AddressWe have a great new opportunity for an experienced Project Engineer (Mechanical or Chemical bias) to join our Dufftown distilling site. You'll develop and deliver CAPEX & special revenue projects that increase the site capabilities and improve process efficiency.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITY
- You'll manage individual engineering projects across the Dufftown distilling sites, that are not covered in the normal scope of the maintenance/operations.
- Implement defined engineering activities to address plant issues, replacement kit, capacity/productivity increases, health & safety, and environmental improvement initiatives.
- Implement initiatives that create an optimal and sustainable future plant/infrastructure setup.
- Identify and quantify development plans for input into our site Master Plans along with relevant budgets and appropriate justification.
- Provide detailed data to support project prioritisation exercises and manage projects that are to be progressed:
- Detailing project concept and approach, ensuring comprehensive and technically realistic requirements.
- Conducting financial analysis, and provide suitable justifications, leading to full capex submissions with clear investment cases.
- Identifying potential suppliers, develop optimal sourcing approach, tender for best overall costs, and fine-tune chosen option to deliver maximum value-add with appropriate contractual protections.
- Delivering projects to full satisfaction of operational teams, in line with approved project scope and quality, and ensuring optimal cost and timelines.
OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE
- Degree level qualified or with equivalent project management experience
- Particular expertise in Process Engineering (Chemical or Mechanical)
- Experience in using project management methodologies
- Knowledge of current health & safety/environmental compliance
- Experience in use of Continuous Improvement techniques and analysis
- Excellent communication & presentation skills.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
- We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
- Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
- Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
- Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
- Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
- Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
- Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
- Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
- Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
- Learning resources to help you be your best self.
