Engineering Manager - CAPEX Projects

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 DoLead 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 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, schedule control, and procurement activities for key and assigned projects – to achieve On-Time, In-Full, and on Budget for 100% of 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

Flexibility to travel to ensure Project Delivery is in line with business and stakeholders' expectations

Establish the budget, track variances, 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

About You Tertiary Qualification in Engineering:
Bachelor's degree in Chemical/Process, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering Must come from a 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 environment5+ years of project management experience

Experience in understanding & applying global Industry Engineering standards, process technologies, project methodologies & specifications.

General knowledge of food/beverage process and packaging technologies

Ability to work independently and within a team environment, and cultivate strong 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…