Capital Project Manager

The Capital Project Manager is responsible for supporting capital projects across the enterprise and providing technical leadership to drive continuous improvement initiatives within the technical community. This role will guide projects from ideation and concept development through to the exploration of options, application of critical thinking, and successful execution of capital installations and ramp-ups.

Capital Project Manager Responsibilities:

• Manage capital projects from beginning to end including scope development, creation, budget, timeline, objectives, changes, FAT, installation, etc.
• Develop and manage the RFP process including review and selection of contractors.
• Develop long-term capital plans for multiple facilities.
• Provide technical expertise for investigation and resolution of process/packaging deviations, development and interpretation of data trending.
• Understand line layouts and support plant requests for design and line layout changes.
• Work collaboratively and lead the team through root-cause investigations, identify cost savings opportunities, and drive process efficiencies.
• Serve as a process subject matter expert during regulatory inspections and other interactions with regulatory agencies.
• Support process technology transfer from OEMs to plant teams, process validation and the preparation of documentation.
• Lead cross-functional teams for new product start-ups or other process changes.
• Collaborate with management, production, and marketing teams to assess engineering feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and customer demand for new and existing products.
• Maintain a working knowledge of new technologies which may improve operations and develop recommendations accordingly.

Capital Project Manager Requirements:

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• 5 years of project engineering experience.
• Project management and CPG equipment experience including sanitary design and SQF requirements in a food manufacturing environment.
• Proficient in AutoCAD and Microsoft Office including Excel, Visio, Project, and Word.
• Demonstrated willingness to teach and train other stakeholders on the shop floor.
• Mastery of GMPs and the know how to work and manage within a regulatory environment.
• Strong technical, managerial, leadership, cost consciousness, organizational, and communication skills taking projects from concept development to commercialization stages.
• Excellent verbal & written communications skills with the ability to lead people and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong problem solving and hands on trouble shooting skills.
• Ability to travel 50%.