Project Engineering Manager

Employer: Sincereal UK
Location:  Bromborough

Salary circa £60,000 depending on experience.

Some of our other fantastic benefits

• 17 % car allowance


• Potential, discretionary annual bonus


• Generous pension scheme


• Private medical insurance for you and your family


• 25-day holiday entitlement

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Engineering & Improvement Manager, to join our team based at our Sincereal UK site at Bromborough, Wirral. 

This role leads strategy development for growth, asset lifecycle and Operational Excellence.  Scoping opportunities, developing and implementing capital investments that meet the strategic aims of the business.  Ensuring projects deliver return on investment.

This could involve improving and optimising the existing fixed asset base and/or the purchase of new fixed assets to support our growth ambition. 

Sincereal Group is a dynamic and growing company providing private label offers to customers in Europe.  With locations in UK and France, our factories complement each other enabling us to provide a wide range of products to our customers.  This is a great opportunity to contribute to a new company that is a major, sustainable and competitive player in the growing cereal private label market.

Your impact

Either by leading multi-functional project teams or contributing to Lean Six Sigma Improvement teams you will manage the basic and detailed design of all site projects based on project management principles, Sincereal Corporate and Category standards, local regulations, the defined User Requirements Specifications and the TPM characteristics of a unit operation (safety, quality, affordability, maintainability, operability and reliability).

Ensure by design the workers, and operators, safety during both the construction and the ongoing operation of the plant. Ensure available feedback from previous projects is leveraged to prevent waste and optimize execution. Ensure Category standards and best practices are leveraged in the design to enable Operational Excellence.

Lead multi-function project teams and coordinate the contribution of all the stakeholders, to ensure that the fixed asset side of the project is implemented in accordance with the defined category standards, timing, cost and quality and that all of the elements of the project (including technical people training, as needed) in performed in such a way that safety is always guaranteed.

Support and coordinate efforts with the Operations teams to ensure a successful start-up that meets operational excellence criteria and the required production volumes.  Complete and smooth transition to operations after the qualification and verification of the installation. 

Prepare and distribute the engineering project documentation, including the engineering part of the project final report, the Project Defect analysis (PDA). Ensure that all new assets are registered in the system and that their expense is properly allocated to start depreciation. Ensure that the investment project charter has been fulfilled and that the project scope is achieved with the agreed cost and timing. 

Your ingredients for success

To be successful in this key role we expect you to ideally have experience working in a highly regulated manufacturing environment.

Experience managing CapEx projects is essential. The ideal candidate will also have experience ensuring that the engineering side of projects have been implemented (e.g. buildings, equipment installations, piping, utilities, etc.) in accordance with the defined timing, cost and quality, the URS and the characteristics of a unit operation.

• Proven expertise utilising Project Management Methodology.  Project management accreditation desirable.


• Experience managing contractors, sound understanding of contracts and permitting.


• Degree/Diploma or equivalent experience in an Engineering discipline.  Electrical bias is desirable


• Working knowledge and experience in the application of TPM and Lean Six Sigma methodologies


• Experience working in processing plants


• Experience working with packaging lines and automation


• Experience working in food processing, food safety or highly regulated industry working to GMP


• Managing project to CDM regulations and guidance


• People development and management ( including PDP, coaching and succession planning)


• Understanding of HSE legislation and regulatory permitting

What you need to know

Advert closing date: 19.02.2026

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

At Sincereal, our values are rooted in respect and we believe that embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive environment allows everyone to reach their full potential and drives innovative thinking. We strongly encourage applications from individuals of all gender identities, ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities, parents, carers and members of the LGBT+ community. Please let us know if we can provide accommodations to ensure your full participation in the application process.