Associate Principal Engineer - Project Management

PepsiCo • Plano, TX

93d • $89,000 - $149,000

About The Position

Supply Chain Associate Principal Engineer (L09) to manage Capacity, Innovation, Productivity and Sustainability projects in the Transformation & Engineering department.

Requirements

• BS in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or Civil Engineering.
• 7+ years of professional experience.
• Technical curiosity with a desire to continuously learn.
• Self-motivated with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, aggressive, results-oriented culture.
• Ability to lead and drive an agenda to deliver results.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills with ability to communicate well to project stakeholders including senior leadership and cross-functional partners.

Nice To Haves

• Previous Project Management in Manufacturing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Execute engineering solutions to bring new capacity, innovation, productivity and sustainability projects that enable Frito-Lay’s portfolio of products. This can include the installation of new manufacturing lines and/or the modification of existing production equipment, including process, packaging, warehouse, facilities & utilities.
• Participate in and lead cross-functional teams of colleagues and outside resources, including plant personnel, equipment vendors, engineering and construction contractors.
• Define manufacturing and unit operation needs for project scope requirements and documentation.
• Ability to independently lead medium and large projects.
• Apply Engineering principles to problem solving and managing unexpected changes.
• Manage cost by developing project budgets, maintaining cost tracking tools and actively controlling project costs to deliver project cost requirements. Create project funding documents.
• Demonstrate time management skills by developing project timelines, maintaining time management tools in multiple formats and actively controlling project schedules, ensuring project schedule attainment.
• Manage procurement including analyzing quotes, writing procurement documents and tracking project procurement. information. This also includes developing and leveraging technical specifications and writing inspection acceptance test plans.
• Develop, manage and execute equipment installation and start-up plans while supervising outside contractors and vendors.
• Manage multiple project deliverables, accelerated timelines and competing priorities.
• Adequately manage, communicate and mitigate project risks.
• Expected travel: 25% to 35%.

Benefits

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $89,000 - $149,000.
• Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 10% of annual salary paid out annually.
• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
• In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees