Project Engineer

Schreiber Mexico S.A. de C.V.; Silao (Ciudad); On-site; MXN 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Schreiber Foods seeks a Senior Project Engineer to lead the development and execution of complex capital projects in our manufacturing environment. You will mentor engineers, coordinate cross‑functional teams, and drive value through capital planning and risk management.

The role requires a BS in Engineering, 6–9 years of experience, and fluency in Spanish and English to communicate with global partners and suppliers. You will work to improve production capacity, reliability, and profitability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical preferred).
• Typically 6–9 years of experience in engineering, capital project execution, or manufacturing environments.
• Spanish and English fluency required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and execution of capital projects from concept through commissioning and closeout, ensuring safety, cost, schedule, quality, and performance criteria are met.
• Coordinate cross-functional project teams that may include internal partners, external engineering resources, equipment suppliers, contractors, and regulatory stakeholders.
• Ensure designs and execution comply with safety, sanitation, food safety, environmental, and government regulations.
• Provide clear technical direction, priorities, and expectations to project team members and communicate progress, risks, and decisions to stakeholders.
• Develop and review technical specifications, equipment requirements, and scope documents; support vendor and contractor evaluation and selection.

Skills

Spanish fluency

English fluency

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical preferred)

Job description

Job Category: Engineering

Job Family: Project Engineering

Job Description: You might not know our name, but you’ve probably tasted what we make. That cheese on your burger? The yogurt in your fridge? That’s us. Every day, more than 10,000 of us wake up with one goal — to make the day go a little smoother for our customers, our communities and each other. The Senior Project Engineer leads the development and execution of complex capital projects while providing advanced technical support to plant engineering operations. This role independently manages larger, higher‑risk projects, leads cross‑functional project teams, and contributes to capital planning and investment justification. The Senior Project Engineer also supports development of other engineers through mentoring, knowledge sharing, and use of enterprise project management practices.

Role & Responsibilities:

Lead the planning and execution of capital projects from concept through commissioning and closeout, ensuring project success criteria related to safety, cost, schedule, quality, and performance are achieved. Lead and coordinate cross‑functional project teams that may include internal partners, external engineering resources, equipment suppliers, contractors, and regulatory stakeholders. Ensure project designs and execution comply with safety, sanitation, food safety, environmental, and government regulations. Provide clear technical direction, priorities, and expectations to project team members and communicate progress, risks, and decisions to stakeholders. Develop and review technical specifications, equipment requirements, and scope documents; support vendor and contractor evaluation and selection. Provide advanced technical guidance to plant engineering teams to sustain and improve production capacity, reliability, and capability. Support development of capital business propositions and executive summaries by translating technical requirements into clear cost, benefit, and risk considerations. Identify, evaluate, and support implementation of new or improved technologies and methods that enhance manufacturing capability, capacity, and profitability. Assist with cross‑training and capability development of engineering partners, including effective use of enterprise project management tools and standards. Represent engineering in technical reviews, leadership discussions, and customer or supplier engagements as required.

Key Ingredients:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical preferred) or a related technical discipline.
• Typically 6–9 years of experience in engineering, capital project execution, or manufacturing environments.
• Spanish and English fluency required
• Demonstrated success executing capital projects of increasing complexity and scale.
• Strong working knowledge of project management principles and execution disciplines.
• Technical experience with manufacturing systems and automation; experience with electrical controls, PLCs, VFDs, and servo systems preferred.
• Ability to lead and influence cross‑functional teams without direct people‑management authority.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Effective communication skills to convey technical information to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Proficiency with standard engineering and project tools and systems.
• Demonstrated partner qualities including Results Oriented, Disciplined, Continuously Improving, Emotionally Intelligent, and Customer Focused.

Schreiber Foods strives to do good through food every day. Based in North America, we’re a customer‑brand leader in cream cheese, natural cheese, process cheese, shelf‑stable beverages and yogurt. Our more than 10,000 employees and presence on five continents enable us to be an essential ingredient in our customers’ success. With annual sales of more than $7 billion, we partner with the best retailers, restaurants, distributors and food manufacturers around the globe. We also recognize our responsibility to do good in the world and are driven to make a difference in everything we do.

Life & Culture:

We call ourselves partners – not employees – and there’s a good reason behind that. Our work is more than just a job. Our common goals drive and energize us as we work together to be the best we can be. Caring is a huge part of who we are. We not only help each other grow; we take care of each other along the way. Whenever a partner is experiencing a hardship, it’s common for others to take the initiative to organize fundraisers to help support them through our Partners Helping Partners program. We also care about our communities and want to help make them better places to live every day. Who are we looking for? Our people are truly the heart of our company, and we’re on a journey together. It’s about more than a job. We work hard to find great people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives, and provide opportunities to help them grow. Like a family, we care deeply about each other.