Capital Project Engineer

Cargill; Georgetown; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in food and bioindustrial products is seeking a Capital Project Engineer to optimize manufacturing processes. The role focuses on ensuring safe project execution, effective contractor management, and continuous improvement in production operations, providing an impactful opportunity in a critical industry.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years in food manufacturing focused on project management.
• Experience with contractor disciplines or capital and process engineering work.
• Ability to work in various indoor and outdoor food production conditions.

Responsibilities

• Design equipment and process improvements focusing on safe production.
• Coordinate plant facilities and manage contractor workflows.
• Present project options and manage approvals with management.

Skills

Project Management

Mechanical Engineering

Process Engineering

Contractor Management

Job description

Cargill's size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.
Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials - from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.
This position is in Cargill's food and bioindustrial business, where manufacturers, retailers, and foodservice companies rely on us to consistently deliver the products and services they need, and use our technical expertise and market knowledge to develop innovative products.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Capital Project Engineer will focus on optimizing our interconnected components of a manufacturing system. We seek a professional who will apply regulatory and company standards and provide advice across general mechanical and production engineering disciplines. In this role, you will help coordinate the plant facilities including personnel work flow, material logistics, production processes and equipment layouts. A key focus on contractor management understanding technical standards to ensure safe execution and commissioning of projects.

Key Accountabilities

Design equipment and process improvements focussing on safe & efficient production.
Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
Present options to management, manage quotes during project scoping, present approval packages to site and business management.
Organize with hands on communication to technical trades such as millwrights, plumbers and electricians during construction and commissioning.
Partner with production during commissioning activities transiting with an owners mindset for best production results.

Position Information

• Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
Minimum of two years of related work experience in food manufacturing focussed on project management across multiple contractor disciplines or capital and process engineering work roles.
Able to work in a variety of indoor and outdoor conditions associated with a food production.

Preferred
Proven experience dealing with Ontario regulatory bodies (Electrical Safety Authority, Technical Standards and Safety Authority, Ministry of Labor, Ministry of Environment)

Cargill is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing accommodation to our job applicants with disabilities.