Job Description
A little bit about us
Nestle is the world’s largest food and beverage company. We have over 2000 brands ranging from global icons to local favourites and are present in 190 countries worldwide. In Canada, excelling means sharing our passion for our purpose of enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. It also means living up to our exemplary values which are rooted in respect for ourselves, others, diversity, and the future. We will support and improve your tasting skills with a people-focused culture and a flexible and diverse working environment. Join our team to support our purpose of enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Bringing our brands to life and making them as relevant for today’s consumers as they’ve always been takes vision, passion, and an innovative mind-set. If you can bring that into the mix, we know the magic will happen.Position Snapshot
Business areas: Nestle Canada
Job title: Sr. Project Manager, Engineering
Location: North York, Toronto, ON
Grade 18
Position Summary
We are looking for a Sr. Project Manager, Engineering that is responsible for managing the introduction of new fixed assets into the company, which may involve design, purchase, and installation of new assets or relocation or optimising of existing fixed assets. Sr. Project Manager, Engineering will plan the technical side of an investment project ensuring a design for manufacturing excellence (free of waste) and lead the execution (from investment project charter until vertical start-up) by interfacing with a cross-functional team.
A little bit about us
Nestle is the world’s largest food and beverage company. We have over 2000 brands ranging from global icons to local favourites and are present in 190 countries worldwide. In Canada, excelling means sharing our passion for our purpose of enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. It also means living up to our exemplary values which are rooted in respect for ourselves, others, diversity, and the future. We will support your personal growth with a people-focused culture and a flexible and diverse working environment. Join our team to support our purpose of enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future.
A day in the life of a Sr. Project Manager, Engineering:
Before starting the project design phase:
- Serve as the Project Engineering Manager when assigned a CAPEX project. Propose and implement work processes, procedures in compliance with Nestlé Engineering Excellence (NEE)
- Coordinate personnel (e.g. other project engineers, technicians, contractors etc.) to fulfil and meet the set objectives
- Support the Sr. Engineering Manager in defining the project team, project scope, success criteria and milestone deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders
- Ensure available standards and best practices, as well as understanding of current category loss tree are revised as part of the project planning , to ensure that project design credit (AIP) will be efficiently utilized
- Build the investment project charter and ensure that it is strictly followed throughout the project.
During project design phase:
- Lead the design phase of the project. Ensure that all assets are well designed and meet the business requirements through applying new technologies, proven principles, thorough design reviews and basic science
- Ensure that the design is directed towards a low cost, highly efficient and flexible operation
- Support Value Engineering Analysis (VEA) studies. Execute the basic and detailed design of the project based on Nestlé Corporate Business Principles, Nestlé Corporate and Category standards, local regulations, the defined User Requirements Specifications and the TPM characteristics of a unit operation (safety, quality, affordability, maintainability, operability and reliability)
- Ensure by design the workers, and operators, safety during both the construction and the ongoing operation of the plant
- Ensure available feedback from previous projects is leveraged to prevent waste and optimize execution.
During the start-up phase of the project:
- Ensure that the project scope is fulfilled and in line with the client's expectations, that the operating, maintenance and cleaning staff is effectively trained and that the equipment handing over to the client is both smooth and efficient
- Ensure that the client gets a comprehensive project file with all the necessary drawings, manuals, certificates, updated asset register, etc., in including the final project report
- Coordinate efforts with the OSL manager and their team to ensure a vertical start-up meeting manufacturing excellence criteria and the required production volumes
- Complete and smooth transition to operations after the qualification and verification of the installation.
During the start-up phase of the project:
- Ensure that the project scope is fulfilled and in line with the client's expectations, that the operating, maintenance and cleaning staff is effectively trained and that the equipment handing over to the client is both smooth and efficient
- Ensure that the client gets a comprehensive project file with all the necessary drawings, manuals, certificates, updated asset register, etc., in including the final project report
- Coordinate efforts with the OSL manager and their team to ensure a vertical start-up meeting manufacturing excellence criteria and the required production volumes
- Complete and smooth transition to operations after the qualification and verification of the installation.
During the whole project life:
- Be the engineering project team leader, meaning integrating, motivating, feed backing, coaching, developing, managing and evaluating team members and being their support and liaison with the steering committee and all the project's stakeholders
- Keep the Sr. Engineering Manager informed. Keep all the required communication channels open
- Propose and control the project costs in accordance with the Capital Investment Guidelines
- Implement a zero tolerance attitude to unsafe situations and never implement any change without first questioning its impact in relation to product safety/quality, people safety and the environment. Ensure that the client's requirements are fulfilled.
What will make you successful?
As the successful candidate, you will need to have strong interpersonal skills and leadership skills. You must be able to influence and work with managers and leaders to fully show their support for the entire project. You would need to be a good decision maker, negotiator, motivator, coach, and communicator.
You will also have:
- 5 years of relevant experience
- Commitment to a strong work ethic, integrity, honesty, safety, compliance, and quality
- Personal relations based on trust and mutual respect. This implies a sociable attitude towards others, combined with an ability to communicate openly and frankly
- Openness and curiosity for dynamic and future trends in technology, new business ideas and opportunities
- Pride in contributing to the reputation and the performance of the Company
- Willingness to accept change and the ability to manage it. Continuous Improvement mindset
- Persuasive, encouraging and motivating
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong written and oral communication skills
We have a friendly, supportive team with a coaching and mentoring environment. There are real opportunities for future development and progression – this really could be a move towards the exciting Production career you’ve always wanted.
What you need to know
What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestle including a comprehensive total rewards benefits package including Health and Dental benefits that start on day one as well as a Company matched retirement savings plan, Excellent training and development programs as well as opportunities to grow within the company. We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.
Nestlé is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. If you are selected to participate in the recruitment process, please inform Human Resources of any accommodations you may require. Nestlé will work with you in an effort to ensure that you are able to fully participate in the process.We are Nestlé, the largest food and beverage company. We are 308,000 employees strong driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Our values are rooted in respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for our future. With more than CHF 91.4 billion sales in 2018, we have an expansive presence with 413 factories in more than 85 countries. We believe our people are our most important asset, so we'll offer you a dynamic inclusive international working environment with many opportunities across different businesses, functions and geographies, working with diverse teams and cultures. Want to learn more? Visit us at www.nestle.com.
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