Senior Project Engineer: Capital Projects in Manufacturing

Schreiber Foods; Silao (Ciudad); On-site; MXN 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Schreiber Foods seeks a Senior Project Engineer to lead complex capital projects from concept through commissioning. You will mentor engineers, guide cross‑functional teams, and drive capital planning while ensuring safety, sanitation, and regulatory compliance across manufacturing environments.

The role requires strong project management, technical leadership, and the ability to translate requirements into actionable cost and risk assessments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical preferred).
• 6–9 years of experience in engineering, capital project execution, or manufacturing environments.
• Spanish and English fluency required.
• Strong working knowledge of project management principles and execution disciplines.
• Technical experience with manufacturing systems and automation; electrical controls, PLCs, VFDs, and servo systems are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and execution of capital projects from concept through commissioning and closeout, ensuring safety, cost, schedule, quality, and performance goals.
• Coordinate cross-functional project teams including internal partners, external engineering resources, equipment suppliers, contractors, and regulators.
• Ensure designs and execution comply with safety, sanitation, food safety, environmental, and government regulations.
• Provide technical direction, priorities, and expectations to project teams and communicate progress to stakeholders.
• Develop and review technical specs, 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.
• Translate technical requirements into clear cost, benefit, and risk considerations for capital propositions.
• Identify and implement new technologies to enhance capability, capacity, and profitability.

Skills

Bilingual English-Spanish

Project management

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

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

Job description

Schreiber Foods seeks a Senior Project Engineer to lead complex capital projects from concept through commissioning. You will mentor engineers, guide cross‑functional teams, and drive capital planning while ensuring safety, sanitation, and regulatory compliance across manufacturing environments.

The role requires strong project management, technical leadership, and the ability to translate requirements into actionable cost and risk assessments.