Engineering Manager - CAPEX Projects
Flora Food GroupNew Century, Kansas, United States · Posted 21 days agoDescription
Location: New Century, Kansas Plant
About the Role
As part of the Global Engineering Team, the primary purpose of this position is to manage the end-to-end delivery of Capex in the New Century manufacturing plant in accordance to Flora Food Group standards and best industry practices and provide Project Management Governance for seamless execution. The expected annual Capex spend for this role is in the €5-20 million range. The individual in the role will be an active member of the Global taskforces, pursue Low Cost Capital solutions and will closely interact with vendors & other regions for new developments and lift & shift opportunities. Partnering with the Supply Chain and Manufacturing Teams, the role will ensure all Capex Projects are delivered on time, in full, and within budget in accordance with the Flora Food Group Project Delivery Framework and best industry practices.
What You'll Do
- Lead the execution of allocated Engineering projects in the New Century (Kansas) and Brantford (Ontario, Canada) Plants
- Lead allocated plant transformation projects, brownfields projects, business continuity, value creation, and decarbonization projects
- Conduct Assessments and generate order-of-magnitude costing to provide project feasibility insights
- Direct the change management process for Capex projects and ensure that all impacts, aspects, and risks are managed
- Lead project planning and project execution
- Identify and lead the end-to-end implementation of value-creating manufacturing initiatives that require Capital Expenditure
- Collaborate with the Factory Director and Maintenance teams to deliver step-changing Engineering Improvements and support OEE Improvement Plans to debottleneck
- Develop complete scope, URS documents, and Capital Appropriation Requests for all Key and assigned projects, including Value Creation, Business Continuity, and Decarbonization projects
- Planning and execution of Mechanical, Electrical, and Civils, Capex projects, and capitalized maintenance of Plant and Equipment
- Collaborates with Global Engineering SMEEs for front-end and detail design for projects and ensures alignment with Flora Food Group Engineering standards
- Collaborates with the P&I team to ensure that all innovation and renovation projects are delivered on time and in full
- Responsible and accountable for cost management, schedule control, and procurement activities for key and assigned projects – to achieve On-Time, In-Full, and on Budget for 100% of assigned projects
- Collaborates with Procurement in the running of a closed tender process
- Ensure strict adherence to Flora Food Group policies throughout the project lifecycle
- Ensure a collaborative approach to project management to ensure all stakeholders' input is taken into consideration
- Ensure a proactive approach in tracking Capital cashout to ensure all potential risks are timeously flagged
- Flexibility to travel to ensure Project Delivery is in line with business and stakeholders' expectations
- Establish the budget, track variances, and manage risks for the respective area through work with Finance and Key Stakeholders
- Identify Value Creation projects to create savings opportunities, validate with finance, seek and attain buy-in for these projects, build a budget with other functions, realize and track savings
About You
- Tertiary Qualification in Engineering: Bachelor's degree in Chemical/Process, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering
- Must come from a food and beverage background
- Excellent Project Management Skills
- Good knowledge of Food Safety and GMP Standards
- At least 7 years of experience in a technical FMCG Engineering environment
- 5+ years of project management experience
- Experience in understanding & applying global Industry Engineering standards, process technologies, project methodologies & specifications.
- General knowledge of food/beverage process and packaging technologies
- Ability to work independently and within a team environment, and cultivate strong working relationships across the organization
- Exemplary interpersonal skills with the ability to influence the technical community within the organization over a wide cultural geography
- Team player, self-motivating, able to deal with high levels of uncertainty & complexity, cultural sensitivity in responding to different cultures
- Ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously, operate in a fast-paced, high-pressure, and changing environment, and effectively establish and react to changing priorities.
Reporting Channel, Contacts, and Travel
- This role is part of the Global Engineering Team, reporting directly to the Global Engineering Director
- Internal: Global Engineering Teams, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, R&D, Finance, and procurement teams
- Travel to all Flora Food Group sites in the US (Kansas) and Canada, and to third-party manufacturing partners in the region when needed.
What’s next
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