Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Uniquely Yours.

You are responsible for ensuring that projects are successfully completed on time and on budget. This includes project governance, budget and timeline development, build quality, testing and operational readiness, and the completed project’s readiness to go live.

How you will contribute

You will:

• The Site Engineering Sr Mgr. sits on the Plant Leadership Team and is responsible for planning and execution of projects and cash flow management.

• This job is accountable for developing the site master plans (facility and asset long-rang plans). The capital investments will range between $20MM and $50 MM USD, along with approximately 5 engineering direct reports.

• This job is accountable for ensuring engineering leadership for existing lines driving the technical agenda towards 85% Global Line Efficiency and 100% Vertical Start-up of new lines as well as leading the development and execution of new initiatives in line with the site master plan.

• The role supports and co-leads global and regional engineering platforms working towards standardized line designs.

• As such, the role leads and champions the development of required skills within plant engineering teams through technical and project managerial capabilities upgrade and coaching to ensure initiatives are managed at a high level of efficiency, quality and employee safety.

• As part of the Integrated Lean 6 Sigma (IL6S) implementation the role owns and leads the ‘Innovation Initiative Pillar (IIM)’ which is one of eleven pillars of IL6S being responsible for Vertical Start Up (VSU) management and Technical Readiness in all initiatives. It will be necessary to use advanced leadership tools promoting cultural change throughout the organization through functional capability building and driving/applying IL6S work processes.

• Ability to balance leading edge technology solutions with capital availability, and need for high savings

• Ability to identify engineering solutions that consider our global network and category position

• Ability to integrate Integrated Lean 6 Sigma (IL6S) phase requirements into projects

• Ability to manage ambiguity and interpret large amounts of information and draw conclusions that support the project scope

• Ability to think outside of the box and understand the broad category needs

Within this role the individual will be working across a matrix organization and will be expected to work with project teams across countries and a global community. The role will therefore have significant complexity & cultural diversity to manage.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

People Leadership

• Owns engagement for team and network of engineering peers

• Leads teams and ensure individual people development and guidance

• Ensures adequate training for pillar and team members

• Communicates plans and information to staff and follow through on all commitments

• Accountable for teams’ performance management, discipline and development

• Build strong project management capability within the plant engineering teams through adequate training plans, coaching and mentoring. Ensure strong linkage to regional and global capability building teams leveraging available programs to drive team development.

Strategic Planning and Leadership

• Technical leader for the entire site while steering the Plant Leadership Team

• Develop and execute site master plans for the plant that will enable growth, innovation and efficiency and promote the roll out of a high-performance work environment.

• Develop a capital roadmap that is informed by the manufacturing strategy and the commercial roadmap.

• Implement best in class technology and capability (benchmarking conversion costs and technology platforms).

• Assess internal manufacturing capability supporting optimum sourcing decisions for innovation and capacity in cooperation with Business Development partners

• Creation of flexibility and capability with focus on zero losses and 100% engagement

• Initiate step change productivity planning leveraging technology and asset through translation of loss analysis into initiatives filling the funnel for the plants profit sustaining and enhancing project portfolio. As such prioritizing budget for maximum return of investment.

• Development and roll out of standards in cooperation with the regional/global engineering organization. As such drive competitive advantaged cost structures.

• Development and roll out of break through ideas in close cooperation with cross-functional partners on site and regional level including Research Development & Quality, Procurement and related functions to support strategies.

• Responsible for capital investment initiatives and as such for achieving the plants Compelling Business Need (CBN) including safety, service, cash flow, productivity and growth targets.

  • Active member of Plant Leadership Team
  • Lead cross functional project development and coordination
  • Lead multi – functional teams and task forces of technical functions to drive world class efficiency and safety
  • Lead projects towards Vertical Start Up (lead through project life cycle with zero loss mentality when it comes to safety, quality and efficiency as well as 100% engagement)
  • Coordination of manufacturing, engineering and supply chain resources to ensure successful execution of all deliverables of project management (safety, cash flow, etc.)
  • OEM relationship management on project and initiative basis.
  • Deliver equipment designs according to IL6S requirements (AM step3, PM step 2).
  • Use Integrated Lean 6 Sigma tools and practices and ensure Early Management process steps are in place.
  • Coordinate and facilitate change management processes within the global engineering community to drive standards linking with technology platforms. Maintain the Maintenance Prevention Database.
  • Build capability on site level required to ensure Vertical Start up.
  • Own the implementation of the cluster IIM Pillar through building pillar capability and governance as a first and project team capabilities as a second step.
  • Ensure and manage the competence and skills development for asset hand-over and care (part of Technology transfer and training of new initiatives).
  • New Product Launch and Modification.
  • Lead breakthrough thinking bringing new ideas and possibilities. Lead or co-lead new equipment and/or process development.
  • Lead technical assessments, capability studies and capital execution for new product launches and modification in cooperation with key partners namely Business Development, ProSupport harmonization of manufacturing processes and de-complexity of product portfolio working with Business Development partner search and Development, Procurement.
  • Customer / Consumer focus & service.
  • Develop the technical agenda from business and consumer needs, transforming business needs into realizable propositions.
  • Develop technical proposals to enhance line capability with target to ensure optimal utilization of plant capacities, while fulfilling strategic plans.
  • Internal customer focus driving the Maintenance Prevention (MP) process for ongoing improvement of standards and 100% engagement.

More about this role

What you need to know about this position:

What extra ingredients you will bring:

• Customer Focus

• Building effective teams

• Drive for Results

• Delegation

• Problem solving

• Organizational Agility

• Dealing with ambiguity

• Planning

• Business Acumen

• Perseverance

• Decision Quality

• Managing and measuring work

• Change management

Education / Certifications:

• University Degree or equivalent further education qualification in relevant discipline.

• Proven Project Management skills

• Fluency with computer applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, AutoCAD, project management software and ERP systems (e.g. SAP).

• Qualified in IL6S with focus on IIM

Job specific requirements:

• 10+ years of Project Management experience

• Good knowledge in confectionery and snacks technology and suppliers of respective equipment

• ISC relevant experience (plant management)

• Training or mentoring experience

• Experience in IL6S with focus on IIM

• Experience in designing equipment to meet AM and PM standards

Relocation Offered: YES

Travel requirements: 10%

Work schedule: Core Hours (Onsite) M-F

Salary and Benefits:

The base salary range for this position is $140,300 to $192,940; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education and location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results. In addition, Mondelez International offers the following benefits: health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, paid holidays and vacation time. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.

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Riepilogo business unit

Gli Stati Uniti sono il più grande mercato del gruppo Mondelēz International con una portata significativa di dipendenti e produzione. Qui produciamo i nostri amati snack preferiti per fornire ai nostri consumatori lo snack giusto, al momento giusto, fatto nel modo giusto. Abbiamo uffici aziendali, sedi di vendita, produzione e distribuzione negli Stati Uniti per garantire che i nostri marchi iconici, tra cui i biscotti Oreo e Chips Ahoy!, i cracker Ritz, Wheat Thins e Triscuit e i dolciumi Swedish Fish e Sour Patch Kids, siano a portata di mano dei nostri consumatori in tutto il paese.

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Tipo di lavoro

Contratto a tempo indeterminato

Project and Program Management

Business Capability