Ice Cream Senior Project Engineer

The Magnum Ice Cream Company•Sikeston, MO

1d•$88,600 - $133,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Project Engineer will play a critical role in advancing capital delivery and manufacturing transformation at The Magnum Ice Cream Company’s Sikeston site. This position leads the end-to-end execution of complex capital projects across safety, quality, capacity, infrastructure, automation, controls, digital manufacturing, and equipment modernization. The role is expected to provide strong technical leadership across the project lifecycle—from concept development and business case creation through design, construction, commissioning, start-up, and handover—while helping the site build a more reliable, efficient, and future-ready operation. This role reports to the Site Engineering Lead.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Automation, Controls, or a related engineering discipline.
7+ years of engineering experience in food manufacturing, consumer products, FMCG, or a similarly complex industrial environment.
Demonstrated experience leading capital projects in manufacturing environments, including scope definition, budget management, contractor oversight, commissioning, and handover.
Practical experience with automation, controls, process systems, utilities, packaging systems, or digital manufacturing technologies.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence, align stakeholders, and communicate effectively from the factory floor to site leadership.

Nice To Haves

Experience delivering medium- to large-scale capital projects in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
Experience with controls upgrades, PLC/HMI-related projects, robotics, automated material handling, machine integration, or smart factory initiatives.
Experience leading cross-functional teams through design, installation, start-up, and operational stabilization.
Experience working in an environment with strong food safety, quality, compliance, and performance expectations.

Responsibilities

Lead a portfolio of capital and transformation projects that improve safety, quality, throughput, reliability, cost performance, and operational resilience at the Sikeston facility.
Drive project execution from feasibility through commissioning, including scope development, cost estimation, schedule management, contractor coordination, risk mitigation, and performance tracking.
Partner cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Safety, Quality, Supply Chain, Maintenance, R&D, and site leadership to translate business needs into practical, scalable engineering solutions.
Lead the development and implementation of automation, controls, and digital manufacturing solutions, including line modernization, controls upgrades, process optimization, and data-enabled performance improvement.
Support the identification, evaluation, and deployment of advanced technologies such as robotics, automated material handling, smart instrumentation, and connected systems where they create measurable business value.
Work with internal engineering resources and external partners to develop concept, FEED, and detailed design packages that reflect site constraints, compliance requirements, operability, maintainability, and long-term asset performance.
Oversee construction, installation, commissioning, and vertical start-up activities to ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the required performance standards.
Champion engineering governance, technical standards, and continuous improvement while helping shape the site’s longer-term capital and automation roadmap.
Key Interfaces: Site Engineering; Manufacturing; Maintenance; Continuous Improvement; Safety; Quality; Supply Chain; Procurement; R&D; digital and controls specialists; internal subject matter experts; OEMs; system integrators; contractors; and third-party engineering partners.

Benefits

Market-competitive pay and performance related rewards
Flexible ways of working
Support for health, wellbeing and life outside of work
Time off to rest and recharge
Ongoing learning and development opportunities
Medical, dental and (where applicable) vision coverage
Health and wellbeing support, including employee assistance programs and wellness initiatives
Health-related savings and spending accounts
Retirement savings programs with a competitive matching plan
Additional employee perks (e.g., corporate discounts, commuter or learning support)
Bonus eligible
Health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage)
Retirement savings benefits
Life insurance and disability benefits
Parental leave
Sick leave
Paid vacation and holidays
Access to numerous voluntary benefits