Project Implementation Engineer - Manufacturing Start-up Lead

Mars Incorporated in; Waco (TX); On-site; USD 87,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Job summary

Mars Incorporated seeks a Project Implementation Engineer (Finance) to lead cross-functional teams on capital initiatives, ensuring safe startup, high-quality output, and achievement of critical success factors. The role requires extensive collaboration, planning, and hands-on technical support to validate new products and equipment.

The position involves frequent travel (up to 50%–75%), driving strategic site projects, mentoring engineers, and delivering measurable benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a technical field, OR a high school diploma with 5+ years of relevant work experience.
• At least 5 years of manufacturing experience, preferably in consumer-packaged goods (CPG).
• Minimum 5 years of experience in TPM or lean manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• MSE process integration in design: Support the integration of pillar requirements into designs and request necessary documentation to support pillar requirements.
• Strategic Planning: Co-develop execution strategies and plans for site projects. Mentor Associate Project Implementation Engineers in planning smaller projects.
• Effective Communication: Use storytelling and visualization to effectively communicate and engage key stakeholders and partners.
• Site Readiness: Ensure the Site Readiness plan aligns with overall project milestones, minimizing undue burden on cross-functional resources.
• Success Criteria: Achieve success criteria with thorough documentation and handover signoffs to confirm project completion.
• Technical Support: Facilitate technical commissioning and validation by providing the right materials and resources at the right time, proactively identifying risks.
• Project Delivery: Ensure new projects deliver the committed benefits and KPIs as outlined in the project description.
• Handover Strategy and Tracking: Lead the team through the Handover process ensuring relevant items are completed with supporting evidence. Support site audits as needed.
• Training Integration: Incorporate Operations & Maintenance training plans into the project schedule, tracking status and completion for successful start-up.
• Efficiency Optimization: Implement strategies to efficiently convert materials into quality products, maintaining a zero-waste mindset.
• Problem Solving: Identify and address gaps in execution processes and systems, developing cross-functional solutions to drive improvement.
• Risk Management: Proactively communicate site needs and requirements, identifying risks that could impact products, people, or sites.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Drive accountability, close resourcing gaps, and support other functions to achieve project milestones.
• Expand beyond Projects: Depending on project workload, this role can support sites, R&D or engineering initiatives to drive value beyond projects.
• Bring our Purpose to Life: Represent the Five Principles in all that we do, drive a positive team culture, and become experts in the Manufacturing WOWs day to day (Know our products, our people, and our sites)

Skills

Manufacturing experience

TPM / Lean manufacturing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/technical field

High school diploma with 5+ years experience

Job description

Mars Incorporated seeks a Project Implementation Engineer (Finance) to lead cross-functional teams on capital initiatives, ensuring safe startup, high-quality output, and achievement of critical success factors. The role requires extensive collaboration, planning, and hands-on technical support to validate new products and equipment.

The position involves frequent travel (up to 50%–75%), driving strategic site projects, mentoring engineers, and delivering measurable benefits.