Project Engineer
Location:
Banbury, GB, OX16 3UU
At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide. We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!
ABOUT THE ROLE:
Our Project Engineer will be responsible for managing assigned projects from conception to completion with a view to improving the business profitability, health and safety and the environment. This will include production and process improvements within manufacturing, also new product development, automation and improvements to building services and civil works.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Own, manage and install capital engineering projects from £10k to £5 million within approved budgets and agreed timescales by working closely with departmental heads
2. To adhere to project processes within the department and deliver all written documentation as required for each successful project
3. Work with the Site Operations Team to identify opportunities for capital investment that drive improvements in all areas of the business – safety/people/quality/service/cost
4. Control the activities and standard of work of third-party contractors on site by ensuring adherence to statutory compliance, hygiene and Health and Safety legislation and best practice. Ensure that the appropriate inductions and site familiarisation have been completed throughout each project.
5. Liaise with the Indirect purchasing function as required to ensure maximum value on the purchase of goods and services
6. Communicate, present on ideas and provide project updates to Site Operations Team
7. Control the project capital expenditure budget by ensuring regular forecasting and planning
8. Review projects implemented providing clear visibility of success criteria and benefits realised. Share relevant best practice across the business
9. Ensure all work complies with relevant legislation and company approved working practices
10. Responsible for identifying and controlling contractors performing engineering works on site and ensuring that they provide all relevant paperwork and complete work in accordance with relevant controls
ABOUT YOU:
11. Higher National Diploma or degree equivalent in a technical/engineering discipline
12. Operational knowledge of Construction (Design & Management), Health & Safety legislation and industry best practice
13. Strong bias in the use of AutoCAD and Microsoft Project
14. Working knowledge & use of project management structure practices (PMI, APM, Prince 2) an advantage
15. Experience of PLC’s - preferably Siemens PLC’s, with an operational understanding of automation processes, steps, logic and architecture
16. Background in civil, mechanical & electrical engineering preferred
17. Project engineering experience within a food or processing manufacturing environment
18. Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, automation and quality control processes including HACCP within a manufacturing environment
19. Good organisational and communication skills, able to demonstrate best practice and communicate effectively with non-engineering minded stakeholders
20. Experience with budget management as well as work planning