Technical Research and Development Project Manager

CK Group are recruiting for a Technical Research and Development Project Manager to join a manufacturing company at their site based in Doncaster on a full time, permanent basis.

The Company:

Our client designs, develops, manufactures and supplies innovative, high-quality products to metal workers globally. They have an onsite R&D centre as well as multiple manufacturing facilities and an engineering workshop. Due to growth, they now have an excellent opportunity for an R&D project manager to work within their industry leading company. The R&D Project Manager will be responsible to the Technical Manager. The company offers a salary in the region of £35,000-£37,000pa depending on experience as well as 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, life assurance, on site car parking and an early finish on a Friday. This role would suit an experienced project manager who has hands-on industry experience as well as having liaised with manufacturing, finance and sales teams. The company may consider an experienced individual with similar skills who is looking to get into a project manager role.

Location:

The R&D PM will be based at the company's site in Doncaster, easily commutable from surrounding areas including Sheffield,Rotherham, Scunthorpe, Barnsley, Retford, Worksop, Pontefract.

Technical Project Manager Role:

Your main duties will be to:

• Support the development of the next generation of refractory solutions
• Manage technical projects from the laboratory scale to pilot plant schemes leading ultimately towards manufacturing integration. Life cycle management of projects
• Integrate with the colleagues to develop a full suite of refractory solutions
• Identify and implement process improvementsto ensure the maximum effectiveness of development and industrialisation of technologies
• Offering technical support to manufacturing, quality systems, internal/external product management team and clients
• Contribute to the construction, maintenance and utilization of laboratory and pilot plant facilities needed for the product/process development
• Practical problem solving of new product introductions or customer complaints
• Identifying opportunities to improve the efficiency of the Technical Centre and the service it provides to internal and external customers

Your Background:

The ideal candidate for this role will have the following skills and experience:

• Degree qualified or equivalent within an appropriate field; PhDconsidered
• Proven industrial experience gained in a relevant industry sector - essential
• Knowledge and experience of a production laboratory environment
• Willingness to travel within the UK and internationally with work - essential
• Track record of R&D project management strongly preferred
• Ideally the company is looking for someone experienced in project management who has hands-on industry experience as well as having liaised with manufacturing, finance and sales teams
• The company may consider an experienced individual with similar skills who is looking to get into a project manager role

Apply:

It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK. Please quote job reference 55546 in all correspondence.