Associate Manager of Technical Engineering – Aseptic

At Niagara, we’re looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.

Consider applying here, if you want to:   

• Work in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment with a chance to make an impact.   
• Develop lasting relationships with great people.   
• Have the opportunity to build a satisfying career.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team Members.

The  Associate Manager of Technical Engineering/ Aseptic is responsible for the on-site planning, implementing, managing, and completing the company’s major capital projects as assigned by the Director of Technical Engineering. This position will lead the line ramp-up activities from the Start of Commercial Production to the successful Site Acceptance Test completion. Supported by the Manager or Technical Engineering, this position will also lead the Punch List recurring meetings with Plant Teams and OEMs to track and resolve major non-conformities identified during the ramp-up phase. Responsible for coordinating daily on-site project activities, identifying gaps (Plant- OEMs), lessons learned, and liaising actions to ensure the line will achieve contractual performance within time, quality, project scope, and cost control. Risk identification and mitigation – Risk Management – is also part of the daily activities of this position. Provide inputs for the Projects Continuous Improvement – Lessons Learned.

Essential Functions

• Provide input to the project design, identifying gaps/ opportunities to be included in the Lessons Learned Hub.
• Based on the OEM line design, ensure that critical equipment - usually the Filler – runs at nominal speed without any upstream/ downstream bottlenecks.
• Actively monitors the project schedule and makes the necessary changes to stay on track with the line ramp-up to SAT.
• Leads daily/weekly on-site project management meetings with Niagara’s OEMS, Plant, and Planning Teams to review project timelines, milestones, budgets, and allocations of resources
• Participates in weekly OEMs meetings as Niagara’s representative when applicable
• Ensures the aseptic projects are implemented by Niagara’s policies and procedures, including but not limited to Safety,  current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs), Quality, and Food Safety
• Responsible for recurring review during the ramp-up phase of the Validated Critical Control Points limits received from the Aseptic Engineer - QA Technical Services at the SCP.
• Make sure the Block equipment is within the contractual yield/ scrap rate. Identify issues and reduce rejects based on the OEM design specification.
• In agreement with the Plant and OEMs teams, ensure all remaining non-conformities that do not block Food Safety and Food Quality are recorded and frozen at the SAT completion, securing the Frozen Punch List handover to the Asset Reliability Team under Technical Engineering.
• Collaborates with the Production Manager, Maintenance Manager, QA Manager, and Plant for a seamless project transition to the Plant and Asset Reliability Team under Technical Engineering.
• As per project needs, available for extensive travel schedule:  Minimum 75%.
• Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without prior notice.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:
  • 4 Years   – Experience in Project Management and/ or Activities associated with the on-site Project Execution.
  • 4 Years  – Experience in Position, Food/ Beverage and/ or Bottling Machines Manufacturing

               *experience may include a combination of work experience and education

• Preferred Qualifications:
  • 4 Years – Experience in Aseptic Project Management and/ or Activities associated with the on-site Project Execution.
  • 4 Years  – Experience in Position, Aseptic Beverage and/ or Aseptic Bottling Machines Manufacturing

*experience may include a combination of work experience and education

Competencies

• Portrays appropriate levels of integrity and professionalism.
• Experience in managing multi-million dollar projects.
• Above average project and individual time management skills.
• Results-driven and able to communicate the need.

• Ability to analyze data and identify risks.
• Energetic, self-motivated, organized individual accustomed to working in a deadline-focused, high-pressure environment.

• Effective communication skills, verbal and written, to all levels of internal and external recipients.
• Above average skills in planning, budgeting, schedule tracking, and cost controls
• Microsoft Office to include Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Project Management Tools.

Education

• Minimum Required: 
  • Bachelor's Degree in Food Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Chemical Engineering and other related fields or equivalent experience

• Preferred: 
  • Master's Degree in Food Engineering

Typical Compensation Range

Benefits

https://careers.niagarawater.com/us/en/benefits

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