PEPSICO

Project Engineer

Posted on: 13 Feb 2021

Columbia, MO

Job Description

Job Description

Quaker Foods and Snacks has an opening at the Columbia, MO Manufacturing Site in the Technical group for a Project Engineer.

As part of the Technical Team, this individual will be responsible for providing engineering leadership to ensure execution excellence of assigned capital projects in support of the Site's safety, quality, service, and cost objectives.

Key Accountabilities:

Identify the best technical solutions and the technical risks prior to project commitment
Apply sound engineering principles to the design of these projects
Write CAR documents required to support investment requests
Utilize EM methodology to coordinate and schedule project installation with manufacturing, maintenance, and sanitation to minimize disruptions to normal plant operations
Manage the efforts of selected outside consultants, contractors, and vendors to effectively and efficiently design or install the various components of the projects
Maintain project documentation to ensure compliance with engineering and financial guidelines
Provide technical leadership on specific site initiatives as requested by the Engineering Manager
Support other Resources in executing site-wide programs
Provide technical support to operations to improve plant processes

Qualifications/Requirements

Minimum Job Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering preferred
Flexible - willingness to work off shifts and weekends
1-5+ years experience of project engineering or equivalent
Experience in maintenance systems and processes preferred
Strong computer and analytical skills
Working knowledge of AutoCAD preferred
Strong influencing and communication skills

Physical Requirements:

Frequent standing and walking
Sitting occasionally to frequent
Lifting up to 20 pounds occasionally
Must be able to see (depth perception, near acuity and far acuity) and hear
Must be able to maneuver safely around moving equipment and/or in congested manufacturing areas
Must be able to tolerate extreme temperatures (hot and/or cold depending upon season and plant location)
Must be able to wear personal protective equipment including safety glasses, ear plugs/muffs, steel toed shoes, rubber gloves/boots, etc.
Exposed to various packaging materials, raw ingredients, seasonings, cleaning chemicals, lubricants, etc.

Relocation Eligible: Not Eligible for Relocation
Job Type: Regular

PEPSICO

Purchase, NY

PepsiCo, Inc. operates as a food and beverage company worldwide. The company’s Frito-Lay North America segment offers branded dips; Cheetos cheese-flavored snacks; and Doritos tortilla, Fritos corn, Lay’s potato, Ruffles potato, and Tostitos tortilla chips. Its Quaker Foods North America segment provides cereals, rice, pasta, mixes and syrups, granola bars, grits, oat squares, oatmeal, rice cakes, simply granola, and side dishes under the Aunt Jemima, Cap’n crunch, Life, Quaker Chewy, Quaker, and Rice-A-Roni brands.

The company’s North America Beverages segment offers beverage concentrates, fountain syrups, and finished goods under the Aquafina, Diet Mountain Dew, Diet Pepsi, Gatorade, Mountain Dew, Pepsi, Propel, Sierra Mist, and Tropicana brands; and ready-to-drink tea, coffee, and juices. Its Latin America segment provides snack foods under the Cheetos, Doritos, Emperador, Lay’s, Marias Gamesa, Rosquinhas Mabel, Ruffles, Sabritas, Saladitas, and Tostitos brands; Quaker-branded cereals and snacks; and beverage concentrates, fountain syrups, and finished goods under the 7UP, Diet Pepsi, Gatorade, H2oh!, Manzanita Sol, Mirinda, Pepsi, Pepsi Black, and Toddy.

The company’s Europe Sub-Saharan Africa segment offers snack food under the Cheetos, Chipita, Doritos, Lay’s, Ruffles, and Walkers; Quaker-branded cereals and snacks; beverage concentrates, fountain syrups, and finished goods under the 7UP, Diet Pepsi, Mirinda, Pepsi, Pepsi Max, and Tropicana; ready-to-drink tea products; and dairy products under the Agusha, Chudo, and Domik v Derevne brands. Its Asia, Middle East and North Africa segment provides snack foods under the Cheetos, Chipsy, Doritos, Kurkure, and Lay’s brands; cereals and snacks under the Quaker brand; beverage concentrates, fountain syrups, and finished goods under the 7UP, Aquafina, Mirinda, Mountain Dew, Pepsi, Sting, and Tropicana brands; and ready-to-drink tea products. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Purchase, New York.

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