Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller
Engineering Project Manager
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Engineering Project Manager
Skelmersdale | Permanent | Competitive Salary + Benefits
Are you an experienced Project Manager with a passion for delivering capital projects in a fast-paced manufacturing environment?
At Müller Milk & Ingredients, we're investing heavily in the future of our operations through a well-funded programme of engineering and infrastructure upgrades. We're looking for a Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of capital investment projects across our Skelmersdale site, helping to drive growth, automation, sustainability, and operational excellence.
How you'll make an impact
You'll play a key role in delivering projects focused on:
- Capacity and business growth
- Automation and productivity improvements
- Energy reduction and decarbonisation initiatives
- Asset replacement and site resilience
- Facilities and infrastructure upgrades
This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll be trusted to manage multiple projects, influence key stakeholders, and drive meaningful change across the site.
What you'll gain
- Ownership of high-profile capital projects within one of the UK's leading FMCG businesses.
- The opportunity to work alongside senior site leadership and influence future investment decisions.
- The chance to contribute to Müller's sustainability, automation, and growth ambitions.
- Ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities within a large multi-site organisation.
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What you'll bring
- Degree, HNC or HND qualification in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical or a related Engineering discipline.
- Proven experience delivering CAPEX projects within a manufacturing environment, ideally FMCG, food, beverage, or dairy.
- Strong project management skills with experience managing budgets, timelines, contractors, and project risks.
- Experience working within live operational environments and delivering projects with minimal business disruption.
- Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence at all levels of the organisation.
- Working knowledge of project management tools such as Microsoft Project and engineering design software such as AutoCAD.
- A passion for continuous improvement, innovation, and operational excellence.
- Full UK Driving Licence.
Behaviours you live by
We're looking for someone who is concerned with the how as much as the what. You'll embrace our Müller behaviours and bring them to life every day:
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What can we offer you?
- Competitive salary
- Annual bonus opportunity (up to 15%)
- Company car or car allowance
- Private medical cover
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Pension scheme with company contributions
- Life assurance
- Müller Rewards discount platform offering savings across shopping, travel, leisure, and more
- Free onsite parking
- Career development and progression opportunities
Why Müller?
At Müller, we're passionate about investing in our people and our future. This role offers the opportunity to lead significant capital projects that will directly impact how we manufacture, innovate, and grow.
Müller is ranked amongst the UK's biggest and most recognised food brands, with millions of our products purchased every year. Join us and help shape the future of dairy manufacturing.
You can find out more about Müller and what it’s like to work for us by clicking here: Careers at Müller UK & Ireland
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