Project Director - Project Venice
Full Time, Fixed Term Contract - 2 Years
Based - Worksop, S81 7AY Project Venice is a major transformation programme reshaping sauce manufacturing and future operational capability. We are seeking a highly experienced Project Director to lead the full end-to-end delivery of this flagship project. This is a rare opportunity to take strategic ownership of a complex, multi-workstream change programme with significant business impact. As Project Director, you will provide direction, leadership, and assurance across all technical, operational, engineering, IT, and change workstreams. You will work closely with the Steering Team to ensure the programme delivers on schedule, within budget, and to the highest safety and quality standards. What You’ll Lead
Full programme leadership and governance for Project Venice
Multi-disciplinary workstream coordination and integration
Delivery of scope, schedule, financials, quality and benefits
Factory readiness and operational integration at Worksop
Stakeholder management across all business functions
Risk management, compliance, and high-level decision-making
What You’ll Bring
Proven senior leadership of major capital or transformation programmes (£30m+) in manufacturing or FMCG
Strong strategic planning, programme governance, and cross-functional leadership ability
Deep understanding of operations, engineering and or large-scale process change
High resilience, commercial awareness, and delivery focus
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement, including executive-level interaction Why Join Project Venice? This is a high-profile, business-critical programme with real impact on long-term capability and performance. You’ll shape the strategic direction of a major transformation and lead an experienced team committed to operational excellence. At Premier foods we believe in inclusion, authenticity and individuality. We aim to ensure all existing and future colleagues are given equitable opportunities and are respected, valued and encouraged to bring their true authentic selves to work no matter who they are, what they look like, who they love or what they believe in. Our culture is one where everyone is welcome. We're proud to be a Disability Smart employer and are committed to supporting disability inclusion throughout our recruitment process. If you experience any access issues or require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know so we can ensure you have the support you need.
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