Project Engineer Manager

Women of the Vine & Spirits; Plainfield (IL); Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

Women of the Vine & Spirits is seeking an Engineering Projects Manager at the Plainfield, IL plant. You will lead plant capital projects, manage budgets, and guide cross-functional teams in packaging and processing improvements.

This role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and a track record in project execution within a fast-paced beverage environment. Reporting to the Director of Maintenance and Engineering, you will coordinate with Operations, Quality and Procurement to deliver

Qualifications

• 10 years minimum project engineering/management or similar experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting and problem solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple work streams while delivering to target dates.
• MS Project proficiency; knowledge of Microsoft operating systems.
• Strong leadership and management background.
• Strong background in Allen Bradley ladder logic programming.

Responsibilities

• Establish and manage project budgets and objectives with standardized PM requirements.
• Lead reliability projects across packaging lines.
• Lead processing area projects and improvements.
• Provide guidance to Production Team Leads and maintenance coordinators.
• Develop training plans with maintenance to enhance capabilities.
• Support production and maintenance on issues affecting lines and identify training gaps.
• Verify all projects meet Safety, Quality, Environment and Food Safety requirements.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Tools

MS Project

Allen Bradley ladder logic

Rockwell RS Batch

SAP CMMS

Microsoft OS

Job description

Women of the Vine & Spirits Corporate Member Job Board

The Women of the Vine & Spirits (WOTVS) Job Board features WOTVS Corporate Members only. The Job Board is accessible by all, WOTVS Members and the public.Women of the Vine & Spirits (WOTVS) is the leading mission-driven global membership organization comprised of women and men committed to empowering and advancing women in the beverage alcohol industry. By championing women in the workplace, WOTVS is dedicated to shaping the beverage alcohol industry where the talents and perspectives of all women are not only valued but serve as a driving force for success and growth.

Job Description

Title: Engineering Projects Manager
Hiring Manager: Director of Maintenance and Engineering

About the Function

Our Supply Chain and Manufacturing team are problem-solvers, sourcing, producing, and delivering our much-loved brands to delight customers around the globe. Over half of Diageo's 30,000+ people work in Supply Chain and Manufacturing. It's an intricate and sophisticated operation that's the product of logistical, manufacturing, and technical collaborations.
Our teams in 100 sites in over 30 countries cover production facilities, supplier relationships, customer collaborations and third-party agreements. We're committed to realising our 'Society 2030: Spirit of Progress' goals, to protect the environment and support our farmers and suppliers. Whatever your skills and experience, we'll help you to thrive in our inclusive culture.

Context/Scope

Position requires a strong knowledge of high-speed bottling and liquid processing, plant operations in a variety of subjects, fields and duties including but not limited to planning, maintenance, scheduling, processing, packaging, procurement, and project management. The Engineering manager will need to be able to work with maintenance to set up a 5-year asset care and replacement strategy, including a capital expenditure program for the packaging lines, processing asset. This role directly manages 3 Controls Engineers and provides guidance with dotted line management to three Instrumentation and Controls engineers. Strong leadership and communication skills are critical for this role. The incumbent should be capable of innovative thinking and driven to maintain momentum while maintaining a healthy industrial climate will be key to success. Must be able to prioritize and balance multiple projects, tasks and organizational needs in an environment that is always dynamic. Needs to be diverse enough to understand and track the needs of the business at the most economic cost and highest quality. Ideal candidate must be able to work cross multiple functions such as Operation, Quality, Safety, Finance, and Procurement.

Purpose of Role

Responsible for leading the development, execution, and delivery of plant capital projects as well as compliance with project execution guidelines in support of the Diageo Plainfield Leadership Team strategy. This role will provide guidance and technical leadership primary in project management and lead problem-solving teams to address packaging and process issues within operations. The incumbent will also respond to strategic planning, innovation support needs and cost analysis requests. This is a key role to support delivery of plant operational reliability critical metrics.

Key Outputs

• Establish and effectively handle project budgets and objectives. Includes developing, supporting, and carrying out standardized project management requirements such as change control, training, construction management, scope development and alignment with customers on user requirements, justification, constraints, and assumptions. Ability to communicate project status, needs, and critical metrics to wide range of partners across the business.
  
• Lead reliability projects across packaging lines
  
• Lead processing area projects
  
• Provide guidance and Support Production Team Leads and maintenance coordinators as necessary, providing technical guidance and direction.
  
• Partner with select maintenance personnel to develop training plans to satisfy the needs of both the business and the individual with the collective plant goal of having maintenance personnel that can address controls issues. Track progress and mentor as required.
  
• Support processing and maintenance teams on issues affecting the production lines whilst on shift in the event that additional technical help is required and identify and communicate training gaps to maintenance for continuous improvement.
  
• Verify all projects meet requirements for Safety, Quality, Environment and Food Safety.
  

Qualifications and Experience Required

• 10 years minimum project engineering/management or similar experience required
  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting and problem solving skills
  
• Ability to manage multiple work streams while delivering to target dates.
  
• Microsoft Office suite literate (MS Project a plus).
  
• Knowledge of Microsoft operating systems
  
• Strong leadership and management background
  
• Strong background in Allen Bradley ladder logic programming
  

Preferred and Beneficial experience

• Knowledge of quality system methodologies, APQP launch processes and statistical process quality control
  
• Six sigma green belt certification
  
• Knowledge of Rockwell Automation RS Batch software
  
• Experience working with SAP CMMS
  
• Strong background in lean manufacturing methods
  
• Experience with design for manufacturing or design for assembly methodologies
  
• Experience with measurement system analysis
  
• Experience performing financial NPV analysis and business project justification
  

Flexible Working Statement

Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you're supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.

Rewards & Benefits Statement

We recognise and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package including:

Diversity statement

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this. We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you'll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You'll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, and more.
Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.

Worker Type

Regular

Primary Location

Plainfield Plant

Job Posting Start Date

2026-07-09

PLAINFIELD, ILLINOIS: SALARY RANGE IS FROM $100,800 TO $168,000 (ANNUAL)

At Diageo certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual incentive payment and stock awards. US-based employees are eligible for healthcare benefits, retirement benefits , short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits and industry leading parental leave, among others. (Benefits/perks listed may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Diageo and the country where you work.) The salary range displayed is the salary range for the role's primary location.