ENGINEER

Woodlands Sunny Foods Pte Ltd; Região Norte; On-site; BRL 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Woodlands Sunny Foods Pte Ltd in Região Norte, Brazil, is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead and manage engineering projects, installations, modifications, and commissioning across the site.

You will oversee refrigeration systems, asset maintenance, contractor management, and ensure compliance with FSSC 22000, GMP, ISO standards, while pursuing energy savings and continuous process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in mechanical/electrical/mechatronics or equivalent.
• Minimum 10 years of engineering experience in food manufacturing or related industry.
• Experience in powder processing, margarine, and cream production lines is advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, automation, refrigeration, and industrial utilities.
• Experience in ASRS, warehouse automation, and material handling systems is advantageous.
• Proven experience in engineering project management, preventive maintenance, and asset management.
• Good understanding of food safety, HACCP, GMP, CIP systems, and hygienic engineering requirements.
• Experience in contractor management, statutory inspections, energy management, and CAPEX projects.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Proactive, hands-on, and results-oriented in fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage engineering projects across equipment installation and upgrades.
• Oversee operation, maintenance, and optimization of refrigeration systems.
• Plan and carry out asset repairs, preventive and corrective maintenance.
• Manage external contractors and vendors for maintenance activities.
• Participate in inspections and regulatory compliance.
• Drive energy saving and production improvements.
• Ensure food safety, health, safety, and environmental compliance.
• Maintain production line equipment availability and minimize downtime.
• Troubleshoot processing equipment including mixers, pumps, conveyors.
• Oversee plant utilities like boilers, chillers, water treatment.
• Drive automation and process improvements.
• Monitor KPIs: equipment availability, OEE, MTBF, MTTR.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent

Tools

ASRS systems

Warehouse automation

Job description

KeyResponsibilities

1. Project Management: Lead and manage engineering projects, including equipment installation, modification, upgrading, commissioning, and assist in CAPEX planning, ensuring completion within approved budgets and timelines.
2. Refrigeration System: Oversee the operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and optimization of industrial refrigeration and cooling systems to ensure reliable production support.
3. Asset Management & Maintenance: Plan and carry out asset repairs, preventive and corrective maintenance, equipment servicing, and calibration activities to maintain equipment reliability and operational efficiency.
4. Contractor & Vendor Management: Manage external contractors and vendors for operational support, equipment modification, repair, installation, and maintenance activities, ensuring compliance with safety and technical requirements.
5. Inspection & Compliance: Participate in internal and external inspections, statutory inspections, engineering audits, and regulatory compliance activities as required.
6. Energy Saving & Production Improvement: Drive energy conservation, cost reduction, equipment optimization, and production improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and minimize manufacturing costs.
7. Food Safety, Occupational Health & Safety, and Environmental Management: Implement preventive controls, establish effective monitoring systems, and conduct regular equipment and facility inspections to prevent incidents,protect worker well-being, and ensure compliance with FSSC 22000, GMP, ISO 45001 (Occupational Health and Safety), ISO 14001 (Environmental Management), and relevant food safety standards.
8. Engineering & Maintenance Management: Maintenance activities across all production lines to ensuring maximum equipment availability and minimum production downtime.
9. Equipment Reliability: Manage and troubleshoot food processing equipment, including mixers, blenders, dryers, conveyors, SSHE/Votator systems, homogenizers, pasteurizers, heat exchangers, pumps, and filling and packaging machines.
10. Utilities & Facilities Management: Oversee plant utilities, including boilers, chillers, refrigeration, compressed air, water treatment,pneumatic conveyancing system and wastewater treatment systems.
11. Automation & Process Improvement: Drive automation, equipment reliability, process optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
12. Performance Monitoring: Monitor engineering KPIs, including equipment availability, OEE, MTBF, MTTR, preventive maintenance compliance, and maintenance costs.

Requirements& Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent.
• Minimum 10 years of engineering experience in food manufacturing or a related manufacturing industry.
• Experience in powder processing, margarine, and cream production lines will be an advantage.
• Strong technical knowledge of mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, automation, refrigeration, and industrial utilities.
• Experience in ASRS, warehouse automation, and material handling systems will be an advantage.
• Proven experience in engineering project management, preventive maintenance, equipment troubleshooting, and asset management.
• Good understanding of food safety, HACCP, GMP, CIP systems, and hygienic engineering requirements.
• Experience in contractor management, statutory inspections, energy management, and CAPEX projects.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Proactive, hands-on, and results-oriented with the ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.