Senior Engineer, Projects

Smuckers•Decatur, AL

55d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Engineer, Projects role will lead the execution of projects related to product quality and food safety. Primary responsibilities include supporting site quality team with technical expertise, developing scopes of work, project plans, budgets, and cost controls. Location: Decatur, AL plant Work Arrangements: 100% on-site, travel to other sites, vendors as needed on average 10 - 15% with peak periods higher. Reports to: Plant Engineer In this role you will: Develop technical mastery as applicable to the role Participate in and/or lead Improvement teams to provide targeted improvements to meet Plant and SBA objectives Writes project charters and project funding requests Provide technical leadership within cross functional teams to deliver initiatives and plant projects Lead options analysis for project technology decisions / process changes supporting product/process innovations, working as required with Corporate, SBA, and multi-functional technical teams Develop or oversee the development of Engineering deliverables for project definition, execution & start-up; (location & technology selection, installation details, installation and start up sequencing & checklists) Lead root cause investigations for non-compliance events related to food safety and product quality. Track countermeasures and follow ups and drive list to completion. Track Cost of Quality metrics and lead efforts to address gaps and cost savings opportunities Identify, Develop, and Execute improvement projects - including developing the funding request, managing the capital & engineering execution through start-up and clearly communicates project status, outages and watchouts as the primary link between the project team and upper management Interact with vendors, develop equipment specifications, perform equipment testing, lead Commissioning / Qualification / Verification (CQV) tasks as required Develop self and others - Technicians, Managers, Engineers Identify and address opportunities to improve food safety and product quality within the facilities (i.e. foreign material and microbiological controls and mitigations) Collaborate and build relationships within plant, SBA, and corporate resources to implement new standards and practices Owns site adherence to Food Safety and Product Quality Standards from a mechanical and structural perspective Will own a safety system, Quality Key Element System

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering
A Minimum of 3 years of experience in project management
Experience in food manufacturing

Nice To Haves

An Electrical, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering degree
People management or experience leading team(s)
Understanding, demonstrated utilization, or participation with Initiative Management (IM) Pillar tools
Experience with daily management systems to assure quality and/or food safety

Responsibilities

supporting site quality team with technical expertise
developing scopes of work, project plans, budgets, and cost controls
Develop technical mastery as applicable to the role
Participate in and/or lead Improvement teams to provide targeted improvements to meet Plant and SBA objectives
Writes project charters and project funding requests
Provide technical leadership within cross functional teams to deliver initiatives and plant projects
Lead options analysis for project technology decisions / process changes supporting product/process innovations, working as required with Corporate, SBA, and multi-functional technical teams
Develop or oversee the development of Engineering deliverables for project definition, execution & start-up; (location & technology selection, installation details, installation and start up sequencing & checklists)
Lead root cause investigations for non-compliance events related to food safety and product quality. Track countermeasures and follow ups and drive list to completion.
Track Cost of Quality metrics and lead efforts to address gaps and cost savings opportunities
Identify, Develop, and Execute improvement projects - including developing the funding request, managing the capital & engineering execution through start-up and clearly communicates project status, outages and watchouts as the primary link between the project team and upper management
Interact with vendors, develop equipment specifications, perform equipment testing, lead Commissioning / Qualification / Verification (CQV) tasks as required
Develop self and others - Technicians, Managers, Engineers
Identify and address opportunities to improve food safety and product quality within the facilities (i.e. foreign material and microbiological controls and mitigations)
Collaborate and build relationships within plant, SBA, and corporate resources to implement new standards and practices
Owns site adherence to Food Safety and Product Quality Standards from a mechanical and structural perspective
Will own a safety system, Quality Key Element System