Chobani

Principal Engineer, Capital Projects

Chobani

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Twin Falls • Idaho • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $144,000 - $216,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

PMP

About the role

  • Lead Capital Critical Planning initiatives.
  • Develop, document, and track short term and long-term potential capital projects to align with company goals and objectives.
  • Capital plan and execution including bringing forward new ideas and technologies.
  • Ensure proper coordination of work between team, subcontractors, and clients.
  • Ensure work is produced in adherence to company, contract, and client requirements.
  • Identify obsolete or critical risk equipment and systems and bring forward a plan to prevent unplanned failure.
  • Work effectively with maintenance team members to develop a solution.
  • Consider impact of improvements on all facility functions when developing plans and implementing changes.
  • Work with all internal Plant Teams to identify, recommend, and implement manufacturing process improvement initiatives.
  • Aids employees and supervisors in solving work related problems; evaluates the issue and meets with supervisors and human resources to decide the most effective remediation technique.
  • Set a positive and confident leadership example to all the employees and management.
  • Promote positive employee relations through relationship building and issue resolution.
  • Provide work assignments and review performance to ensure the efficient, cost-effective utilization of staff.
  • Act as Sr PM for select projects.
  • Lead budgeting process as it relates to global engineering areas.
  • Track and is accountable for budgetary spending.
  • Responsible for project performance of local work including project planning/forecasting, resource management, quality control, and profitability.
  • Ensures manufacturing project engineering designs follow codes, standards, and regulations.
  • Provide engineered solutions and root cause analysis for complex manufacturing and support equipment issues.
  • Continuously analyze costs and develop cost reduction plans for capital improvements and maintenance projects.
  • Monitors and reports performance of the manufacturing project.
  • Responsible for the communication of the manufacturing project status to all team members.
  • Organizes engineering support to construction and commissioning with occasional site visits.

Requirements

  • 15+ years’ experience in Manufacturing and Process Technologies
  • Previous experience with Food and Beverage or Consumer Packaged Goods companies required
  • 10 years developing engineering strategy to support manufacturing environments is required
  • 7+ years managerial and leadership experience over multiple engineering functions is required
  • 7+ years of project management experience including project timeliness, budgets, risk analysis is required
  • Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering (chemical, mechanical, industrial, or process preferred)
  • Project/Program Management training and/or certification (PMP) is preferred
  • knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
  • familiarity with common CAD software (SolidWorks desired)
  • Ability to use sound creative thinking to solve complex manufacturing problems
  • Ability to travel is required
  • Demonstrated ability to provide both tactical and strategic leadership
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to build relationships and interact with individuals at all levels of an organization
  • Strong people management skills with the ability to train and develop others
  • The desire to make a significant difference.
  • Must be self-motivated with the ability to work independently
  • Proficient using a PC and other department specific databases and/or systems and all assigned machinery and related equipment
  • Ability to work in a high-pressure environment and exercise good judgment to resolve problems in the absence of formalized guidelines and procedures.
  • SAP experience is desired but not required.
Benefits
  • medical, dental, vision coverage
  • disability insurance
  • health savings account
  • flexible spending accounts
  • tuition reimbursement
  • 401k match of 100% on up to 5% of eligible pay
  • fertility and childcare assistance
  • 12 weeks of parental leave at full pay after six months of continuous employment
  • wellness resources including an employee assistance program, fitness discounts, wellness reimbursement, on-site gym access, and a monthly wellness newsletter
  • 120 hours of paid time off
  • 11 holidays
  • paid volunteer time off
  • military service leave

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
manufacturing process improvementengineering strategy developmentproject managementbudget managementrisk analysisroot cause analysiscost reduction planningquality controlengineering designcapital project planning
Soft skills
leadershipproblem solvingcommunicationrelationship buildingpeople managementtactical leadershipstrategic leadershipself-motivationindependent workjudgment
Certifications
PMP