Senior Project Engineer

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

We are proud of our legacy, but wearen'tstopping here! Collaborators, innovators, and agile thinkers with a curious mind thrive here. Be part of a future which is full of delicious moments created locally, by you!

AsSeniorProject Engineer,you'llplay a key role in shaping the future of manufacturingatArnottsHuntingwood manufacturing site. Reporting to the Capital Manager,you'lllead the development and delivery of strategic capital projects,identifyopportunities to improve manufacturing performance, and drive operational excellenceat the Huntingwood site.This is a highly visible role suited to an experienced engineer who enjoys influencing stakeholders, leading complex projects, and is looking to develop towards a future leadership pathway within capital and engineering management.

What Your Day Looks Like:

• Assist in identifying and developing capital investment opportunities that improve safety, quality, reliability, capacity and efficiency across manufacturing operations.
• Provide support to buildrobust business cases,budgetsand project plans toenablestrategic 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,suppliersand contractors to deliver engineering solutions that create long-term value.
• Managingcapital budgets,approvalsand project close-out activities.
• Supporting the evolution of engineering and capital management practices while building leadership capability for future progression opportunities.

The Ingredients for Success:

• Degree qualified Engineer withsignificant experiencedelivering capital projects within FMCG, food manufacturing or a similarly complex manufacturing environment.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, from concept development and business case creation throughto commissioningand handover.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience managing capital budgets,forecastingand investment justifications.
• Demonstrated capability influencing cross-functional stakeholders and leading project teams,contractorsand suppliers.
• Strong technical engineering foundations, coupled with a continuous improvement mindset and passion for operational excellence.
• Aspiration and capability to grow into broader engineering leadership responsibilities as part of a future succession pathway.
• Discounted gym membership
• 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave for all new parents
• Free onsite parking and hot food canteen
• Discounted Products
• Discounted Health Insurance
• NAWO membership

Our Culture:

We stand for high performance with integrity and find moments of pride and celebrate the wins gained from our collective effort. These are part of our culture and the cornerstones of The Arnott's way. When you join our team, you can expect to experience a real sense of belonging, be empowered with accountability, berecognisedfor your contribution, collaboratewith great people.

We value diversity in our workforce. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please inform our team so that we can work together to support your needs throughout the recruitment process.