Lead Capital Projects Engineer, FMCG Manufacturing

The Arnott's Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted gym membership

12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave

Free onsite parking

Hot food canteen

Discounted Products

Discounted Health Insurance

NAWO membership

Job summary

The Arnott's Group in Sydney seeks a Senior Project Engineer to shape the future of the Huntingwood manufacturing site. You will lead strategic capital projects, identify opportunities to improve performance, and drive operational excellence while reporting to the Capital Manager.

This highly visible role suits an experienced engineer who can influence stakeholders, manage complex programs, and develop toward a leadership pathway within capital and engineering management.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified engineer with significant experience delivering capital projects within FMCG, food manufacturing or a similarly complex environment.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects from concept to commissioning and handover.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience managing budgets, forecasting and investment justifications.
• Demonstrated capability influencing cross-functional stakeholders and leading project teams, contractors and suppliers.
• Strong technical engineering foundations with a continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Assist in identifying and developing capital investment opportunities that improve safety, quality, reliability, capacity and efficiency across manufacturing operations.
• Provide support to build robust business cases, budgets and project plans to enable strategic capital investment decisions.
• Leading the end-to-end delivery of multiple concurrent capital projects, ensuring outcomes are achieved safely, on time and within budget.
• Collaborating with site leaders, operations teams, suppliers and contractors to deliver engineering solutions that create long-term value.
• Managing capital budgets, approvals and project close-out activities.
• Supporting the evolution of engineering and capital management practices while building leadership capability for future progression opportunities.

Skills

Capital project delivery

Stakeholder influence

Budget management

Continuous improvement

Leadership potential

Commercial acumen

FMCG manufacturing

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

The Arnott's Group in Sydney seeks a Senior Project Engineer to shape the future of the Huntingwood manufacturing site. You will lead strategic capital projects, identify opportunities to improve performance, and drive operational excellence while reporting to the Capital Manager.

This highly visible role suits an experienced engineer who can influence stakeholders, manage complex programs, and develop toward a leadership pathway within capital and engineering management.