Mechanical Project Engineer - North Sioux City, South Dakota (Relocation Benefits Available)

Job description

A mutually rewarding experience.

Work. Realize your ambitions. And realize there's more to being in business than just making a profit. That's 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 it's never just about a single person, a single project or a single brand. It's about how you can grab everything that's within your reach here and use it to pursue mutual, long-term gain. It's about having ideas. And ideals. Being prepared to risk failure because the promise of success means we'll all be a little better off. It's 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 world's best-loved brands: M&M's®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN'S®, 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.

***This role is located in North Sioux City, South Dakota. Full relocation benefits are available for non-local candidates!***

Purpose of Role:

The Mechanical Project Engineer is responsible for the design and installation of projects within the site. This will require the ability to work across multiple segments (wet and dry pet food) and all aspects of engineering functional areas. The engineer is an active member of the plant team and project team(s) currently assigned. The engineer is responsible for deploying his/her engineering know-how to successfully execute and deliver projects to the business. They will be responsible for managing all aspects of projects up to $10M in value.

Principal Accountabilities:

Associate

·  Develop personal leadership and managerial skills to continuously improve the effectiveness of the technical function
·  Foster the functional and effectiveness competence development of self and team members
·  Drive for Excellence in Execution
·  Stay current in the most state of the art functional tools and methodologies

Business

·  Ensure delivery of scope, time, budget, and cash flow for all projects
·  Develop projects that are technically feasible to meet business and segment plans
·  Communicate and collaborate with all Stakeholders and other functions to ensure all project objectives are clearly defined and achieved.
·  Drive decisions to improve business measurements such as ROTA, FATR etc.
·  Support initiatives that shorten new product and project cycle times
·  Support project objectives and challenge activities not aligned with those objectives

Functional

·  Seek and support lean ways of working and apply lean principles in the engineering process and as a project deliverable
·  Seek and apply appropriate technology to gain and a sustain technical competitive advantage
·  Drive to identify, protect and expand intellectual property of corporation.
·  Promote and follow the established ways of working
·  Effectively monitor and improve a safe work environment
·  Actively participate in the development of engineering standards and tools
·  Proactively develop practices and methodologies that increase the effectiveness and reduces the costs of engineering
·  Support adherence to Safety, Security and Environmental policies and standards
·  Support adherence to Global Quality & Food Safety policies and standards
·  Support adherence to Global Sustainability in a Generation (SIG) policies and standards

Leadership

·  Support the adherence to the Five Principles
·  Fostering and Sustaining a winning environment which promotes safety, trust and confidence on project teams
·  Key member and contributor of the CVS Team
·  Manage external business relationships including construction contractors and engineering resources
·  Effectively represent central engineering function at the sites
·  Lead cross-functional teamwork across multiple sites.
·  Participate in high performance team behavior as a team member

Minimum Requirements:

·  Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
·  Five (5)+ years’ of experience in an comparable technical position - food, beverage, pharmaceutical or related industry is preferred
·  In-depth understanding of Project Management; mobilizing fast and aggressive timelines and producing quality work while influencing and working with various indirect cross functional teams or team members
·  Ability to work collaboratively with various cross functional partners, including leadership
·  Ability to deliver results despite potential change and ambiguity
·  Previous demonstrated creative solutions to complex problems and situations
·  Strong communication, listening, and influencing skills
·  Ability to travel up to approximately 10-20% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications:

·  Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering or an MBA is considered a plus
·  Proven deep understanding of engineering principals - knowledge of engineering disciplines: Process, Packaging, Electrical/Controls, Construction or Utilities
·  In-depth understanding of installation project management.

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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