Project Engineer - Food Manufacturing

About the Role

Execute business-sustaining and strategic capital projects throughout the entire project cycle, from initial concept through successful completion. Present project updates and reports to executive levels within the organization with clear objectives and timelines. Leverage key stakeholders to ensure project deliverables are successful, including PSM, Commercial, Operations, Quality, and Safety.

Responsibilities

• Uses team management skills to lead the design group during the conceptual phase of project development.
• Develops and implements agreed project success criteria based on performance, schedule, and budget.
• Directs development of an action plan and requirements for resource management, labor, materials, and time required to complete the project.
• Develop and implement projects to improve operational costs, efficiency, yields, quality, and safety.
• Troubleshoot technical problems and identify solutions with cross-functional teams to reduce downtime and conserve costs.
• Conduct and manage voice of the customer reviews, technical design reviews, and project progress reviews to ensure projects are developed and delivered successfully.
• Apply general engineering and technical principles to troubleshoot and implement improvements in various plant or project areas including civil, mechanical, electrical, process, utility, and packaging.
• Develop project packages for capex approval (scopes, budget, tendering, etc.), ensure projects meet Glanbia procurement and contract requirements, and ensure all work meets Glanbia Quality or EHS requirements (safety, permits, contracts, etc.).
• Manage third-party contractors throughout all project phases.
• Apply Glanbia Early Management principles.
• Determine the layout of piping, equipment, and utilities for project engineering changes. Develop energy and mass balances to determine plant requirements.
• Interface with all levels of management and employees to gather information and provide guidance for implementation.
• Monitor project equipment to identify potential errors and develop solutions to eliminate the reoccurrence of those problems.
• Produce project status reports for circulation to the leadership team.
• Manage project installation and commissioning; hours may vary (late nights or weekend work).
• Develop accurate and efficient Process and Instrument Drawings for projects through the use of customer specifications, general process descriptions, company standards, and verbal instructions.
• Ensure project system design complies with State and Federal regulations.
• Check drawings for drafting and engineering errors to produce a complete system design for presentation to customers.
• Utilize GPS processes, driving zero losses and uphold the culture of Glanbia Nutritionals non-negotiables.
• Support developing the capital budget for the site, 1-to-5-year plans to outline investment needs that support and grow the business.
• Manage and control capital budget planning for a particular area – help the plant prioritize key projects that will lead to business growth and reduce cost.
• Serve on committees as needed.
• Participate in capital planning sessions.
• Improve reporting systems and processes used in engineering.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• BS in Engineering plus a minimum of 5 years of experience or equivalent years of experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and in written form.
• Demonstrated ability to participate, support, develop, and lead cross-functional teams of people through projects to successful completion.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Proficient personal computer skills including electronic mail, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.
• Basic knowledge of software tools for project management and engineering drawing (MS Project, Excel, AutoCAD, etc.).
• Ability to prioritize tasks and handle multiple projects simultaneously and delegate assignments to others.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Comply with all safety policies, practices, and procedures. Report all unsafe activities to supervisor and/or Human Resources.
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package including staff discounts.
• Generous family leave policy.
• Health & dental plan.
• Competitive salary.
• 401K.

Location

The opportunity will be based in Mooresville, IN.

About the Company

Glanbia is a better nutrition company with three divisions: Performance Nutrition, Health & Nutrition, and Dairy Nutrition. Collectively and with our partners, we offer an incredible breadth of expertise in nutrition. We employ a team of 5,800 people, work with global food and beverage companies, and sell our award-winning and market-leading brands and ingredients in more than 100 countries worldwide.

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a variety of candidates, giving your application consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.