Project Manager - Engineering

Project Manager - Engineering
Location: Carlisle - Onsite
Salary: £55,000 + Benefits

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About Us

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Join 2 Sisters Food Group, one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, with an annual turnover exceeding £3 billion and approximately 13,000 employees across 16 sites. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual that's eager to accelerate their career within a prestigious FMCG organisation. We have a strong presence in poultry, chilled, and bakery food categories, including popular brands like Holland's pies. We are committed to delivering high-quality products to the British public and our retail and food service customers, including major retailers like Aldi, Asda, Co-op, KFC, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Morrison's, Sainsbury's, Tesco, and Waitrose.

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About the Role

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As a Project Manager with an engineering background, you will be accountable for managing multiple site projects. At Cavaghan & Gray we produce the highest quality M&S products with a production capacity of 115 million units per year, spread across over 150 different products. More than 100 years old, the site played a major role in the ready meal revolution in the 1970s, launching three of the first-ever prepared ready meal products - cauliflower cheese, cottage pie and Cumberland pie - all for Marks & Spencer.

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About You

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If you are a seasoned engineering leader with the vision to drive modernisation, improve efficiency, and lead a team to success, we would love to hear from you.

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Key Responsibilities

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• Oversee and manage ongoing site projects, including capital investment initiatives.
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• Plan and organize governance processes for all site projects.
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• Lead projects spanning infrastructure, machinery installations, and fabrication work.
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• Coordinate and collaborate with third-party contractors to ensure project delivery.
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• Work closely with both internal stakeholders and external customers to achieve project goals.\n
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Key Skills

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• You will have a background in engineering within either the mechanical or electrical discipline.
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• Project management qualifications such as PRINCE2 or APM are desirable.
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• Demonstrated experience in applying structured project management methodologies on large scale projects.
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• Strong organisational and planning skills to manage complex projects effectively.
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• Experience in managing cross-functional teams.
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• Strong leadership skills to coordinate and motivate diverse teams.
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• Ability to foster collaboration across different departments to achieve project goals.
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This is a full time, permanent position based in Carlisle Monday - Friday 8am - 4.30pm. Apply now to join a company committed to innovation and excellence.

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Benefits

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• Up to 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
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• Company pension scheme with Legal & General or NEST pension
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• Death in service benefit, optional - linked to membership of L&G pension
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• Company sick pay - after qualifying period
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• Free onsite parking
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• Exclusive 2 Sisters employee discount platform available via an app offering savings of up to 60% with brands including Asda, Morrisons, Marks and Spencer and Tesco.
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• Employee assistance programme.
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• Wisdom wellbeing app
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• Grocery Aid - employees access to counselling
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Why Join Us?

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As one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, we provide ample opportunities for career growth and skill development. We emphasize promoting from within, ensuring you can build a rewarding career with us.

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