Electrical Project Engineer

Cereal Partners
Bromborough, Wirral
Salary: £45,000 per annum plus excellent companywide benefits
Full Time, Permanent

This is a full-time permanent opportunity, but we are always open to discuss individual’s flexible working needs so please speak to us during the recruitment process to understand what this could look like for you.

At Cereal Partners UK, we have established ourselves as one of the largest cereal manufacturers in the UK, making many well-loved brands with a long heritage. Cereal Partners UK is a powerful alliance between Nestlé and General Mills, producing some of the biggest names in breakfast cereals. As a bright, forward-thinking company, we are always striving for a new way to develop and market better products, helping to enhance the lifestyle of consumers and stay on top in the highly competitive cereal aisle.

Position Summary

If you're ambitious and thrive in a fast-paced environment, you can go wherever you want with one of our Technical and Production careers. At Cereal Partners, we’re passionate about ensuring the consumer receives a perfect quality product, at the right time and place. In order to meet this demand and deliver against tough supply chain and customer service targets, our engineers strive to ensure our assets operate with the high efficiencies we expect whilst ensuring safety and food quality.

We’re looking for an electrical project engineer, who is able to demonstrate a broad range of skills from people management to problem solving. We never stand still in a continually evolving and competitive market, so you’ll need a continuous improvement mind-set.

A day in the life of an Electrical Project Engineer

• Manage and install capital engineering projects within approved budgets, agreed time scales and within established quality standards.
• Development of scope, schedule plan, and budget for new investment projects.
• Management of projects to completion within agreed timescales, planed costs and promote proper hygiene and safety standards.
• Compliance and total adherence with Health and Safety Legislation and site rules.
• Commissioning, qualification, validation and handover of plant and equipment to predetermined standards.
• Development of scope and budget for various projects ranging from £50k - £1m;
• Develop timing plans according to Project Workflow.
• Manage and control the activities of third-party contractors on site.
• Liaise with Operations and other on-site resources for project work and with R&D, Marketing, and Logistics regarding scope, time plan and budget.
• Lead multi-disciplined teams to achieve project targets.
• Be aware of the environmental impact of role and compliance with site environmental requirements
• Manage SHE incidents or concerns.
• Contribute towards site SHE objectives

What will make you successful

This is an exciting career opportunity to join the world’s largest food company for candidates with solid technical skills.

• University Degree (Electric, Electronic, or similar) / High calibre engineer Apprentice trained.
• Good technical knowledge and practical experience of working within Health & Safety legislation (CE, PUWER and machinery safety knowledge).
• Previous experience managing multiple projects across manufacturing, ideally within FMCG
• Preferably knowledge/ experience with CDM
• Understanding of all areas of mechanical/ electrical engineering
• Preferably knowledge and understanding of process and packaging equipment
• Good knowledge and understanding of building works and site services
• Computer literate - including MS-Project, MS-Office, AutoCad LT
• Financial management skills: reviewing, controlling and forecasting, purchasing and price negotiation

What you need to know

What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of CPW – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth.

The closing date for this role is Friday 8th December 2023.

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 CPW, our values are rooted in respect. When we embrace diversity and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business. People of all gender identities, ethnically diverse individuals, people with disabilities, and members of the LGBT+ community are strongly encouraged to apply. If there is anything we can do to accommodate you to participate fully in the application process, please let us know. We take pride in championing inclusion and diversity, our people make up a number of Colleague Networks who represent different experiences and communities who hold us accountable in creating a sense of belonging for all, and our values create the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution you bring.

Find out more about our Colleague Networks here: Diversity, equity and inclusion | Nestlé (nestle.co.uk)