Project Engineer - CCAV - Engineering

CUSTOM CULINARY

For more than half a century, we've focused on a single mission at Custom Culinary: to create the finest-quality, most authentic bases, sauces and gravies for our foodservice and food processing customers. Developed by our culinary specialists to deliver made-from-scratch taste and inspired results in just minutes, our products bring exceptional aroma, flavor and consistency to all your signature dishes. True Taste begins with Custom Culinary.CUSTOM CULINARY

Por mas de medio siglo, en Custom Culinary nos hemos concentrado en una sola mision: crear las bases, salsas y aderezos mas autenticos y de mejor calidad para nuestros clientes de la industria alimentaria. Desarrollados por nuestros especialistas culinarios para ofrecer un sabor elaborado a partir de cero y resultados inspirados en cuestion de minutos, nuestros productos aportan un aroma, un sabor y una consistencia excepcionales a todos sus platos. El verdadero sabor comienza con Custom Culinary.

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Position Title: Project Engineer

Hiring Manager: Marco Osorno, Project Engineer - Supply Chain

Location: Avon, OH

Responsible for the assigned plant(s) capital investment programs, including technical master plan development. Conduct or facilitate review of capital investment proposals for rationale including return on investment. Execution of projects end to end, from concept development through project closing and operational support, utilizing Project Management Principles and Early Management Principles. Assisting in standards development and application.

Summary:

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Project Management
• Responsible for the management, planning through execution, of the overall CAPEX process and project outcomes of the plant team. This includes overall control of expenditure within unit & specific project budget. Responsible for capital cash flow forecasting and spending.
• Coordinates, and exercises functional authority for planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of engineering projects within the assigned facility (or facilities).
• Exercises functional authority over personnel that work on Capital projects, such as Maintenance, Continuous Improvement, and outside contractors; this includes coordinating and negotiating project staffing requirements.
• Provides integral communication with the broader team to enable planning, troubleshooting, and execution of key initiatives. This includes the preparation and presentation of plans to project stakeholders / Steering Committee depending on the size of each capital initiative.
• Carries out process improvement initiatives through Capital Projects. Coordinates the launch of manufacturing upgrades including establishing goals, training team members and evaluating results, as well as being responsible for project integration into the plant operation.

Strategic Planning Support

• Prepares and maintains detailed layouts of buildings and equipment, in support of the development of Master Plans for the assigned site(s). Such Master Plans shall be updated at least once a year.
• Maintains interface with Business Unit and Supply Chain Leadership to provide Capital Plan updates and ensure customer needs are met.
• Supports standards development/application. Support development/application of ways of working

Early Management and Vertical Startup Up expertise

• This position is the subject matter expert for Project Management Principles and Early Management and VSU within the assigned site and incorporates its concepts to each initiative. As such, this position owns the VSU roadmap for each project as necessary.
• Responsible for utilization of Project Management Principles.
• Responsible for utilization of Early Management Principles.
• Additionally, this position is the subject matter expert for Maintenance Prevention, Design FMEA (Failure Modes and Effects Analysis), TT&T (Technology Transfer and Training), FAT (Factory Acceptance Testing), SAT (Site Acceptance Testing) and CQV (Commissioning, Qualification and Verification) methodologies.
• This position assigns and oversees project personnel over each specific phase of the VSU cycle of a project, documenting all aspects of project execution within the VSU framework, such as project deliverable definition, design lock (Integrated Design Brief & Scope) document elaboration, FAT, SAT and CQV checklists elaboration and execution, etc.

Other

• Participates in special projects, other duties or tasks that may be assigned as required.

Problem Solving

• Capital plant projects can deal with any technical plant issue including, but not limited to air handling, dust control, raw material and final product handling, warehousing and storage racks, electrical power and controls, flooring, conveyors, fire protection, bar coding/labeling, utilities, packaging equipment, structural issues, HVAC, mixing equipment, metal detection, check weighing, plant renovations, etc.

This position will make decisions over capital assignments / redeployment, project personnel changes, methodologies to use, product, machine and process design, etc.

Impact

• for plants varies between $2,000,000 Capital budget and $6,000,000 per year.

Individual capital project sizes typically vary between $10,000 to $3,000,000 and up to $10,000,000 each

Interpersonal Skills

• Analyze and Solve Engineering and Production Related Problems including system troubleshooting.
• Make Sound Engineering, schedule, budget, and contractor decisions.
• Be innovative with respect to new equipment, and programming controls.
• Establish project plans with defined scope, costs and timelines.
• Work efficiently to complete projects in a timely fashion.
• Manage safe execution of the projects.
• Influences other team members about acceptable technical choices.
• Build Relationships with plant associates.
• Speak effectively at meetings and in presentations.
• Prepare effective and correct written communication.
• Team Membership
• Demonstrate Drive and Commitment
• Act with Integrity
• Focus on Customer Needs.

Demonstrate Adaptability

Educational Requirements:

• A degree in Mechanical, Chemical Engineering, etc. is required but a degree in a related filed like Mechatronic Engineering is preferred.

• 2-5 years of hands-on experience in Engineering Project Management

Travel

• 20% Travel is required to our other location located in Illinois.

Benefits:

Benefits for this role include Medical, Rx, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts, EAP, Health Advocacy, Financial Planning, Parental Leave, Care.com, Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance, Education Assistance/Tuition Reimbursement, Safety Reimbursement, Lifestyle Spending Account, Group Life & AD&D, Voluntary Life Insurance, Short Term & Long Term Disability, 401(k) Plan with Company Match, ESOP, PTO, Holiday's & Leaves, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, Home & Auto Insurance, Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Long Term Care + Life Insurance & Legal Assistance. There is also potential for a discretionary bonus, this bonus is based on personal & company performance and is not a guaranteed bonus plan.

EEO AA M/F/Vet/Disability