Food & Beverage, Agriculture, Conglomerate

Engineering Manager

HammondOnsiteFull TimeManager / HeadPosted 1 month agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

Engineering Manager
capital planning
project engineering
project management
people management
talent management
performance management
technical quality
reliability
schedule

Nice to have

contractor management
food processing
dry material handling
bulk handling systems
process engineering

Role summary

Cargill is seeking an Engineering Manager for its growing corn-milling facility in Hammond, IN. This role will lead a team of Project Engineers, serve on the site leadership team, and provide strategic technical and engineering support. Key responsibilities include developing 3-5 year capital plans, overseeing project execution to ensure technical quality, reliability, schedule, and cost, and leading/developing a team of professionals. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, a minimum of six years of related work experience, and preferred qualifications include supervisory experience, PMP certification, and experience managing large capital portfolios and projects.

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.

This position is in our Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Engineering Manager will lead and provide execution of our engineering capital allocations for our growing corn-milling facility in Hammond, IN. You will lead a team of Project Engineers and serve on the site leadership team and regional capital excellence leadership team providing strategic input into the identification and development of the operational vision, direction and people resources needed to deliver results.

Key Accountabilities

Anticipates and plans for future engineering needs and develops the three to five year capital planning required for normal operations.
Serve as a member of the site leadership team and provide strategic technical and engineering support for normal operations as well as project engineering oversight support for the most complex base and non-base capital projects.
Provide execution oversight for current plan year projects.
Direct the tactical development of the operational vision, direction and strategy.
Ensure project meets requirements regarding technical quality, reliability, schedule and cost.
Develop plans and deliver results in a fast-changing business or regulatory environment, while leading and developing a team of experienced professionals and supervisors, coaching and making decisions related to talent management hiring, performance and disciplinary actions. You will also collaborate with managers and supervisors in your organization to ensure staff selections align with current and future needs.
Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Minimum of six years of related work experience
Other minimum qualifications may apply

Preferred Qualifications

Three years of supervisory experience
PMP certification
Experience managing $10MM+ capital portfolio
Experience developing and executing projects $2MM+
Experience leading multi-discipline contractors
Experience with industrial food processing or dry material/bulk handling systems
Process engineering experience

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet

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