Flora Food Group
food and beverage
ProcessingEngineeringManager
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“Processing Engineering Manager at Flora Food Group. Skills: Capex management, Project Management, Engineering Improvements, OEE Improvement Plans, Value Creation, Business Continuity, Decarbonization projects. manage the end-to-end delivery of Capex in the New Century manufacturing plant. provide Project Management Governance for seamless execution”
What You'll Achieve.
Capex Projects are delivered on time, in full, and within budget; On-Time, In-Full, and on Budget for 100% of assigned projects; create savings opportunities; realize and track savings
Industry & Context.
de debottleneck; risk management
Flexibility to travel to ensure Project Delivery is in line with business and stakeholders' expectations, Travel to all Flora Food Group sites in the US (Kansas) and Canada, and to third-party manufacturing partners in the region when needed
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Tertiary Qualification in Engineering: Bachelor's degree in Chemical/Process, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, food and beverage background, Excellent Project Management Skills, Good knowledge of Food Safety and GMP Standards, At least 7 years of experience in a technical FMCG Engineering environment, 5+ years of project management experience, Experience in understanding & applying global Industry Engineering standards, process technologies, project methodologies & specifications, General knowledge of foodeverage process and packaging technologies
Nice to Have
Ability to work independently and within a team environment, and cultivate working relationships across the organization, Exemplary interpersonal skills with the ability to influence the technical community within the organization over a wide cultural geography, Team player, self-motivating, able to deal with high levels of uncertainty & complexity, cultural sensitivity in responding to different cultures, Ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously, operate in a fast-paced, high-pressure, and changing environment, and effectively establish and react to changing priorities
What You'll Do.
manage the end-to-end delivery of Capex in the New Century manufacturing plant
provide Project Management Governance for seamless execution
Lead the execution of allocated Engineering projects
Lead allocated plant transformation projects
and decarbonization projects
Conduct Assessments and generate order-of-magnitude costing to provide project feasibility insights
Direct the change management process for Capex projects and ensure that all impacts
and risks are managed
Lead project planning and project execution
Identify and lead the end-to-end implementation of value-creating manufacturing initiatives that require Capital Expenditure
Collaborate with the Factory Director and Maintenance teams to deliver step-changing Engineering Improvements and support OEE Improvement Plans to debottleneck
Develop complete scope
and Capital Appropriation Requests for all Key and assigned projects
Planning and execution of Mechanical
and capitalized maintenance of Plant and Equipment
Collaborates with Global Engineering SMEEs for front-end and detail design for projects and ensures alignment with Flora Food Group Engineering standards
Collaborates with the P&I team to ensure that all innovation and renovation projects are delivered on time and in full
Responsible and accountable for cost management
and procurement activities for key and assigned projects
Collaborates with Procurement in the running of a closed tender process
Ensure strict adherence to Flora Food Group policies throughout the project lifecycle
Ensure a collaborative approach to project management to ensure all stakeholders' input is taken into consideration
Ensure a proactive approach in tracking Capital cashout to ensure all potential risks are timeously flagged
and manage risks for the respective area through work with Finance and Key Stakeholders
Identify Value Creation projects to create savings opportunities
validate with finance
seek and attain buy-in for these projects
build a budget with other functions
realize and track savings
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
active member of the Global taskforces; closely interact with vendors & other regions for new developments and lift & shift opportunities; Partnering with the Supply Chain and Manufacturing Teams; Collaborates with Global Engineering SMEEs for front-end and detail design for projects; Collaborates with the P&I team; Collaborates with Procurement in the running of a closed tender process; Ensure a collaborative approach to project management to ensure all stakeholders' input is taken into consideration; work with Finance and Key Stakeholders; build a budget with other functions
Communication Scope
Exemplary interpersonal skills with the ability to influence the technical community within the organization over a wide cultural geography
Process & Methodology
Project Management Governance, Project Management, project planning, project execution, cost management, schedule control, procurement activities, budget establishment, variance tracking, risk management, project lifecycle management
Full Job Description
Location: New Century, Kansas Plant About the Role As part of the Global Engineering Team, the primary purpose of this position is to manage the end-to-end delivery of Capex in the New Century manufacturing plant in accordance to Flora Food Group standards and best industry practices and provide Project Management Governance for seamless execution. The expected annual Capex spend for this role is in the €5-20 million range. The individual in the role will be an active member of the Global taskforces, pursue Low Cost Capital solutions and will closely interact with vendors & other regions for new developments and lift & shift opportunities. Partnering with the Supply Chain and Manufacturing Teams, the role will ensure all Capex Projects are delivered on time, in full, and within budget in accordance with the Flora Food Group Project Delivery Framework and best industry practices. What You'll Do Lead the execution of allocated Engineering projects in the New Century (Kansas) and Brantford (Ontario, Canada) Plants Lead allocated plant transformation projects, brownfields projects, business continuity, value creation, and decarbonization projects Conduct Assessments and generate order-of-magnitude costing to provide project feasibility insights Direct the change management process for Capex projects and ensure that all impacts, aspects, and risks are managed Lead project planning and project execution Identify and lead the end-to-end implementation of value-creating manufacturing initiatives that require Capital Expenditure Collaborate with the Factory Director and Maintenance teams to deliver step-changing Engineering Improvements and support OEE Improvement Plans to debottleneck Develop complete scope, URS documents, and Capital Appropriation Requests for all Key and assigned projects, including Value Creation, Business Continuity, and Decarbonization projects Planning and execution of Mechanical, Electrical, and Civils, Capex projects, and capitalized maintenance of
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