Senior Project Engineer

Schreiber Foods; Silao (Ciudad); Presencial; MXN 650.000 - 1.050.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Schreiber Foods is seeking a Senior Project Engineer in Mexico to lead capital projects from concept to closeout and provide advanced technical support to plant operations. You will manage large, high‑risk projects, mentor engineers, and drive enterprise project management practices.

Responsibilities include planning, coordinating cross‑functional teams, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance, and delivering cost‑effective solutions that improve capacity and reliability.

Formación

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

Responsabilidades

• Lead planning and execution of capital projects from concept through commissioning and closeout, ensuring safety, cost, schedule, quality, and performance targets.
• Coordinate cross‑functional project teams that may include internal partners, external engineering resources, equipment suppliers, contractors, and regulators.
• 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.
• 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 enterprise project management tools and standards.
• Represent engineering in technical reviews, leadership discussions, and customer or supplier engagements as required.

Conocimientos

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Communication

Mentoring

Problem solving

Technical guidance

Capacity improvement

Team leadership

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical)

Herramientas

Electrical controls

PLCs

VFDs

Servo systems

Descripción del empleo

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.
• 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 is an Equal Opportunity Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.