Project Engineer

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Ice Cream Job Title : Project Engineer

Scope: Full time

Location: Gloucester

Department: Engineering

The Magnum Ice Cream Company (formerly a division of Unilever) is now a standalone, independent, EUR 7.9 billion publicly listed company. We’re on a mission to create the ultimate snacking company.​ A place where growth, innovation, founder and ownership mentality, and performance are cultivated and rewarded. And where we craft extraordinary ice cream experiences - transforming ordinary moments into lasting memories.​ Because we know, life tastes better with ice cream.​ 

We dream big but keep things simple to act fast.​If you want to grow with us, make an impact, and shape the future of Ice Cream, this is the place for you!  

About the role:

We are currently recruiting for a Project Engineer with proven experience in this field to join our Engineering team at Gloucester. The site is going through a significant programme of investment in its machines and infrastructure to ensure we are making Ice Cream for years to come. We are looking for an experienced Project Engineer to lead major projects which will have a positive contribution to the sites overall performance.

The ideal candidate will have a background in Engineering and will have a track record of leading major projects through to completion.

• Responsible for delivery of engineering projects from concept through to fully operational status, ensuring all project KPI’s have been met and the success is measurable.
• Develop solutions to improve both uptime and machine reliability across the manufacturing site. Develop suggestions and ideas with other Operators and Engineers and apply technical solutions
• Use WCM tools and techniques to analyse and optimise equipment performance and condition.
• Work closely with all Engineering team members, including shift engineers to improve machine reliability and OEE, a member of the wider Engineering team for more complex engineering issues.
• Develop Engineering Procedures to ensure best practice for machine maintenance and share with site Engineering team for equipment and machines that are introduced through the projects.
• Manage and control contractors involved with aspects of projects ensuring safety and compliance requirements are always met.
• Ensure good management of capex and budget control on all projects to ensure accurate predicted costs and avoid overspend.
• Ensure the timeline of the project is clearly defined and communicated, with projects delivered within the defined timeline.

Main Job Purpose:

Lead and be fully responsible for all projects that have been assigned to you to successful implementation from concept to full completion.

Key Performance Indicator Drivers:

OEE, MTBF Mean time between failure, Minor Stop, Repeat Breakdown Reduction.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out the introduction of new equipment, improvements, and processes to improve the OEE working closely with the Production and Engineering team.
• Identify and build cases for the procurement of capital equipment, and on approval manage the procurement, installation and commissioning of these equipment and machines.
• Use appropriate APQP tools (e.g. FMEAs, SOPs, Control Plans, Process Capability etc.) to establish the right production solution for the right project
• Drive improvement solutions from start to completion
• Effective communicator with all members of the operations team including engineering, production, safety and quality teams.
• Provide concise project updates to key stakeholders
• Ensure projects are sustainable, share knowledge with all team members, updating engineering standards and maintenance
• Understand principles and parameters of equipment, be able to describe and analyse loss phenomenon and plan to eliminate these losses
• Management of contractors, ensuring safe practices and compliance
• Management of capex and budget controls for each project
• All projects delivered safely and ensuring total compliance

Qualifications:

Qualified to in an Engineering Discipline via an Apprenticeship or/and Degree Level

Skills and Experience

• Experience of capex and budget controls
• Lead major projects
• Management of contractors
• Ideally continuous manufacturing in a FMCG / Food related industry,
• Knowledge of safe working practices
• Excellent communication skills and a good level of computer literacy are essential WCM, TPM or other Continuous Improvement culture

Desirable

• Understanding of Machinery Safety Regulations, Engineering project management experience
• Previously in a Project Engineering role
• Experience in Civil Engineering

Key Attributes

• Analytical / Logical reasoning, Tenacious approach to problems, Self-motivated, Works on own initiative, as well as Team Player, Coaching/Influencing skills, Shares learning, Integrity, Works to and coaches to high standards, Clarity of purpose, Can work to deadlines.