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 can be based out of one of the following sites (Chicago, IL, Cleveland/Chattanooga, TN, Gainesville, GA, Hackettstown, NJ, and /Or Topeka, KS) and may require significant travel (20 - 50%) to most of our major sites across North America.

What are we looking for?

Minimum Requirements

• High School Diploma with 7-10 years of experience in a manufacturing environment OR Bachelor’s Degree
• 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, process, packaging)
• Approximately 20-50% travel requirement depending on project demands

Preferred Requirements

• A Bachelor’s 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

What will be your key responsibilities?

• The development of control systems for automating manufacturing processes and packaging systems
• 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:
• control systems
• electrical and power distribution
• Factory IT (servers, networks, Wi-Fi, etc.)
• Digital Plant Technology systems
• 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
• 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.
• Designing systems and selecting hardware and/or directing third-party engineering and/or system Integrator firms Providing design services to meet their contract deliverables
• 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
• 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
• Actively planning and participating in project activities

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 like-minded 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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