Project Engineer - Packaging

What you'll do

The Project Engineer – Packaging leads large, complex projects across multiple brands within Mars’ Accelerator Platform (KIND, Nature’s Bakery, and trü frü), including capacity and network optimization initiatives. This role owns end-to-end project delivery—from ideation through execution and completion—across packaging systems, manufacturing processes, and facility infrastructure.

You will lead major capital projects with a focus on executional excellence, while building technical capability across the platform. This role partners cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Technical Operations, Brand Innovation, Brand Change, and Procurement, and may lead project teams or directly manage a small team depending on experience.

How you'll do it

• Develop and execute projects of $2M-100M+ that meet business objectives, while ensuring compliance with safety, quality, security and environmental standards.

• Member of the Health and Wellness Engineering team, focused on upskilling the engineering team in various technologies and project management execution.

• Develop standards for packaging equipment, systems and engineering processes and collaborate with other senior engineers and global technical teams.

• Partner with R&D and global technical teams to support the development of technology platforms for providing a sustained technical advantage.

• The role is required to make decisions within the project and negotiate with suppliers or internal customers to help deliver the expectations for the benefit of the Health & Wellness platform, within policies and guidelines, delivering projects on time and within budget.

• The role requires building an engaged and effective operational community by fully leveraging resources in Procurement, R&D/Q&FS, and Supply, Finance, Logistics and managing internal stakeholders. Collaborating with other Mars segments on synergies to drive optimal value to the organization.

What you'll bring to Mars Accelerator Platform

• Experience in Engineering or other PMO roles

• Knowledge of sourcing and procurement process and procedure

• Knowledge of Quality process and procedures

• Knowledge of Supply Chain process and procedures

• Knowledge of Manufacturing process and procedures

• Leadership of cross functional teams

You have...

• Bachelor of Science in engineering; advanced degree core discipline is required. EE, ME or CE degree preferred.

• Minimum of a combination of 7 years of technical/production/engineering role preferably in consumer products manufacturing & packaging. Well-rounded engineering and technical expertise are expected.

• Ability to manage multiple work streams while delivering to target dates.

• Travel required up to 50% of the time dependent on project maturity/workload

• Demonstrated understanding of project management principles and general knowledge of engineering disciplines: Building, Infrastructure, Civil, Utilities, Process, Packaging, Electrical and Construction, with specialized knowledge in Packaging equipment.

• Strong understanding of functional engineering - expertise in – CPG manufacturing in food or related industry.

• High performance team and people leadership experience

• Proven success developing and executing projects

• Leadership of capital projects > $5M (preferred)

• Effective relationship management - internal and external

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