Senior Manager Design Engineer, NA

Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.
The role is responsible for conceptualizing, designing and developing world-class manufacturing lines from scratch, with strong focus on cost competitiveness, scalability, efficiency and future flexibility. The position owns the front end engineering and capital approval journey - from concept definition through lay outing, mass balancing, vendor evaluation, and CAPEX estimation - ensuring that projects are technically robust and commercially competitive before moving into execution.
This is a strategic engineering role, not a plant-operations role. This serves as a bridge between the strategy and execution.
To support growth, world-class manufacturing and productivity, you manage the detailed planning, development and execution of capital projects, leading technical development, feasibility perspectives on engineering-related activities within the supply chain, and capital expense project execution meeting the highest levels of quality, safety and environmental requirements. You follow Mondelēz business and innovation processes in project management and ensure adherence to Mondelēz standards in execution.
Key Responsibilities
1. Front-End Engineering & Conceptualization
Conceptualize biscuit manufacturing lines from first principles based on business needs (capacity, product mix, cost targets).
Define:

• Line type and configuration
• Line size and throughput
• Technology choices for biscuit categories (glucose, sandwich biscuits, cakes / adjacent bakery).

Develop line architecture that enables:

• Product variants
• Future upgrades and modifications
• Scalability without significant rework.

2. Layouting, Mass Balancing & Technical Design

• Own detailed plant and line layouts, material flow, and space optimization.
• Perform mass balance and capacity calculations across processes.
• Define utility requirements (power, steam, compressed air, water, energy usage).
• Ensure designs are fit-for-purpose, cost-efficient, and not over-engineered

3. CAPEX Planning & Capital Governance

• Prepare CAPEX estimates, cost models, and technical justifications.
• Drive projects up to AR Capital approval stage.

Ensure capital proposals are:

• Cost competitive
• Energy efficient
• Aligned to long-term manufacturing strategy.
• Support leadership with data-driven inputs for capital decision-making.

4. Vendor & Technology Ecosystem Management

• Identify, evaluate, and engage with biscuit equipment OEMs and engineering partners.
• Compare global vs local technology options to drive best value.
• Develop strong understanding of:
• Vendor capabilities
• Proven vs emerging technologies
• Cost and performance trade-offs.
• Ensure selected solutions deliver competitive advantage in manufacturing.

5. Governance During Installation & Commissioning
While execution, installation, and commissioning are led by external vendors and execution teams, this role will:

• Govern technical adherence to approved designs
• Support issue resolution during commissioning
• Ensure line performance meets approved specifications.
• Travel to plants during critical commissioning phases as required.

6. Cross-Functional Collaboration
Work closely with:

• R&D (product/process requirements)
• Operations (operability, maintainability)
• Quality & Food Safety
• Finance (capital governance and approvals).
• Ensure smooth transition from design to execution to operations.

What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:

• • Significant engineering and operations experience
  • Project management
  • Leading to work effectively across cross-functional teams and influencing key stakeholders
  • Technical expertise across engineering disciplines and high expertise in one or more domains

More about this role

• • Support the strategy for enabling growth, innovate, bring efficiency and promote the roll out of a high-performance work environment.
  • Implement best in class technology and capability (benchmarking conversion costs and technology platforms/Best Cost Solutions).
  • Use Integrated Lean 6 Sigma tools and practices and ensure Early Management process steps are in place.
  • Creation of flexibility and capability with focus on zero losses and 100% engagement
  • Development and roll out of standards in cooperation with the regional/global engineering organization. As such drive competitive advantaged cost structures.
  • Development and roll out of break through ideas in close cooperation with cross-functional partners on site and regional level including Technical Innovation Management, Research Development & Quality, Procurement and related functions to support strategies
  • Accountable for managing large scale capital investment projects, consolidation work, providing leadership during concept/design stage and execution at highest level of efficiency, quality, and employee safety.
  • Provides feasibility perspectives on any Engineering related activities within Manufacturing Supply Chain (MSC) (technical solutions, layouts, capital and running cost estimates, sourcing opportunities and OEM liaison and management, internal and external benchmarks, complexity assessments and resource proposal relative to Engineering through project execution (implementation)).
  • As part of the IL6S implementation the role supports the 'Innovation Initiative Pillar (IIM)' implementation in the site. IIM is one of eleven pillars of IL6S being responsible for Vertical Start Up management and Technical Readiness in all initiatives.

What you need to know about this position:
Lead the entire design process of equipment, new lines and other solution, ensuring high - quality design, and driving innovation while collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet company goals.
What extra ingredients you will bring:
Strong verbal and communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical information clearly and concisely to diverse audience
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team-oriented, cross-functional environment
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a meticulous attention to detail
Education / Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering Required

Job specific requirements:

• 7/10 years of experience manufacturing engineering / project engineering.

Hands-on experience in:

• Conceptualizing and setting up manufacturing lines
• Front-end engineering, layouting, and mass balancing
• CAPEX estimation and capital approval processes.

Deep technical knowledge of:

• Food processes ( Biscuits is a plus : mixing, forming, baking, cooling, packaging)
• Line flexibility, efficiency, and energy optimization.
• Strong familiarity with food equipment vendors and technology landscape.

Preferred

• Exposure to large-scale FMCG or bakery manufacturing environments.
• + 5 years minimum of Project Management experience
• 5 years minimum experience in Manufacturing/ Supply Chain relevant experience
• 3 years minimum experience IL6S with focus on IIM (Early Management Pillar)
• Experience in designing equipment to meet AM and PM standards
• Strong technical background
• Proficient in AutoCAD, Microsoft Project

Travel requirements:
Less than 50%, within the Great Toronto Area, US and Mexico .
Work schedule:
Monday to Friday - hybrid
Salary and Benefits: The expected base salary range for this position is $112,900 to $141,150 CAD depending on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible to participate in a highly competitive bonus program with a target of 14% with the possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results. Mondelez also offers several generous employee benefits (some subsidized or fully paid for by the company), including health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, and enhanced vacation and holiday entitlements. AI may be used as part of the recruitment process and in accordance with local laws. This posting is for a current vacancy.
No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
With several brands that are among consumer favourites, including Cadbury, OREO, Christie and Maynards, we are one of the largest snack companies in Canada. Many of our iconic brands are ranked first, second or third in their categories, and our manufacturers and pastry chefs have an enviable mission to create and manufacture chocolate, cookies, crackers and candy in our iconic factories and locations across Ontario. A company with many ambitious growth targets, we have invested close to $250 million in our Ontario plants in recent years alone; We run marketing campaigns promoting innovative products such as Cadbury Dark Milk tablets and OREO Birthday Cake and Peppermint Bark cookies. Our community of more than 2,683 employees is present across Canada and our head office is in Toronto. Passion and dedication characterize our Company. We encourage all our employees to be themselves at work, to speak out and to encourage diversity in all areas of activity. In addition, we foster a flexible work environment and place great importance on the notions of trust and empathy to promote a true sense of belonging.
Mondelez welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates with disabilities taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Please note that the term "accommodation" in this posting means changes that are made in order to meet the needs of a person with disabilities and not lodging.
Job Type
Regular
Project Engineering
Science & Engineering