Senior Capital Project Engineer

cargill • OH

82d

About The Position

Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill. This position is in Cargill’s food and bioindustrial business, where manufacturers, retailers, and foodservice companies rely on us to consistently deliver the products and services they need, and use our technical expertise and market knowledge to develop innovative products. The Senior Capital Project Engineer will plan, support, and execute capital project engineering deliverables at our Dayton, OH site. In this role, you will primarily be focused on mid to large sized capital projects from design to startup, while overseeing construction management and considering safety, schedule, efficiency, cost management and documentation. This professional will actively develop and apply engineering standards, project management procedures, and provide advice on issues within their engineering scope.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum four years of related work experience

Nice To Haves

• Eight years of related engineering experience
• Mechanical, Chemical or Ag/Biosystems Engineering degree
• Demonstrated ability to execute large capital projects or portfolio of projects
• Previous experience in chemical, food or related industry
• Ability and desire to travel domestically to other network plants and locations to support capital project work
• Ability and desire to work hands on in fast paced and technical plant environment

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of capital project scope, schedule, and budget while following project management deliverables and best practices.
• Coordinates staffing and development of construction, commissioning and start-up plans and assists operations in troubleshooting and optimization activities.
• Perform process engineering for individual projects as needed to meet project objectives.
• Lead equipment specification and procurement and develop, review and award bid packages for equipment and labor.
• Analyze and develop solutions to engineering problems related to manufacturing equipment and systems, or the causes of component failures.
• Design and improve manufacturing processes, instruments and equipment, and testing manufactured products to maintain quality.
• Informally lead, mentor and coach early career engineers through hands-on training and project work.
• Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees