Associate Project Implementation Engineer

Job Description

Job Description:

The Associate Project Implementation Engineer is a key resource responsible for aspects of planning, coordinating, and executing capital projects in partnership with Project Managers, Value Stream leadership, and cross-functional teams. This role executes the commissioning, validation, and start-up (CVS) process for capital projects, ensuring safe, high-quality project delivery that meets business objectives and critical success factors (CSFs).

What are we looking for?

Minimum:

• 2-5 years of experience in manufacturing

• Associate’s degree in engineering or another technical field

• 2 years of experience in a TPM/technical

• Good communication, listening and influencing skills

Preferred:

• Food, beverage, pharmaceutical or related industry

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering

• Basic understanding of engineering principals - knowledge of engineering disciplines: Process, Packaging, Electrical, Construction or Computer Services

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Project Leadership: Integrate cross-functional teams to execute the CVS process for new products, equipment, and projects, from pre-engineering through project closure.

• Planning & Execution: Manage execution plans, budgets, schedules, and resource allocation to support project milestones. Ensure materials and resources are in the right place at the right time.

• Problem Solving: Identify and address gaps using problem-solving methodologies; use data tracking to drive continuous improvement and operational effectiveness with cross-functional partners.

• Cross-functional Partner Engagement: Support clear communication between operations, supporting site functions, and engineering; communicate project plans, status, and milestones using storytelling and visualization.

• CVS Activities: Coordinate and drive execution planning meetings, de-risking workshops, Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), and cross-functional decision-making teams.

• Handover Strategy and Tracking: Lead the team through the Handover process ensuring relevant items are completed with supporting evidence. Support site audits as needed.

• Asset Readiness: Ensure asset-specific readiness, compliance with MSE Pillar design requirements, and that site processes and success criteria are in place at each milestone.

• Performance Metrics: Ensure projects deliver the committed benefits, CSFs, and targets specified in the project charter and/or equipment specifications by tracking progress against KPIs and milestones.

• Training Integration: Ensure Operations & Maintenance training plans are executed and identify any gaps proactively; ensure training plan is on track per execution plan agreements.

• Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement opportunities for process improvement and risk mitigation throughout the project lifecycle. Maintain a zero-waste mindset and ideate ways to reduce waste during execution.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Drive mutual accountability, identify resourcing gaps, and support other functions to achieve project milestones.

• Risk Management: Proactively communicate site needs and requirements, identifying risks that could impact products, people, or sites.

• Expand Beyond Projects: Depending on project workload, this role can support sites, R&D or engineering initiatives to drive value beyond projects.

• Bring our Purpose to Life: Represent the Five Principles in all that we do, drive a positive team culture, and become experts in the Manufacturing WOWs day to day (Know our products, our people, and our sites).

What can you expect from Mars?

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

• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re 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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