Engineering Project Manager

About the role

Nom Nom delivers delight to your dog’s day. We’re driven by a deep love for dogs and a commitment to their well-being, and are guided by a simple yet powerful philosophy: to provide pups with meals that mirror the devotion, attention, and care that they give us.

Our variety of real good, feel good meals burst with vibrant ingredients and tasty textures. They’re prepared, portioned, and packaged in our very own kitchens, and personalized all the way down to the calorie to meet the unique needs of every dog we serve. Board-certified veterinary nutritionists and world-class scientists have made sure of that, by ensuring maximum nutrition from all of our recipes while advancing dog health at large.

Join us on our journey to push boundaries and innovate relentlessly, in order to create the most exciting dog food ever. You’ll be part of a world where passion meets nutrition, and every tail wag is a testament to our dedication to dogs—and the people that love them.

Job Purpose/Overview

The Engineering Project Manager will be responsible for the charter/development, design, and execution of capital projects. The Engineering Project Manager is responsible for delivering projects that are strategically aligned to the business strategy with technical know-how in food manufacturing. This role will be an active member of the local Operations teams as well as local and regional Engineering networks – and support Associate technical development across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Capital and process management

• Charter and develop projects for approval up to $2M, including governance documentation (ESA, CRF/MPAR, EWP) with aligned business objectives and critical success factors
• Partner with local and regional technical teams to ensure high quality work, value engineering, and sharing of best practices across the Petcare enterprise
• Execute approved projects including scope/budget/schedule tracking, stakeholder communication, and contractor management
• Support project management for capital projects and relevant CVS protocols
• Follow all safety and quality system requirements as defined in relevant policies – including risk assessments for non-routine work

Supply network design

• Provide feedback for new portfolio innovation and renovation projects, including screening technical solutions to support business strategy
• Contribute pipeline ideas for infrastructure and efficiency projects - including capability improvements
• Support site master planning workstreams based on business strategy and role of the site (2+ years)

Leadership and technical development

• Ability to manage ambiguity and co-create capital masterplan within network design
• Work cross functionally with local project teams, local/regional stakeholders and senior leaders
• Perform effective risk management to identify and minimize/mitigate potential issues
• Provide technical coaching support to local/regional teams to ensure robust ways-of-working
• Continuously improve technical capabilities for self & Associates through internal/external sources
• Support integration of systems and tools with Mars Petcare ecosystem for capital management
• Role model Five Principles and the Associate Concept

Context and Scope

• This role acts with a high level of autonomy within local technical community.
• The workload includes multi-site responsibility along with managing local and regional stakeholders.
• It is expected for this role to interact with the local leadership team as well as regional/global engineering teams.

The Engineering Project Manager is expected to regularly report updates through team meetings and written communication on project status (scope/schedule/budget). This role will be an active leader & participant in early engineering scope/design reviews to deliver business strategy.

It is expected this role operates by role modeling the Five Principles and Associate concept - driving collaborative conversations across a wide variety of stakeholders, building a strong technical network, and driving decision making for investments.

Education & Professional Qualifications

• BS in Engineering required
• Experience in related roles (Industrial Engineering, Operations and/or Supply Chain) preferred
• LEAN / Six Sigma Green Belt Project Leader preferred

Knowledge / Experience • 2-5 years of relevant engineering, manufacturing or supply chain experience (food industry)

• Project management experience (EWP or similar)
• Proven analytical capability
• Strong communication, listening and influencing skills
• Approximately 10% travel required depending on project demands