The successful candidate will be able to effectively communicate with project stakeholders, drive cross-functional teams towards meaningful action, and take ownership for the successful delivery of capital investments and their critical business parameters
- Site Engineers are expected to act as effective and approachable technical leaders that can balance support of day-to-day operations against their capital project work
- Lead daily project toolbox discussions for all active projects with a focus on identifying and mitigating risk
- Execute project documentation including the Mars Engineering Work Process, daily work permits, and review high risk activities like hot work, confined space, and more
- Schedule and lead weekly project update meetings for all assigned projects, including post meeting communication of topics covered, decisions made, action item owners, and deadlines for next steps
- Demonstrate personal responsibility where all project personnel, including contract work forces, have the training needed to safely execute project work in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment
- Adhere to all required Mars Safety, Quality, and Food Defense requirements and enforce those policies as a role model
- Develop and execute realistic project charters with a clear scope boundary, a schedule reflective of production restrictions, and a wholistic budget that can react to project changes
- Demonstrate the courage necessary to defend project decisions with data and logical reasoning in a clear and concise manner
- Share ownership of Asset Health Check, Plant Shutdown Coordination, and Fixed Asset Inventory programs with the rest of the Site Engineering team
- Provide solutions, take responsibility, and clear roadblocks towards the successful resolution of any escalated issues from the operations or broader leadership teams
- Identify potential new technologies or applications that will drive improvement of key site business metrics
- Assist other functional groups as a technical expert on behalf of the site engineering team for audits, design meetings, and other requested applications
Develop future engineering talent for the site and region to ensure a successful and robust talent pipeline