Project Lead Wrexham, Wales
Job description
PROJECT LEAD
Looking for a vibrant workplace with an emphasis on teamwork and collaboration? If so, you’ve come to the right place! As a PROJECT LEAD, you’ll be an integral part of the team working on managing the implementation of change into the manufacturing plant, which can range from innovation to multi-million capital investment programs.
Your role will be based full time from our Manufacturing Plant in Wrexham, United Kingdom.
WHAT WE OFFER
- 25 Days Holiday plus 8 Bank Holidays
- 53rd week payment (an extra weeks pay in Dec)
- Annual bonus circa 6% based on performance.
- Market leading pension
HERE’S A TASTE OF WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING
- The Project Lead will involve themselves in the early stages of the project to define all the plant requirements from a detailed project plan with resource requirements, to one time funding to enable a successful start with a fully trained crew and all processes and procedures in place before the change goes in to production.
- The key elements of the role are creating a robust detailed start up plan that covers all function in the supply chain, creating a team, tracking plan, building budgets and tracking start up performance against all agreed success criteria KPI’s
- Product development on assigned projects in the cereal portfolio.
- Bench recipe development, scoping of ingredients and liaising with suppliers, cost assessment to identify recipe innovation in line with cost targets and nutritional guidelines / restrictions.
- Uploading ingredients specs, recipes onto PLM, driving all relevant process steps in line with Kellogg process requirements.
- Conducting plant trials, EU or UK sites, planning trials, liaising with co manufacturing sites / Kellogg sites as project requires.
- Presenting project updates, cross functional relationship building, team alignment and supporting other team members or projects as required.
YOUR RECIPE FOR SUCCESS
- Experience within a manufacturing plant environment
- Project management experience
- Strong technical & analytical skills, particularly in the use of excel, SAP
- Excellent communication skills with an ability to prioritise and work on own initiative
- Diverse work experiences are also a benefit to the role, as the work will influence many parts of the organisation
WHAT’S NEXT
After you apply, your application/CV will be reviewed by a real recruiter. This means it could take us a little while to get back to you so watch your inbox for updates. In the meantime, visit our How We Hire page to get insights into our hiring process and how to best prepare for a Kellogg interview.
If we can help you with a reasonable accommodation throughout the application or hiring process, please email [email protected].
ABOUT KELLOGG COMPANY
Kellogg Company is a multibillion-dollar company with over 30 thousand employees all over the globe. We’re proud of our rich and vibrant history and our iconic brands – foods that you grew up with like Crunchy Nut, Corn Flakes, Special K, as well as innovative foods such as Pringles and Pop-Tarts. Today, remaining relevant in an ever-changing world requires a culture of innovation and inclusion, and an appetite for challenging the norm. At Kellogg, you’ll find this is in our DNA. We’re proud to say we’ve been awarded Fortune’s “World’s Most Admired Companies”, DiversityInc’s “Top 50 Companies for Diversity”, Newsweek’s “Most Loved Workplaces”, and many more awards that you can check out here.
To become part of our story requires a commitment to a team that demands the best you’ve got to give. In return, you get to make a meaningful contribution towards how we shape the future, ensuring better days for our planet, our people and our communities. We strive to create a world where people are not just fed but fulfilled and a workplace where everyone is empowered to be their true selves.
We’re results oriented and we ask you to live up to the best you can be. This means you’ll be excited and afraid of the opportunities all around you in equal measure. We’re passionate and incredibly proud of our inclusive culture that balances understanding, accountability and challenge at every step of your journey, for as far as you want to progress. It’s the challenge of a high-performance culture combined with a team first mentality that drives us all forward and brings us closer together. We can be tough, but we’re always kind. We’re at our best when we push each other to become better, recognising and rewarding gr-r-reatness along the way.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion have been part of our DNA since the beginning. Clearly stated in our Code of Ethics “we have respect for individuals of all backgrounds, capabilities, and opinions.” We believe that equity is more than leveling the playing field. It is making sure barriers, both tangible and intangible, are removed. We’re a foundation member of the Leading Executives Advancing Diversity (LEAD) Network, dedicated to meaningfully accelerating gender parity and driving inclusion in the European retail & Fasting-Moving Consumer Goods value chain. We’re proud that we’ve reached 50:50 gender parity for all leadership roles ahead of our 2025 target.
There’s a seat for everyone at our table. It’s up to you to make yours count.
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