Senior CapEx Engineering & Facilities Project Lead

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401k with company match

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. is seeking a Senior Project Manager – Engineering & Facilities Projects to lead engineering and capital projects aimed at improving equipment reliability, manufacturing performance, and facility infrastructure.

You will partner with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and Supply Chain to identify improvements and execute solutions that boost safety and efficiency. Responsibilities include planning, budgeting, and coordinating with vendors and contractors, ensuring projects

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Project Management, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 8–15 years of experience in procurement, supply chain, project management, manufacturing, or a related environment.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to work effectively across all levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, development, and execution of capital and expense projects focused on equipment performance, reliability improvements, facility upgrades, and manufacturing capability enhancements.
• Manage project scope, budgets, schedules, resources, financial tracking, documentation, reporting, and contractor activities to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with business objectives.
• Develop business cases, project charters, cost estimates, and implementation plans that support engineering, maintenance, and operational priorities.
• Partner with Engineering, Maintenance, Production, Planning, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to align project priorities, resources, execution plans, and startup readiness.
• Coordinate equipment specifications, procurement, lead times, delivery schedules, installations, modifications, commissioning, validation, and startup activities while minimizing production downtime.
• Monitor and communicate project milestones, budgets, risks, mitigation plans, equipment delivery schedules, and overall project status to site leadership and key stakeholders.
• Ensure projects comply with company standards, safety requirements, regulatory expectations, and quality systems, and facilitate successful handoff to operations and maintenance teams.
• Lead continuous improvement and capital projects that improve equipment uptime, asset utilization, maintenance effectiveness, yield, and overall equipment performance.
• Support preventive and predictive maintenance strategies through equipment upgrades, automation enhancements, and infrastructure improvements.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Budgeting

Scheduling

Vendor management

Lean/continuous improvement

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Engineering or related field

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

MS Office

Job description

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. is seeking a Senior Project Manager – Engineering & Facilities Projects to lead engineering and capital projects aimed at improving equipment reliability, manufacturing performance, and facility infrastructure.

You will partner with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and Supply Chain to identify improvements and execute solutions that boost safety and efficiency. Responsibilities include planning, budgeting, and coordinating with vendors and contractors, ensuring projects