cameo consultancy recruitment limited is recruiting a manufacturing project manager to join their team near oxford you will be an experienced technical manager with demonstrable experience in a manufacturing environment improving efficiency and output of production machines as well as collaborating with testing design and engineering departments you must have project management experience this is a handson role working as part of the team with specific responsibility for managing manufacturing projects liaising proactively with internal teams suppliers and customers the projects manager will ensure timescales resources and costs are managed to produce timely and effective project delivery you will be working to priorities set by the general manager all projects will embrace all aspects of manufacturing including improvement waste reduction introduction of new products capacity planning material and packaging changes and improvements factory logistics product and manufacturing process improvements cost reductions change control and validation key responsibilities to drive improvement through the creation of cross functional teams progress to be monitored by review of performance metrics to instigate and maintain waste reduction initiatives ensuring that they become established as normal working practice in the factory develop metrics with progressive targets to track performance improvement to coordinate suppliers production quality project management sales and marketing and customers to ensure project timescales resources and costs are optimised to deliver business objectives effectively to act as a single contact for all activities relating to the introduction of new products product changes and improvements to constantly monitor project progress ensuring goals are achieved where necessary develop recovery plans ensuring details are fully communicated to generate and maintain uptodate ms project plans for all projects and produce monthly status reports to attend daily production meetings where necessary to coordinate activities and report on project progress to help generate and maintain documentation required to support projects including change control specifications validation protocols and reports etc to ensure that any changes to customer requirements or project specifications and goals are considered for their commercial and timing implications and that they are fully agreed technically before any commitments are made to ensure all necessary requirements of any new processes or tooling are correctly identified documented and implemented in time for validation to include resource machinery ancillary equipment technical manuals validation protocols maintenance requirements etc to help inspire motivate and support associates to deliver project goals financial responsibilities cost saving and efficiency targets additional authority establishing strategies and plans recommending changes to procedures and systems knowledge and expertise proven experience in a manufacturing environment high level of product and manufacturing knowledge proven track record of project management and problem solving in a manufacturing environment microsoft office competent user qualifications degree level or equivalent eg hnc plus experience in a technical discipline personal characteristics collaborative engaging and enthusiastic a can do attitude excellent influencing and facilitation skills ability to build teams to deliver projects communication skills ability to communicate and report effectively at all levels