Sr. Project Manager-Engineering Department

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As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family-owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Each day, we're proud to produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together.

In the US, we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani Italian cheeses and ricotta, President specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone's cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel, Black Diamond cheddar, and Parmalat milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi's, Stonyfield Organic, Brown Cow, Oui, Yoplait, Go-Gurt, :ratio, Green Mountain Creamery, and Mountain High, along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun, Gopi, and Arz.

At Lactalis, we live by our core values-Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone's unique background and ideas are valued.

Even if you don't meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how your EXPERTISE can help us shape the future of dairy

From your PASSION to ours

Lactalis American Group, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring a Sr. Project Manager. This position is responsible for evaluating, planning, justifying, coordinating, and following up on projects that focus on production growth and/or projects that optimize existing production and packaging lines.

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include.

* Develops project costing for budget review and approval.

* Prepares P&IDs, layouts, production time schedules, technical descriptions, function descriptions, value calculations, and selects appropriate bids, equipment, vendors, and sub-contractors.

* Ensures activities and projects are started and completed within the set timetable.

* Maintains accurate and up to date project files and drawings.

* Identifies and corrects safety, ergonomic, and operational problems through proper design of equipment.

* Promotes inter-plant communication and provides technical support on an as-needed basis.

* Develops and distributes a monthly progress and project status report.

* Follows up with facility team leaders on continuous cost reduction and process improvement ideas.

* Displays a broad knowledge in dairy, equipment, and processes and continually updates knowledge to stay current on developments.

* Performs design work including researching data, conducting feasibility, and economic studies, and determining design criteria in accordance with required standards for assigned projects.

* Reads, analyzes, and interprets a variety of instructions, manuals, and procedures in written, oral, diagram, and schedule form.

* Performs administrative managerial duties in an accurate, timely, and professional manner (phone calls, voice mail, paperwork, meetings).

* Travel and / or extended or off work hours may be required.

* This description reflects management's assignment of essential functions, it does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

Education:

* Bachelor's Degree in Technical/Engineering preferred.

Experience:

* 3 -5 years' experience in an engineering project manager role

* Dairy or other food-related experience preferred

* Broad level of experience in managing complex projects and installations.

Specialized Knowledge:

* Proficient in Microsoft Office; Word, Excel, Outlook

* AutoCAD

* Rockwell software

At Lactalis, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of affordable benefits and coverage options. We support insurance costs significantly, contribute generously to retirement plans, and offer Paid Time Off from day one. We are committed to your professional growth, providing training and development opportunities, including Education Reimbursement. Join us and grow your career.

Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities.