Job Description

Packing Lines Delivery Project Manager

Location: Northumberland
Contract: 3-Year Fixed Term

Central Employment is seeking an experienced Packing Lines Delivery Project Manager to lead the delivery of a major capital packing line scope for a large-scale project. This is a fantastic opportunity to manage complex engineering projects within a regulated environment, ensuring successful integration of new packing lines into production systems.

Key Responsibilities

Project Delivery

• Deliver the capital packing line scope for the Astraea project.
• Develop detailed project execution plans, schedules, and risk registers.
• Ensure compliance with site engineering standards, GMP, SHE, and environmental regulations.
• Deliver scope on time and within budget.
• Provide project updates and KPIs into the overall governance structure.

Technical Management & Operational Readiness

• Review and approve vendor design information, equipment specifications, and drawings.
• Lead FAT (Factory Acceptance Testing), SAT (Site Acceptance Testing), and commissioning.
• Coordinate installation contractors, OEMs, and internal teams.
• Support equipment qualification (DQ, IQ, OQ, PQ) with validation teams.
• Ensure seamless integration of new packing lines into production systems.
• Deliver lines capable of achieving agreed OEE, throughput, and quality KPIs.

Commercial & Vendor Management

• Act as the single point of contact with OEMs and contractors to ensure technical and contractual compliance.
• Oversee correct and timely hook-up and integration of packing lines with utilities and facilities.

Standardization & Continuous Improvement

• Ensure equipment standardization across packing lines.
• Drive lessons learned and continuous improvement across capital project delivery.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• Degree-level engineering qualification or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience delivering packaging or production equipment projects in a regulated industry (Pharmaceuticals, FMCG, etc.).
• Knowledge of packing line equipment (cartoners, labellers, blister machines, case packers, vision systems, serialisation).
• Experience leading project teams through design reviews, FAT, and commissioning.
• Strong vendor management skills, including international suppliers.
• Experience with commissioning, validation, and GMP compliance.
• Excellent stakeholder management and contractor supervision skills.
• Formal Project Management qualification (Prince2, PMP) desirable but not essential.