Medical Device jobs in Kent

About Us:

A family-run company established for over 50 years, Magnetic Shields Limited (MSL) is a leading specialist in the design and manufacture of magnetically shielded products and rooms. Our customers span the UK, Europe, USA and Asia and include organisations operating within quantum technology, electronics, aerospace, automotive, medical and pharmaceutical sectors. Based at our manufacturing facility in Staplehurst, Kent, we design and manufacture highly specialised engineered products, with manufacturing processes including heat treatment integrated within our operation. Following significant investment in our facilities, technology and manufacturing capability, we are continuing to grow and are looking to recruit an experienced Project Manager to support the successful delivery of our large customer projects and our internal investment projects.

About The Role:

The Project Manager will take ownership of the successful end-to-end delivery of large projects, from initial requirements and planning through engineering, manufacture, shipment, installation, customer acceptance and completion. Working across Sales, Engineering, Production, Procurement, Quality, Physics, Logistics and Installation, you will coordinate the activities required to ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, on time and within agreed budgets. You will develop and maintain project plans, coordinate internal and external stakeholders, manage risks and issues, monitor progress against key milestones and ensure effective communication throughout the project lifecycle. Alongside day-to-day project delivery, you will also identify opportunities to improve the processes and systems used to deliver internal and external projects as the business continues to grow.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of multiple Magnetically Shielded Room projects from initial requirements and internal handover through design engineering, manufacture, shipment, installation and completion.
• Take ownership of internal improvement projects from initial requirements gathering, supplier management (with Procurement), progress tracking and site acceptance management.
• Develop, maintain and own detailed project plans, including key milestones, dependencies, resources and critical paths.
• Coordinate activities across Engineering, Production, Procurement, Quality, Physics, Logistics and Installation to ensure effective end-to-end project delivery.
• Monitor project progress against agreed deliverables, timescales and budgets, taking corrective action where required.
• Identify, manage and communicate project risks, issues, constraints and dependencies.
• Proactively identify potential delays, bottlenecks and resource constraints and work with relevant stakeholders to resolve them.
• Lead regular project meetings and reviews, ensuring clear actions, responsibilities and deadlines are agreed and followed through.
• Provide clear and timely project reports and updates to senior management, customers and other key stakeholders.
• Liaise with customers and external stakeholders where required to ensure project requirements, timescales and expectations are understood and effectively managed.
• Act as a key interface between MSL and our installation teams, ensuring installation requirements are considered throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate and manage changes to project scope, requirements, priorities and timescales.
• Monitor project costs and budgets, highlighting potential variances and supporting appropriate corrective action.
• Ensure appropriate project documentation, records and reporting are maintained throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support successful project handover and completion, including post-project reviews and lessons learned.
• Develop positive and effective working relationships across the business, encouraging collaboration between departments.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve project delivery processes using appropriate continuous improvement and root-cause analysis techniques.
• Ensure project activities and associated processes comply with MSL's Quality Management System and ISO 9001 requirements.

Essential Skills/Requirements:

• Proven experience managing complex engineering, manufacturing or technical projects.
• Demonstrable experience managing projects through multiple stages of delivery, ideally from initial requirements and planning through manufacture and final delivery.
• Strong project planning and organisational skills, with experience managing milestones, dependencies, risks and competing priorities.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders to achieve project objectives.
• Strong understanding of project risk, issue and change management.
• Commercial awareness, including experience monitoring project budgets, costs and delivery performance.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and resolve project delivery issues.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the confidence to work with customers, colleagues and senior management.
• Able to work effectively within a collaborative and cross-functional environment.
• Comfortable working closely with Engineering and Manufacturing teams rather than managing projects remotely from the operation.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office and experience using project planning/reporting tools.
• High level of organisation and attention to detail.
• Able to manage multiple priorities and maintain momentum across several projects simultaneously.

Desirable Experience:

• A recognised project management qualification such as APM, PRINCE2 or equivalent.
• Engineering, manufacturing or other relevant technical qualification.
• Experience working within complex manufacturing, scientific instrumentation, aerospace, defence, medical devices, electronics or another highly engineered environment.
• Experience delivering bespoke or low-volume/high-value engineered products.
• Experience managing customer-facing projects.
• Experience coordinating installation, commissioning or site-based activities.
• Experience working within an ISO 9001 quality management system.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems.
• Knowledge of LEAN or other continuous-improvement methodologies.
• Experience working within a matrix or multidisciplinary organisation

We are looking for someone who combines strong project-management discipline with a practical, hands-on approach. You will be comfortable working closely with engineers, production and quality teams, and other operational functions, while also being able to communicate confidently with customers and senior stakeholders. You will be proactive in identifying issues rather than waiting for them to become problems, capable of bringing different teams together and comfortable taking ownership for driving projects through to successful completion. This is an opportunity to play a key role in the delivery of one of MSL's most significant product segments while helping us develop the project-management capability needed to support our continued growth. We acknowledge that the most valuable aspect of business is the people, and we are looking to recruit the next generation of our workforce!

At MSL, we’re driven by curiosity, precision, and collaboration. We value diversity of thought and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where technical excellence and innovation thrive.

We will invest everything we have in your success. If you’re looking for a stable role with progression potential in modern manufacturing, we’d love to hear from you. Please refer to our website (www.magneticshields.co.uk) for more information.

Work Location: In person