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Are you searching for a career with bags of variety, in an environment that celebrates differences and empowers collaboration, which values and will encourage you? Do you want the freedom to explore, and the opportunities to find new ways and to innovate? If so, Twinings Ovo delivers.
We’re looking for people who don’t just come here, but who understand the brand and do the best job they can. In return, we offer an inspiring package of employee benefits - to show just how much we value you. This role will offer you the scope for growth and the tools to aim high.
We are seeking a practical Engineering Project Manager to oversee the delivery of a greenfield tea factory in India, covering both:
- Construction oversight (as owner's representative)
- Post-construction factory setup and commissioning
This is a highly execution-focused role requiring technical judgment, on-site presence, and the ability to enforce standards without direct authority over the construction teams.
On-site Execution & Quality Control
- Be physically present on-site during key construction phases
- Perform regular walkthroughs to verify material quality, installation correctness, compliance with agreed layouts and technical drawings
- Identify deviations early and document them with evidence
Technical Compliance
- Ensure adherence to agreed specifications, including material standards, Hygiene and food-grade requirements (if applicable), infrastructure readiness for machinery installation
- Review and validation of architectural drawings, engineering plans
Coordination
- Work closely with: external architect, external engineering, landlord / construction teams
- Act as the central coordination point between all parties
- Issue & Risk Management
- Promptly identify quality risks, timeline risks, cost-impacting deviations
- Escalate with clear recommendations, not just problem statements
Reporting
- Provide structured weekly updates covering progress vs plan, key risks and mitigations, decisions required, deviations from specification
- Machinery Installation
- Coordinate delivery, positioning, and installation of machinery
- Ensure site readiness (space, utilities, load capacity, access)
- Align installation sequence with production flow
Infrastructure & Utilities
- Oversee setup and validation of electrical systems, water supply and drainage, Ventilation / HVAC, waste handling
- Ensure systems meet operational and safety requirements
- Commissioning & Readiness
- Coordinate testing of all systems and equipment
- Ensure factory is ready for production start, no critical defects
- Support initial ramp-up phase
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B-Tech in Electronics/Electrical/ Instrumentation/ Automation
- 10+ years of experience in industrial/factory projects in building / commissioning a medium sized industrial facility in India
- Practical experience with construction projects or industrial facility buildings working on-site
- Completion of at least one greenfield industrial / factory project end-to-end
- Fluency in English, both written and spoken
- Solid on-site execution and operational readiness experience in India
- Experience ensuring compliance with technical standards
- Demonstrated ability to manage external contractors and vendors
- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings
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Medical Insurance (Group Mediclaim) coverage for immediate family including dependent parents – Annual Coverage INR 500,000/-
- Personal accidental coverage & group term life insurance – as per policy
- Mobile reimbursement as per mobile communication policy
- Company Paid Annual Health Check up every year for self and spouse with Twinings certified Health Check- up vendor
- Corporate NPS program (Optional) for benefits on Income Tax
- Food Wallet (Optional) for benefits on Income Tax
- Subsidized meal at factory
- Access to LinkedIn Learning
- Access to ABF Networking, connect, collaborate, and grow across the ABF Group
Twinings has become one of the world’s most renowned tea companies over its 300-year history because we never stop learning, never stop experimenting and never stop inventing. We take pride in our tea from bud to cup and have been working with some of our tea estates around the world since the early 18th Century.
More than 300 years later, the love of tea is still here - and so are we! We still sell tea from Thomas’s shop, and we still work hard to bring the most innovative new blends to tea lovers around the world. Now, we have over 500 varieties and our teas are cherished all over the world. Our expert master blenders taste more than 3,000 cups of tea every week. So you can be sure the next cup you taste will be every bit as good as the one yesterday or the day before.
Our approach to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
At TwiningsOvo, we believe in the power of diversity to drive innovation and meaningful work. We are committed to building a workplace where people from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences feel safe, valued, have a sense of belonging and are empowered to thrive. Inclusion is more than a goal, it’s how we work together every day. As an equal opportunity employer, we prohibit any unlawful discrimination against an applicant on the basis of their ethnicity, colour, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, family or parental status, disability, neurodiversity, age, socioeconomic background or any other status protected by law and are committed to promoting diversity across our workplace.
Applicants may be entitled to reasonable adjustments under the terms of the Equality Act. A reasonable adjustment is a change in the way things are typically done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity.
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