Eng Proj Mgmt Assoc Prin Engineer

PepsiCo•Plano, TX

7d•$93,500 - $156,450•Onsite

About The Position

1NA Engineering Productivity/Sustainability & Food Safety Team is seeking a Supply Chain Assoc. Principal Engineer to manage Productivity CapEx initiatives. Execute engineering solutions to bring additional capacity to 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.

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 with project stakeholders including senior leadership and cross-functional partners

Nice To Haves

Previous Project Management in Manufacturing experience preferred

Responsibilities

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 costs 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