Job description: overview the senior packaging project engineer is responsible for providing technical and project engineering leadership in support of the packaging portion of corporate led capital projectsThis position supports primarily north america packaging platforms and regions.
Key accountabilities
Provide project management leadership on capital project installations with business teams and key stakeholders including scope definition, budget development, resource selection/management and schedule management
Provide packaging technical leadership throughout the project life cycle including equipment selection and design, installation and commissioning support and system performance improvement
Collaborate with project teams, matrix engineers, and internal/external technical resources to assess opportunities for application of innovative designs, performance improvements, technical advantages, speed to market and capital efficiencies ensuring optimum business value is achieved during capital project activity
Requires travel, including some extended time possibilities over weekends and holidaysTravel is variable ranging from 25% to 100% during project execution and start-up, with an overall average of approximately 50%
Minimum qualifications
Abet accredited bachelor’s degree in engineering
7-10 years of relevant experience
Ability to travel 50%
Experience in plant operations and industrial environments understanding equipment design and impacts to materials, labor, and work processes
Strong technical leadership skills in a collaborative fashion
Capable analytical problem solver through the use of data and keen judgment
Adaptability to maneuver through uncertainty with a high degree of professionalism and candor
Project engineering experience including scope definition, cost estimation and tracking, eac estimation and scope management
Preferred qualifications
Strong mechanical aptitude
Self-motivator with proven ability to energize working teams
Demonstrated performance in executing concurrent assignments
Packaging system engineering experience; troubleshooting, performance improvement
Platform experience in one or more of the primary general mills manufacturing process applications
Understanding of food manufacturing regulatory requirements (gmp`s, food safety, sanitation practices and design criteria.)
Familiarity with continuous improvement and vertical start-up tools and processes
Project management professional (pmp) certification
Fluency or strong proficiency in a foreign language
Company overview: we exist to make food the world lovesBut we do more than thatOur company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every dayWe look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow togetherBecause becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.
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