Principal Engineer- Eng Project Management

PepsiCo•Plano, TX

1d•$110,700 - $185,250

About The Position

Provide engineering support to 1NA Beverage Supply Chain, by working on projects focused on capacity, new capability, process and packaging innovations, infrastructure and utilities work, value engineering/productivity as well as strategic and transformational initiatives. The individual in this position will provide capital project management and project oversight for major CAPEX approvals and executions at 1NA Beverage manufacturing locations. This position works closely with Operations, Plant Maintenance, EHS, Quality, Network Strategy, MCOE, Planning, Warehouse, Global Procurement, Integration, R&D, Finance, S&T etc and external suppliers and engineering integrators. The position is responsible for driving standardization and strategic initiatives, owning project scope/ budget/ schedule and serving as a technical liaison to 1NA Beverage plants.

Requirements

BS Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Chemical, Food Processing, Civil or Electrical Engineering
Minimum of 7-9 years of project engineering experience, with a focus on new equipment and line installation and start-up, high speed packaging experience, engineering project management experience, process and utilities engineering experience
Solid understanding of manufacturing plant operations
Able to travel; individual can expect to travel up to 30-50% of the time to facilitate and manage multiple plant projects
Individual CAPEX project expenditure experience preferred to be at least $1-3MM
Strong people leadership skills

Nice To Haves

Project Management/ PMP certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Direct experience with leading, developing and mentoring people and fostering a culture of collaboration and accountability.
Experience with plant operations, packaging, processing, utilities, project management, as well as understanding of TPM and LSS processes.
Project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously.
Familiarity with basics of finance, product cost accounting and statistical process control. Able to effectively manage and track project spending and report financials on a regular basis.
Understanding of competitive industry technology available for food/beverage packaging, utilities and processing.
Excellent communication, presentation and influential leadership skills with an ability to negotiate with vendors, contractors and consultants as well as aligning with internal stakeholders.
Work well with cross functional leadership teams to properly communicate projects scope and deliverables.
Strong team-building skills as well as cross-functional team collaboration at a sector and/or plant level.
Self-motivated, results and action oriented. Able to make independent and sound decisions.
Experience with SAP myBuy, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, CAD skills and ability to utilize MS Project and other project tracking software systems.
Communicate and collaborate cross-functionally to assist teams to solve operational issues.
Strong presentation skills.
Implement accountability and expectations with external engineering integrators.
Understand plant downtime systems and able to track project start up curves.
Experience in leading multi-plant initiatives.