our client is a major manufacturer of cosmetic products and they are looking for an experienced project engineer to join their expanding team an opportunity has arisen for a project engineer to provide expertise technical support and project management of plant projects within the engineering projects team with good project management skills and attention to detail you will also need skill in setting and reassessing priorities in response to changing needs it would be advantageous if you have process engineering experience a working knowledge of batch manufacturing filling equipment in the cosmeticpharma industry ie symex equipment automated packaging lines clean in place cipsteam in place sip responsibilities to lead individual projects up to a value of approx 1000000 on an annual basis including managing numerous projects which run in tandem investigate proposed projects identifying project cost impact on the organisation possible savings after implementation and any legal requirements which must be adhered to ensure that all project related work is carried out to on time to budget is fit for purpose and delivered to the highest standard and current gmp best practice to manage capital projects following best practice techniques from conception design procurement installation commissioning and to final handover prepare project plans including justification for major capital projects to submit to the us for approval obtain competitive quotations to complete major engineering works through a formal tendering process plan negotiate and implement schedules of work for all major projects with the effected internal departments and external contractors monitor and prepare monthly report indicating major project costs to ensure the project is completed within the budgeted cost and within the agreed timescales manage and maintain projects using standardised suite of documentation eg gandt charts risk logs urs cost tracking liaise and coordinate as necessary with external contractors and internal staff engaged in engineering duties connected with major projects produce maintain and update plant layout drawings to provide an up to date database of drawing information for the plant detailed design to include all aspects of s eg material and people flow maintenance including ppms and asset care smed ie fast changeovers and ergonomics to contribute to the process of preparing year capital plans for the plant to contribute to the process of selecting and ordering all new major productionprocess equipment to ensure continuity of standards and that all the practical installation implications are considered to liaise with machine suppliers assembly management and planning department on the installation and commissioning of new equipment maintain a computerised schedule of all major engineering projects ms project liaise with ie hse and department manager to design new layouts for new equipment with respect to to apply for this position candidates must be eligible to live and work in the uk matchtech is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy