Sr. Project Engineer Controls

2 weeks ago


Yorkville, United States Mars Incorporated Full time
Job Description:

Sr. Project Engineer Controls - Yorkville, IL, Topeka, KS,

This Regional Project Engineering Role will be a part of the MW NA Regional Engineering Controls & IT Team. The individual in this role will be responsible for all aspects of planning and executing projects from ideation to project closure. The scope of the role could include leading and/or supporting projects in the areas of electrical, controls, Factory IT, and Digital Plant Technology systems depending on business needs. The role owns the overall leadership of controls & IT projects via the MWC Engineering Execution Standard. This role will be based out of (Hackettstown, NJ; Elizabethtown, PA; Chicago, IL; Yorkville, IL; Cleveland, TN; Chattanooga, TN; Gainesville, GA; Waco, Tx; or Topeka, KS).and may require significant travel (20 - 50%) to most of our major sites across North America. Current projects are mainly based in Yorkville and Topeka.

What are we looking for?

  • Bachelor's degree is required for consideration. A degree in Controls/Electrical/Electronics is preferred, including courses in Computer Science.
  • 5-10 years' experience in a comparable technical position - food, beverage, pharmaceutical or related industry preferable.
  • Basic understanding of engineering principals - knowledge of engineering disciplines" Process, Packaging, Electrical Construction, or Computer Services
  • In-depth understanding of designated functional engineering area of expertise (for specific job requirement, i.e. controls, factory IT, digital plant, process, and packaging)
  • Team skills - high performance team experience
  • Approximately 30-50% travel requirement depending on project demands
What will be your key responsibilities?
  • Responsible for the development of control systems for automating manufacturing processes and packaging systems
  • delivering projects to the business that provides a competitive advantage.
  • Control Systems design, which includes
    • developing control concepts
    • program design
    • functional and equipment specifications
    • instrumentation selection
    • operator interface development.
  • Directing the modifications and installation of systems in the following areas
    • electrical and power distribution
    • control systems
    • Factory IT (servers, networks, Wi-Fi, etc.)
    • Digital Plant Technology systems.
  • Developing industry and product specific relevant technical skills
  • Developing personal effectiveness and functional interpersonal competencies
  • Motivating fellow associates by high quality solutions that protect the integrity of our product
  • Providing innovative Engineering solutions that drive a competitive advantage
  • Ensuring delivery of assigned objectives for scope, time, budget, and cash flow
  • Maintaining the project adherence to scope, deliverables, and critical success factors
  • Communicating with the project steering team to ensure project objectives are achieved
  • Seeking and applying appropriate technologies to gain and a sustain technical competitive advantage
  • Supporting initiatives that shorten new product and project cycle times
  • Seeking and supporting lean ways of working and applying lean principles in the engineering process and as a project deliverable
  • Understanding and making decisions to improve business metrics, such as Return on Total Asset earnings (ROTA), Fixed Asset Turnover Ratio (FATR), Economic Profit (EP),etc.
  • Continuously improving their technical knowledge
  • Designing systems and selecting hardware and/or directing third-party engineering and/or system Integrator firms providing design services to meet their contract deliverables
  • Improving personal efficiency and performance to provide value added engineering
  • Being a key member and contributor of the Commissioning, Validation, and Start Up (CVS) Team
  • Actively participating in the development of engineering standards and tools
  • Supporting safety, security and environmental policies
  • Contributing innovative ideas to provide competitive advantage
  • Identifying, protecting and expanding intellectual property of corporation
  • Maximizing asset utilization through value added engineering and lean design
  • Supporting project objectives and challenging activities not aligned with those objectives
  • Directly managing all assigned project work
  • Understanding and supporting the Five Principles, Vision to Win, and the Winning Environment
  • Effectively monitoring and improving a safe work environment
  • Ensuring delivery of quality work
  • Actively planning and participating in project activities
What can you expect from Mars?
  • Work with over 130,000 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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Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

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