Principal Project Engineer

Job Description:

Principal Project Engineer

This Principal Project Engineer will be a project manager for large and complex projects executed by the Processing team and will be responsible for all aspects of planning and executing projects from ideation to project closure. This role will potentially lead projects in process areas, buildings and infrastructure, general manufacturing processes, and packaging systems depending on business needs.

The role owns overall leadership of major capital projects through the Mars Snacking Engineering Execution Standard for executional excellence in project delivery. The successful associate will be a Process Technology Owner as well as major project management leader. This role will be responsible for the success of the supply network strategy, both current and future pipeline. They will also be coaching/mentoring all engineers executing network projects.

Longer term this role has responsibilities to drive Process Technology capability (Skittles and others) within the entire process team, as well as line management responsibility for a small team of engineers and/or major project management for the process team.

What are we looking for?

• Minimum Bachelors of Science in engineering; an advanced degree in engineering, MBA or PMP certification preferred.

• Minimum 10 years of experience in a comparable technical position - food, beverage, pharmaceutical or related industry preferable

• In-Depth understanding of project management principals and general knowledge of engineering disciplines: Building, Infrastructure, Civil, Utilities, Process, Packaging, Electrical and Construction

• Skilled in HVAC/process air control, bulk ingredient handling (dry and liquid), and hygienic system design.

• Experience designing and validating Clean-in-Place (CIP) systems, with and without chemical agents, to meet food safety and regulatory standards

• High performance team and people leadership experience

• Proven success d eveloping and executing projects

• Travel up to 50%

What will your key responsibilities be?

• Process Technology Owner for Skittles, responsible for working collaboratively within regional and global cross functional teams to develop and execute the Skittles capital strategy for the NA region

• Member of the Process Engineering Leadership team, focused on upskilling the process engineering team in various process technologies and project management execution

• Direct line management for small team project engineers

• Develop standards for equipment, systems and engineering processes and collaborate with other senior engineers and global technical teams

• Partner with R&D and global technical teams to support the development of technology platforms for providing a sustained technical advantage

• Develop and execute projects of $50M+ that meet business objectives, while ensuring compliance to safety, quality, security and environmental standards

• Participate in staffing and management strategy for engineering associates

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.

• Join a purpose driven company, where were striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

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The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is between the range listed below, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position will include variable pay, medical and dental benefits, participation in 401k plan, and paid time off benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.