BAKKAVOR USA

Director of Engineering

BAKKAVOR USA, Charlotte

We are the leaders in the fresh prepared food manufacturing industry. We are fast developing a strong presence in the US as we continue to disrupt the eating habits of US consumers. We are passionate about the food we make, and demand for our products is high. You may not know our Bakkavor name, but our customers are some of the best-known grocery chains across the globe.

In total, we have 19,000 employees worldwide. Here in the US, we are playing an instrumental part in driving change in fresh prepared foods to some of the major retailer chains, and in the UK, we are the market leader in all categories we serve.

Our mission is to develop and produce innovative, commercially successful, great-tasting food that offers choice, convenience, and freshness to people around the world.

Our values are:

Respect & Trust Each Other
Be Proud Of What We Do
Keep The Customer At The Heart Of What We Do
Get It Right, Keep It Right

Position Summary

This position will be responsible for the Project Engineering function across Bakkavor, USA. This will include building and developing a capable project engineering organization, managing the capex plan for the business, establishing engineering workflow processes, responsibility to ensure efficient execution of capex, and working with the factories to establish Early Management. The individual for this role will have a strong understanding of the value chain in a CPG/FMCG company and will also have a good understanding of food manufacturing and packaging processes. This role combines a high level of business acumen with sound technical competencies that will encompass both process and packaging areas. A candidate who has had a variety of plant and corporate-based roles in engineering, operations, or activity management would be ideal for this role. It will require an individual who can be both hands-on and have a strong strategic outlook, and be able to direct and manage internal and external engineering resources and contractors/vendors.

Key Accountabilities and Functional Responsibilities

Developing a world-class project engineering organization with outstanding technical skills, good business acumen, and a structured approach to engineering workflow
Use their business acumen and cross-functional leadership skills to develop and execute the Bakkavor, USA capex plan
Have visible leadership within the organization and provide technical leadership for the business
Work across different plants to establish standards and best practices
Understand manufacturing processes and technologies to provide solutions that maximize existing asset utilization, deliver an optimal cost structure, and speed to market
Identify productivity opportunities and work with factories on quick and efficient implementation
Support growth initiatives by working closely with Product Development, Commercial, and Finance organizations
Leveraging understanding of the end-to-end supply chain to ensure activities are managed and executed in the most optimal manner
Strong project management skills to develop robust scopes of work, timelines ,and cost estimates for capex projects
Influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization and communicate effectively
Effectively interface with Operations, Finance, Business, Product Development, and Sales teams to facilitate ideas and influence across multiple functions and layers of organization
Have the ability to travel within and across business units. Expected travel requirement for this role is an average of 30% with periods of heavier or lighter travel

Requirements

BS Degree in one of the core engineering disciplines (ME, IE, Chem Eng). An advanced degree or an MBA is preferred.
Minimum of 10+ years experience in a CPG/FMCG company (preferably strong food manufacturing experience), with 8+ years managing/leading engineering.
Track record of multiple roles that have been both plant-based and corporate-based in an operations/supply chain organization
Proficient in MS Office suite (particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint), MS Project. Basic skills or proficiency in AutoCAD.
Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills required

Seniority level

Seniority level
Director

Employment type

Employment type
Full-time

Job function

Job function
Engineering and Project Management
Industries
Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Tuition assistance

Disability insurance

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