MFG PROJECT ENGINEER- Bakery Focus

Kroger Great Lakes Distribution Center; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Tuition reimbursement up to $21,000

Flexible scheduling

Counseling services

Associate discounts

Training programs

Job summary

The Kroger Family of Companies seeks a technically proficient leader to direct capital projects for food manufacturing plants. You will plan, execute, and supervise engineering initiatives, ensuring safety, quality, and reliability while supporting our Customer 1st strategy.

You will collaborate with vendors and internal teams, manage complex budgets, schedules, and scopes, and travel extensively to drive project success across facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• 2+ years of project engineering experience delivering projects within cost/schedule/scope expectations.
• Experience formulating and executing plans to meet predefined project goals.
• Engineering experience in operations, project management, process design and contractor supervision.
• 2+ years of project engineering leadership experience.
• Experience with projects including unit operation replacement or advanced technology in processing or packaging ends of production equipment lines.
• Strong interpersonal skills with understanding of engineering disciplines, plant operations and construction.
• Excellent oral/written communication skills.
• Strong computer skills, including spreadsheet and project scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and professional leadership by developing, planning, and implementing capital projects and improvements.
• Aid in evaluating new business and line extensions.
• Assist in development and implementation of facility planning and construction.
• Oversee outside vendors, architects, and engineers; create bid documents and assist in awarding contracts.
• Manage engineering projects; establish manpower, budgets, scheduling, equipment, and materials.
• Manage project schedule, scope, budget and quality using project management skills.
• Evaluate and select appropriate current and new equipment and technology.
• Prepare process analyses of new and existing processing technologies and systems.
• Assist in specifying/designing processing, packaging and utility systems.
• Conduct feasibility studies and cost-benefit analysis.
• Provide construction management and start-up management.
• Incorporate safety, food safety and regulatory requirements into all solutions.
• Maintain awareness of Federal, State, and Local engineering codes and regulations.
• Follow programs to produce safe quality foods meeting regulatory and company requirements.
• Travel 75%+ to manage/support division capital projects.
• Accountable to Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles.
• Must be able to work around ingredients and/or finished products containing allergens.
• Must be able to perform essential job functions with or without accommodation.

Skills

Project leadership

Engineering

Capital projects

Vendor management

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Project

MS Office

Job description

Provide technical and professional leadership in the areas of project management, engineering and maintenance, for all food manufacturing plants. Perform all jobs safely, efficiently and accurately to maintain and improve the performance of the entire plant in the areas of Safety, Quality, Reliability (SQR) and our Customer 1st strategy. Provide leadership that embodies our 7 Kroger Manufacturing High Performance Work System principles. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and professional leadership by developing, planning, and implementing capital projects and improvements
• Aid in evaluating new business and line extensions
• Assist in the development and implementation of new facility planning and construction
• Oversee outside vendors, architects and engineers creating project bid documents and assist facilities in awarding contracts
• Manage assigned engineering projects establishing manpower, budgets, scheduling, equipment, and materials
• Manage project schedule, scope, budget and quality via project management skills
• Evaluate and select appropriate current and new equipment and technology
• Prepare process analysis of new and existing processing technologies and systems
• Assist in specifying/designing processing, packaging and utility systems
• Conduct feasibility studies and cost-benefit analysis
• Provide construction management and start-up management
• Incorporate personnel safety, food safety and regulatory requirements into all solutions
• Maintain an up-to-date awareness of Federal, State, and Local engineering codes and regulations
• Follow established programs, policies and practices to produce safe quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements
• Travel 75% + to manage/support the successful completion of division capital projects
• Accountable to the Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles
• Must be able to work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Qualifications

Minimum

• Bachelor's Degree engineering or a related field
• 2+ years of project engineering experience delivering projects within cost/schedule/scope expectations
• Any experience formulating and executing plans that when complete, met pre-defined project goals
• Any relevant engineering experience in operations, project management, process design and contractor supervision in a process environment
• 2+ years of project engineering leadership experience
• Any experience with projects including unit operation replacement in kind and/or of advanced technology in processing or packaging ends of production equipment lines
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills with strong grasp of engineering disciplines, plant operations and construction
• Excellent oral/written communication skills
• Strong computer skills, including spreadsheet and project scheduling

Desired

• Any experience in food manufacturing industry
• Any proven project management experience of multiple projects
• Any experience consistently achieving project deliverables for capital projects

Job Info

• Job Identification 163367
• Job Category Manufacturing
• Locations 6801 English Ave, Indianapolis, IN, 46219, US (On-site)
• Job Schedule Full time
• Line of Business Supply Chain & Distribution

The Kroger Family of Companies offers comprehensive benefits to support your Associate Well-Being, including Physical, Emotional, Financial and more. We'll help you thrive, with access to:

• A wide range of healthcare coverage, including affordable, comprehensive medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, through company plans or collective bargaining agreement plans.
• Flexible scheduling in full- and part-time roles with paid time off, including holiday and sick pay based on eligibility and length of service.
• Emotional and financial support with free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program and free, confidential financial tools and coaching.
• Valuable associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, technology and so much more.
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career, through our industry-leading Continuing Education program.
• Vast potential for growth, through an abundance of industry-leading training programs and diverse career pathways.

From one tiny Cincinnati grocery store more than a century ago, we’ve grown into what today is the nation’s largest grocer with nearly 2,800 stores in 35 states operating under 28 different names. As America’s grocer, we take pride in bringing diverse teams with a passion for food and people together with one common purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. With a history of innovation, we work tirelessly to create amazing experiences for our customers, communities AND each other, with food at the heart of it all.
Here, people matter. That’s why we strive to provide the ingredients you need to create your own recipe for success at work and in life. We help feed your future by providing the value and care you need to grow. If you’re caring, purpose-driven and hungry to learn, your potential is unlimited.
Whether you’re seeking a part-time position or a new career path, we’ve got a fresh opportunity for you.