Product/Project Engineer

Project Engineer – Automation / Manufacturing

Excellent Salary with development opportunities
Hertfordshire

Vacancy Description

Project Engineer with engineering projects experience to work on multiple CapEx projects within the group, developing automation solutions for new and existing automated sites. You will take engineering ownership and be responsible for the design and development of various project solutions in collaboration with wider engineering teams.

You will be responsible for producing and reviewing various technical documentation including, but not limited to, URS, design calculations, progress reports, manuals, BoM’s, install guides, FAT, PDI & SAT checklists.

You will be responsible for managing suppliers, preparing your solutions for rolling out in new and existing live sites, including compliance and certification, and providing ongoing support to Engineering Operations to resolve any engineering issues as well as documenting feedback for future developments.

Provide technical leadership for each project through all key stages including concept verification and validation, design, procurement, installation, and commissioning

Manage multiple projects in parallel

Create and supervise the creation of detailed CAD models and engineering drawings and data to international standards

Support Automation Engineering Implementation with installation expertise, ensuring best practice is followed and understood and product engineering challenges are resolved

Review, maintain and communicate related technical documentation

Travel to worldwide sites and manufacturing partner sites as needed

Proactively support engineering supply chain with engineering detail, including acceptance testing, and order specification

Work to and follow all CDM guidance, both external (CDM Regulations 2015 and associated Guidance L153) and internal (CDM15 procedures and processes, HS&E policy and associated Arrangement Policies). To seek guidance from the HS&E team where there is uncertainty

Ensure product and process quality is maintained

Ensure system integrity by collaborating with product engineers from other streams to ensure that any changes or issues in one area do not negatively impact another product or overall system

Skills and experience

Project Engineering - demonstrable experience & success in delivering projects on time and within approved budgets with an automation, FMCG or manufacturing environment.

Working knowledge of a range of project management skills, tools and approaches

Experience in managing project budgets and applying the appropriate analysis tools in order to make decisions and manage variations from the specification, consult stakeholders as appropriate and gain resolution

Excellent technical and practical competence relating to automation and general engineering

Experience of projects and products in manufacturing, automotive, airports, FMCG distribution or similar field

* Stakeholder management

* Business acumen

* Aptitude to debate details (both technical and commercial) with both internal and external parties

* Field Installation and commissioning of products and / or systems and acceptance testing

* IT literate, proficient with Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite and comfortable using CAD packages.

* Must have very good negotiation skills with the ability to listen, comprehend, consider and assimilate others points of view with their own beliefs and visions.

* Experience in vendor selection and long term engagement for the delivery of services and products.

* Appreciation of applicable directives, codes standards etc (eg machinery directive)

* Technical / Engineering qualification to degree level in a relevant field including, but not limited to,

* Mechanical structures

* Plastics moulding

* Functional safety

* Conveyor systems

* Electromechanical systems

* Robotics

Preferred (in addition to minimum):

A project management qualification (APM PMQ or PRINCE2)

Remote Product Support

International working experience

Experience in working under CDM Regulations

Application Process

Minstrell Recruitment Limited operates as both an Employment Agency and Employment Business. We are committed to promoting equal opportunities to people regardless of age, gender, religion, belief, race, sexuality or disability.

Please be advised, to apply for this role candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK. We regularly experience a high volume of applications and in such instances; we are unable to respond to each application personally. If you have not received correspondence from us within 7 days of your application, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.

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