Project Engineer - Custom Culinary (Avon, OH)

CUSTOM CULINARY

For more than half a century, we've focused on a single mission at Custom Culinary: to create the finest-quality, most authentic bases, sauces and gravies for our foodservice and food processing customers. Developed by our culinary specialists to deliver made-from-scratch taste and inspired results in just minutes, our products bring exceptional aroma, flavor and consistency to all your signature dishes. True Taste begins with Custom Culinary.CUSTOM CULINARY

Por mas de medio siglo, en Custom Culinary nos hemos concentrado en una sola mision: crear las bases, salsas y aderezos mas autenticos y de mejor calidad para nuestros clientes de la industria alimentaria. Desarrollados por nuestros especialistas culinarios para ofrecer un sabor elaborado a partir de cero y resultados inspirados en cuestion de minutos, nuestros productos aportan un aroma, un sabor y una consistencia excepcionales a todos sus platos. El verdadero sabor comienza con Custom Culinary.

Position Summary:

The Project Engineer position is responsible for:

The assigned plant(s) capital investment programs, including technical master plan development. Conduct or facilitate review of capital investment proposals for rationale including return on investment. Execution of projects end to end, from concept development through project closing and operational support, utilizing Project Management Principles and Early Management Principles. Assisting in standards development and application.

Key Role & Responsibilities:

Project Management

• Responsible for the management, planning through execution, of the overall CAPEX process and project outcomes of the plant team. This includes overall control of expenditure within unit & specific project budget. Responsible for capital cash flow forecasting and spending.
• Coordinates, and exercises functional authority for planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of engineering projects within the assigned facility (or facilities).
• Exercises functional authority over personnel that work on Capital projects, such as Maintenance, Continuous Improvement, and outside contractors; this includes coordinating and negotiating project staffing requirements.
• Provides integral communication with the broader team to enable planning, troubleshooting, and execution of key initiatives. This includes the preparation and presentation of plans to project stakeholders / Steering Committee depending on the size of each capital initiative.
• Carries out process improvement initiatives through Capital Projects. Coordinates the launch of manufacturing upgrades including establishing goals, training team members and evaluating results, as well as being responsible for project integration into the plant operation.

Strategic Planning Support

• Prepares and maintains detailed layouts of buildings and equipment, in support of the development of Master Plans for the assigned site(s). Such Master Plans shall be updated at least once a year.
• Maintains interface with Business Unit and Supply Chain Leadership to provide Capital Plan updates and ensure customer needs are met.
• Supports standards development/application. Support development/application of ways of working

Early Management and Vertical Startup Up expertise

• This position is the subject matter expert for Project Management Principles and Early Management and VSU within the assigned site and incorporates its concepts to each initiative. As such, this position owns the VSU roadmap for each project as necessary.
• Responsible for utilization of Project Management Principles.
• Responsible for utilization of Early Management Principles.
• Additionally, this position is the subject matter expert for Maintenance Prevention, Design FMEA (Failure Modes and Effects Analysis), TT&T (Technology Transfer and Training), FAT (Factory Acceptance Testing), SAT (Site Acceptance Testing) and CQV (Commissioning, Qualification and Verification) methodologies.
• This position assigns and oversees project personnel over each specific phases of the VSU cycle of a project, documenting all aspects of project execution within the VSU framework, such as project deliverable definition, design lock (Integrated Design Brief & Scope) document elaboration, FAT, SAT and CQV checklists elaboration and execution, etc.

Other

Participates in special projects, other duties or tasks that may be assigned as required.

Technological Subject Matter Expertise

• Makes recommendations in the manufacturing processes for improvements in all Supply Chain dimensions (Safety & Sustainability, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Morale), based on technological knowledge. Designs, develops, sources and tests tools, machinery and equipment for recommended improvements (including but not limited to materials & production flow and speed improvement, assembly methods optimization, energy reduction, etc.)
• Has knowledge of Employee Health & Safety, Environmental, Food Safety and Quality Systems standards (internal, external and governmental). Incorporates this knowledge flawlessly into CAPEX projects. Leads and supports EHS, Environmental and FSQS CAPEX initiatives, promoted locally and regionally.
• Reviews and signs-off over product design for compliance with engineering principles, sustainability, ergonomics, internal and external standards, customer contract requirements, and related specifications.
• Coordinates activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design and test problems. Evaluates and approves equipment, building and product design changes, specifications, and drawing releases.
• Develops competencies by working in a Lean Manufacturing culture and TPM - Early Management / Initiative & Innovation Management Pillar leadership.

Business Expertise:

• Working knowledge in site categories (dry mixes, soups/bases, flavor systems, sauces and dressings, as applicable to the site) processes as well as prior experience with building expansions for a food process environment is strongly preferred.

• Proven Project Management skills
• Understanding of business financials (profit and loss statements, ability to calculate project financial metrics (Internal rates of returns, discounted cash flows, payback periods).
• Ability to run total cost of ownership scenarios (E.g.: lease vs. buy, rebuild vs replace, capex vs non capex solutions).
• Reports to Engineering Project Manager, with a strong dotted line to Plant Manager. Position has no direct reports; however, this position exercises functional authority over the factory and Business Unit CAPEX plans and site's Project Managers accountable/responsible for capital projects.




• This may include but is not exclusive to Maintenance Managers, Production Supervisors, Process Improvement Engineers, etc.
• Works with internal plant teams including but not limited to Operations, Plant Management, Maintenance and Finance.
• Works with mechanical, plumbing, electrical contractors, and PLC programmers, as well as engineering consultants, designers, Original Equipment Manufacturers, etc.
• Capital plant projects can deal with any technical issue including, but not limited to air handling, dust control, raw material and final product handling, warehousing and storage racks, electrical power and controls, flooring, conveyors, fire protection, bar coding/labeling, utilities, packaging equipment, structural issues, lighting, HVAC, mixing equipment, metal detection, check weighing, plant renovations, etc.

This position will make decisions over capital assignments / redeployment, project personnel changes, methodologies to use, product, machine and process design, etc.

• Analyze and Solve Engineering and Production Related Problems including system troubleshooting.
• Make Sound Engineering, schedule, budget, and contractor decisions.
• Be innovative with respect to new equipment, and programming controls.
• Establish project plans with defined scope, costs and timelines.
• Work efficiently to complete projects in a timely fashion.
• Manage safe execution of the projects.
• Influences other team members on acceptable technical choices.
• Build Relationships with plant associates.
• Speak effectively at meetings and in presentations.
• Prepare effective and correct written communication.
• Team Membership
• Demonstrate Drive and Commitment
• Act with Integrity
• Focus on Customer Needs.
• Demonstrate Adaptability

Benefits

Benefits for this role include Medical, Rx, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts, EAP, Health Advocacy, Financial Planning, Parental Leave, Care.com, Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance, Education Assistance/Tuition Reimbursement, Safety Reimbursement, Lifestyle Spending Account, Group Life & AD&D, Voluntary Life Insurance, Short Term & Long Term Disability, 401(k) Plan with Company Match, ESOP, PTO, Holiday's & Leaves, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, Home & Auto Insurance, Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Long Term Care + Life Insurance & Legal Assistance. There is also a potential for a discretionary bonus, this bonus is based on personal & company performance and is not a guaranteed bonus plan.

Pay Grade Min: 84,000 Mid 113,000 Max 141,000

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• Avon, OH 44011 - Custom Culinary Manufacturing Facility, 35311 Avon Commerce PKWY, Avon, Ohio, United States of America