Project Engineer

ASR Group is the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar, with an annual production capacity of more than 6 million tons of sugar. The company produces a full line of grocery, industrial, food service and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group owns and operates six sugar refineries, located in Louisiana, New York, California, Maryland, Canada and Mexico. In the European Union, the company owns and operates sugar refineries in England, Portugal. ASR Group also owns and operates mills in Mexico and Belize. The company’s brand portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle’s® and Sidul®.

PROJECT ENGINEER

Location: Tate & Lyle Sugars, Factory Rd, London E16 2EW 

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

ASR Group is the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar, with an annual production capacity of more than 6 million tons of sugar. The company produces a full line of grocery, industrial, food service and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group owns and operates six sugar refineries, located in Louisiana, New York, California, Maryland, Canada and Mexico. In Europe, the company owns and operates sugar refineries in England and Portugal.  ASR Group also owns and operates mills in Mexico and Belize.  The company’s brand portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle’s® and Sidul®.

OVERVIEW

Reporting to the Corporate Project Manager, the Project Engineer will play a key role in the development, delivery, and governance of capital (CAPEX) projects across UK manufacturing sites. This role is suited to an engineer with strong operational experience in process and/or packaging environments who is motivated to develop formal project management skills and progress toward a Project Manager role. The position acts as a bridge between site operations and the CAPEX project team, supporting safe, compliant and cost-effective project execution across the full project lifecycle.

DETAILED ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Apply Lean and continuous improvement principles and capture lessons learned to improve future project delivery.

• Promote a strong culture of Health & Safety, Quality, Food Safety, Environment and Sustainability.

• Support compliance with UK CDM Regulations, food safety standards and ASR Group engineering and safety requirements.

• Support FAT, SAT, installation, commissioning and handover activities.

• Prepare and review AutoCAD drawings (2D and 3D) and technical documentation.

• Provide engineering input during feasibility, design, construction and commissioning phases.

• Act as a key interface between the project team and site operations, ensuring operational requirements are embedded in project solutions.

• Monitor project progress against scope, cost, schedule and quality targets, escalating risks and issues where required.

• Assist in the development of Charter, Basis of Design, Scopes of Work, cost estimates, schedules, risk registers and change control documentation, as per CAPEX workflow.

• Coordinate project activities across engineering, operations, maintenance, HSE, quality and external contractors.

• Support the planning, execution and close-out of CAPEX projects and proper handover documentation.

WORK EXPERIENCES

Experience on Project management preferably in a Food Industry or equivalent

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• Graduated or qualified with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering or similar.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD and MS Office tools (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Project).
• Understanding Project Engineering, like Visio.

At Tate & Lyle Sugars, our goal is to be the most admired sweetener Company.

Service Excellence - Be the industry's Gold Standard by a relentless focus on reliability, providing products with superior quality and excellent customer services. Efficiency and Sustainability - Eliminate inefficiency to be a sustainable, low cost producer and to generate fuel for reinvestment. Value-Add - create strategic advantage and enhanced profitability through value-added products and services. The foundation of our values is Talent and Culture as we aim to build, retain and motivate a winning team.