Procter & Gamble
Start-Up and Project Delivery Leader

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Job Location
READING PLANT
Job Description
Ready to fuel the success of globally renowned brands like Gillette, Ariel, Fairy and Oral-B? Do you want to be part of the innovation and technological advancement of products used every day by millions of the world’s consumers? Want to work for a company consistently recognised as one of the UK’s leading graduate employers?
Then this Start-Up and Project Delivery Leader role at our Reading Plant is the perfect opportunity for you!
The Role
Our Start-Up and Project Delivery Leaders ensure our manufacturing operations are fully prepared to integrate new initiatives and technologies.
In this role, you will be responsible for leading the readiness of our operations department to successfully receive and implement new projects. You will be instrumental in developing the skills and capabilities of our on-site teams, enhancing their expertise in successful project launches and equipment start-ups. This position requires strong leadership, a deep technical and process understanding of bringing new initiatives online, and a commitment to continuous improvement with a focus on eliminating waste and maximizing efficiency.
Daily work encompasses many of these areas:
- Identifying, prioritizing, analysing, and eliminating losses and inefficiencies
- Delivery and start-up of new equipment, initiatives, and projects
- Collaborating with technical experts, and other functions to create the best solutions
- Creating learning programs and coaching and training technicians
- Creating and improving standards to enable us to achieve the performance targets for the production line
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What We Offer
- Responsibilities as of Day 1 – You will be given specific projects and responsibilities working on real and live business challenges.
- Continuous coaching – You will work with passionate people and receive both formal training as well as day-to-day mentoring from your manager.
- Dynamic and respectful work environment – Employees are at the core, we value every individual and encourage initiatives, promoting work/life balance.
- A wide range of challenging engineering assignments in one of the most influential companies in the world. We don’t just offer a job, we offer a career with varying assignments and lots of development opportunities.
- An opportunity to develop and deliver innovative technologies supported by multi-million capital investments.
- Competitive Benefits: P&G take a Total Rewards approach meaning on top of your salary you can expect a whole range of benefits including: Double Match Pension Scheme; Private Medical Insurance; Company Results Based Bonus Programme; P&G Contributed Share Programme; Flexible Working Arrangements and much more.
Job Qualifications
What We Look For
- Candidates with some experience either in a manufacturing or an engineering environment will be considered.
- University graduates who have completed a degree in one of the following Engineering fields – mechanical, electric or chemical engineering will also be considered.
- Evidence of passion and achievements, particularly leadership, in academic and/or non-academic activities.
- Strong English verbal and writing skills.


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Right to Work
For our technical roles such as this one, you will need a continuous, or temporary right to work in the UK. If your current right to work is temporary, or linked to another sponsor, P&G are willing to provide sponsorship from the end of your current permission, subject to meeting all the necessary Home Office requirements. Full details on visa restrictions can be found on the Home Office website and immigration rules are subject to change.
P&G is legally required to ensure all candidates have the right to work in the UK from Day 1 of their employment. All applicants will therefore be asked to provide evidence of their right to work at the conclusion of the recruitment process as a condition of employment.
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Job Schedule
Full time
Job Number
R000159470
Job Segmentation
Entry Level
Starting Pay / Salary Range
£45.000,00 / year
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