Project Engineering Manager Job Details | Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA

Nestle International - Savannah, GA

Full-time

Savannah, GA

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

About the position

At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life, Nature's Bounty, Vital Proteins, Orgain, Nuun, BOOST, Carnation Breakfast Essentials, Peptamen, Compleat Organic Blends, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases. At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage resources, both personnel and funding, to ensure the project or mission fulfills and meets the set objectives defined within the approved scope/project charter.
• Propose and control the project costs in accordance with the Capital Investment Guidelines.
• Monitor the project in accordance with the key performance indicators, including within budget, delivered on time and successfully handed over.
• Review the quality of work completed with the project team to make sure it meets project standards.
• Evaluate performance and provide feedback to project team members assigned to the project.
• Ensure that the requirements of the client are maintained at all times in accordance with the business needs.
• Guide the team principles of ethical conduct on behalf of the community, consumer, company, and the engineering profession.
• Champion a demeanor of zero tolerance for unsafe situations and never implement any change without first questioning its impact in relation to product safety/quality, people safety and the environment through a Management of Change - MOC.
• Support and encourage clear and open communication between the team members and related partners.
• Encourage all team members to drive their efforts towards a 'low cost, highly efficient' operation which meets the business needs.
• Drive good Hygienic Engineering in the design and execution of the project, ensuring implementation meets Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and safety standards.
• Ensure that engineering respects the requirements of the Nestle Quality System (NQS), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP), OSHA, and other requirements.
• Encourage continuous improvement, networking and sharing information within engineering.
• Drive procedures for protecting technological and proprietary know-how.
• Ensure that all projects are sustainable and designed for the long term, resulting in a positive impact on the company ROIC.
• Challenge the supporting documentation even if it is provided by other functions.
• Prepare the project for approval in accordance with the Guidelines for Capital Investment.
• Ensure that all assets are well designed and fit the business purpose through applying new technologies and thorough design reviews.
• Support or manage all official Value Engineering Analysis (VEA) studies.
• Ensure that the design is advised towards a low cost, highly efficient and flexible operation.
• Check the validity of all mandatory safety, environment, energy, line efficiency and performance reports in respect to engineering.
• Ensure the correct Subject Matter Experts (SME) are involved in all design reviews.
• Ensure safe work sites at all times and installations that are easy to operate, clean and maintain.
• Ensure that when working with external engineering services, contractors, suppliers etc., the scope, deliverables, performance and milestones are clearly defined.
• Work with OSL to ensure a proper Management of Change - MOC is in place during project implementation.
• Utilize project management tools to ensure successful vertical start-ups.
• Ensure that a progress report is prepared on a monthly basis.
• Ensure compliance with business principles when dealing with procuring equipment and services.
• Ensure that the project scope is achieved within the agreed cost and timing.
• Work with OSL to ensure that the operators, mechanics, electricians etc. are effectively trained.
• Support the operation of the process or plant until required deliverables are achieved.
• Handle the allocation of all expenditures together with Finance/Project Controller.
• Complete the project file and ensure that it is handed over to the client.

Requirements

• Degree/Diploma in Engineering Field (Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering).
• Minimum 5+ years of significant experience and achievement in a technical field with a project engineering background.
• Supervisory experience in managing internal and/or external project team members and/or vendor resources.
• Experience in facilitating Change in a manufacturing environment is critical.
• Previous experience as Project Engineer managing major capital projects over $5MM is a plus.
• Project Management and Process Engineering experience within the food, dairy, cosmetic, pharmaceutical or consumer products industry is a plus.
• PMP Certification is a plus.
• In-depth knowledge of dairy processing plants and technologies, or Pharma/similar industries.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in managing major capital projects over $5MM.
• Project Management and Process Engineering experience within the food, dairy, cosmetic, pharmaceutical or consumer products industry.
• PMP Certification.

Benefits

• Dynamic career paths.
• Robust development opportunities.
• Benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.