Job Description
We have a great new opportunity for an experienced Project Engineer (Electrical bias) to join our Girvan 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 Girvan distillery, 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.
* Conduct 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 Electrical Engineering
* 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.
About William Grant & Sons
A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS
William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.
We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.