Global Cocoa Engineering Director: Lead Major Projects

Barry Callebaut Group; Lebbeke; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Barry Callebaut Group seeks a Director Engineering Global Cocoa to lead the Cocoa Engineering Center of Expertise and oversee the engineering project execution across Europe and Africa. The role defines processing standards, drives major capital projects, and ensures safety, sustainability and asset performance across the cocoa manufacturing network.

You will collaborate with Operations, Sourcing, Quality, SHE and Finance to deliver on-time, on-budget projects and to advance engineering

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Chemical, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (or related).
• 10+ years in engineering or related process industries.
• Experience leading engineering functions and large-scale capital projects.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes and cocoa/chocolate equipment.
• Advanced English; French a plus.
• Willingness to travel 30-50% globally.

Responsibilities

• Define process and asset standards and technical specs for cocoa manufacturing equipment and processes.
• Lead pre-investment projects and provide technical support during execution.
• Manage and develop a team of project engineers and technical experts.
• Lead footprint studies, masterplan development and basic process design for cocoa sites.
• Establish and align user requirements, specs and design reviews for CAPEX projects.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget and to standards.
• Provide functional leadership for project execution across cocoa sites in Europe and Africa.
• Oversee CAPEX investments from concept to commissioning across multiple disciplines.
• Partner with Technical Sourcing to procure equipment and services.
• Collaborate with Operations, Finance and Engineering for governance and budgeting.
• Promote continuous improvement and adherence to standards.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Engineering leadership

Stakeholder management

English communication

Education

Master's degree in Chemical/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Job description

Barry Callebaut Group seeks a Director Engineering Global Cocoa to lead the Cocoa Engineering Center of Expertise and oversee the engineering project execution across Europe and Africa. The role defines processing standards, drives major capital projects, and ensures safety, sustainability and asset performance across the cocoa manufacturing network.

You will collaborate with Operations, Sourcing, Quality, SHE and Finance to deliver on-time, on-budget projects and to advance engineering