Engineering Project Manager

About the role

We are seeking an Engineering Project Manager to join our team at our Bakery in Cayce, SC.

This role is based onsite at our Bakery in Caype, South Carolina.

Core Accountabilities

• Engineering/Project Management
  • Lead capital projects to deliver safe, reliable, and cost-effective solutions from feasibility to commissioning and handover.
  • Manage project scope, budget, timeline, vendor performance and stakeholder communication to ensure successful execution.
  • Create clear project scopes and functional/technical requirements that enable effective execution delivering business needs.
  • Supervise contractors in the execution of projects and in the commissioning and handover to Operations.
  • Facilitate project reviews and stakeholder meetings on project progress and risk escalation.
  • Utilize a systematic approach for project management and promote the use of tools for continuous improvement.
  • Work across Regional boundaries and provide support to local Bakery Operations Teams to ensure the timely completion of small budget projects.
  • Initiate sharing of best practices, upgrading common work processes, vendor/equipment performance feedback, and input for continuous improvement across Business Units, Division Supply Chain team and Corporate Support Services.
• Reliability
  • Identify and prioritize reliability losses to reduce downtime and improve equipment performance.
  • Partners with bakery teams to drive continuous improvement in maintenance and equipment reliability.
  • Develop and implement engineering solutions to eliminate recurring failures.
  • Assists in management of equipment supplier related issues causing inefficiencies, regulatory, safety and/or quality problems.
  • Ensures equipment is following all sanitation, safety and environmental requirements by local and federal regulatory authorities.

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. Engineering (electrical, mechanical, or chemical preferred, others considered).
• 7 to 10 years in engineering, project management, and reliability – at least 5 or which is in food manufacturing.
• Capital project leadership from feasibility to startup.
• Knowledge of KPIs utilized in project management and maintenance to assess performance.
• Knowledge of current personnel safety, food safety, environmental and regulatory compliance issues related to manufacturing and in the food industry.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders.
• Able to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Maintain valid passport, visa or other credentials for international travel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of SAPBakery or similar experience.
• Multi-site bakery/manufacturing support exposure.
• AutoCAD Proficiency.
• Experience applying engineering knowledge cross-functionally to support new food development and commercialization in specialty foods categories.