Flora Food Group

food and beverage

ProcessingEngineeringManager

New Century, Kansas, United States
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“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.

food and beverage
Problems you'll solve

de debottleneck; risk management

Eligibility Requirements

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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