Senior Project Engineer (Multiple Locations)

Company: Mars
Location: Waco
Posted on: May 3, 2021

Job Description:

A mutually rewarding experience.

Work. Realize your ambitions. And realize theres more to being in business than just making a profit. Thats the Mars philosophy. And the opportunity we offer every one of our Associates. An opportunity to take what you do and make it mean more for you, for those around you and for the planet. What you get here is challenging, interesting work. You get the tools you need to do a great job and you get to have the best possible people on your side to help you do it. And at the same time as getting to find ways to do business better today than we did it yesterday and driving a great career, you also get to build a more enlightened business and drive sustainability.

Because its never just about a single person, a single project or a single brand. Its about how you can grab everything thats within your reach here and use it to pursue mutual, long-term gain. Its about having ideas. And ideals. Being prepared to risk failure because the promise of success means well all be a little better off. Its that mix of integrity and ambition that makes Mars such a special place to work. And why working here is always about more than just a job.

About Mars, Incorporated

Mars is a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the worlds best-loved brands: M&Ms, SNICKERS, TWIX, MILKY WAY, DOVE, PEDIGREE, ROYAL CANIN, WHISKAS, EXTRA, ORBIT, 5, SKITTLES, UNCLE BENS, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl, VCA and Pet Partners. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom inspire its more than 100,000 Associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.

Job title:             Senior Regional Project Engineer

Location:            Hackettstown, NJ/Elizabethtown, PA/Waco, TX

Segment:            Wrigley Confectionery

Overview

This Regional Project Engineering Role will be a part of the MWC Americas Major Projects Team.  The individual in this role will be responsible for all aspects of planning and executing projects from ideation to project closure.  The scope of the role could include leading projects in the areas of buildings and infrastructure, process, general manufacturing processes, and packaging systems depending on business needs.  The role owns the overall leadership of major capital projects via the MWC Engineering Execution Standard.  This role will be based out of, or require significant travel to most of our major sites across North America (Hackettstown, Elizabethtown, Waco)

Key Responsibilities

Associate

• Develop industry and product specific relevant technical skills
• Develop personal effectiveness and functional interpersonal competencies
• Motivate fellow associates by high quality solutions that protect the integrity of our product
• Participate in the recruiting process when requested
• Provide innovative Engineering solutions that drive a competitive advantage

Business

• Ensure delivery of assigned objectives for scope, time, budget, and cash flow
• Maintain the project adherence to scope, deliverables, and critical success factors
• Communicate with the project steering team to ensure project objectives are achieved
• Seek and apply appropriate technology to gain and a sustain technical competitive advantage
• Support initiatives that shorten new product and project cycle times
• Seek and support lean ways of working and apply lean principles in the engineering process and as a project deliverable
• Understand and make decisions to improve business measurements such as Return on Total Asset earnings (ROTA), Fixed Asset Turnover Ratio (FATR), etc.

Functional

• Continuously improve technical knowledge
• Depending on project parameters personally design systems and select hardware, or direct third-party engineering firms providing design services to meet their contract deliverables
• Continuously improve personal efficiency and performance to provide value added engineering
• Key member and contributor of the Commissioning, Validation, and Start Up (CVS) Team
• Actively participate in the development of engineering standards and tools
• Support safety, security and environmental policies
• Contribute innovative ideas to provide competitive advantage
• Identify, protect and expand intellectual property of corporation
• Maximize asset utilization through value added engineering and lean design

Leadership

• Support project objectives and challenge activities not aligned with those objectives
• Directly manage all assigned project work
• Understand and support the Five Principles, Vision to Win, and the Winning Environment
• Effectively monitor and improve a safe work environment
• Ensure delivery of quality work
• Actively plan and participate in project activities

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering in Electrical, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering; an advanced degree in Engineering or MBA is a plus.
• 5-10 years’ experience in an comparable technical position - food, beverage, pharmaceutical or related industry preferable
• Understanding of engineering principals - knowledge of engineering disciplines: Process, Packaging, Electrical, Construction or Computer Services
• Good communication, listening and influencing skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Innovative thinking
• Able to work collaboratively with other groups
• Approximately 20-60% travel requirement depending on project demands

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Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

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