with the technical team, sales team, internal service department and field-based engineers to ensure a successful project delivery. External supplier management is important as the process often involves multiple suppliers.

The successful candidate will have knowledge and experience using CAD – detail design knowledge is not required but you must be competent in producing and altering proposals, adapting plans and layouts to fit client requirements.

Key tasks:

Project management – lead full lifecycle projects from conception to delivery and handover.
CAD – Supporting sales integrating new lines or equipment into existing lines, producing multi supplier line concepts, and adapting them into the customers facility
Site visits – planning with customer project teams, managing installations, maintaining regulatory compliance
Maintaining real time dashboard of ongoing projects and communicating regularly with all stakeholders to ensure deadline are met and timelines are delivered
Travel throughout UK/Ireland and internationally where required to fulfil our customer supplier requirements.
Essential experience:

Demonstrable project management within a technical manufacturing/engineering environment – ideally with experience of machinery installation.
Strong communication skills including managing UK wide resources.
Knowledge and experience of CAD – proficient user.
Supplier management experience.
Commercial acumen.
Strong attention to detail.
Flexible approach.
Hard working, willing to get stuck in.

A Full UK Driving Licence is required by the successful candidate.

Irregular travel to sites UK wide and occasion travel to Europe.

This role is a mixture of office, remote and site-based working. Some travel required across the UK. There may be a requirement to travel to Europe on occasion.

Two stage interview process.

Applications are open

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