Sr. Digital Project Engineer

Job Description:

This Sr. Digital Project Engineering Role will be a part of the MW NA Regional Engineering Controls, Automation, & Digital Team.  The individual in this role will be responsible for designing and managing implementation scope, schedule, resources, dependencies, issues, risk, and stakeholders' communication for digital and data projects.

The scope of the role includes leading projects in the areas of Digital Plant Technology systems, which includes electrical, controls, digital, CVS, and value tracking.  The role owns the overall leadership of digital projects via the MWC Engineering Execution Standard.  The role will be specifically responsible for the roll-out of Digital and Data Initiatives for the North American Region.

This role will be based out of, and/or require travel to most of our major sites across North America (Hackettstown, NJ; Gainesville, GA; Yorkville, IL; Waco, TX; Cleveland, TN; or Topeka, KS)

Minimum:

•  Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science or Digital Technology related fields

• 3+ years’ experience in a comparable technical position - food, beverage, pharmaceutical or related industry

• 2+ years' experience with Digital Technologies

• Track record of using data and metrics to design strategies, identify and implement Improvements

• Understanding of process and packaging applications

• Understanding of digital technologies

• Good communication, listening and influencing skills

• Critical thinking skills

• Innovative thinking

• Able to work collaboratively with other groups

• Approximately 50% travel requirement depending on project demands

Preferred:

• An advanced degree is a plus

ROLE

• Implement Digital and Data projects across Mars Wrigley North American Region

• Provide innovative engineering solutions to MWNA sites that drive accelerated improvement in TRS, PCC Costs, Safety, Quality, and Customer Service Levels 

• Utilize resources across local (Site), region, and global to accelerate the North American Digital and Data Roadmaps.

• Support the Smart Factory Program

• Design End-To-End Architecture

• Create Site Engagement

• Perform Site Assessments

• Perform Physical OT Integration (Installation)

• Perform OT-IT Integration & Activate Use Case

• Perform control systems project engineering, when required to support digital and data initiatives

• Change Management (Training & Reinforcement)

• Support of Deployed Application to further realize value

DIGITAL KNOWLEDGE

• Advance Digital Maturity across the North American region by: --Developing industry and product specific relevant technical skills Motivate fellow associates by introducing high quality solutions that protect the integrity of our product

• Developing a User-Centric digital culture.  (Ensuring digital projects & tools are fit for purpose and work for the end user)

• Understanding of Digital Twin, Digital, and Data Technologies and how they can be used to improve manufacturing and business performance

• Owns the vision and long-term strategy of a range of digital products in the space of Digital and Data ensuring it meets the global manufacturing digitalization strategy

BUSINESS

• Ensure delivery of assigned objectives for scope, time, budget, cash flow, and value creation

• Maintain the project adherence to scope, deliverables, and critical success factors

• Communicate with the digital project steering team to ensure project objectives are achieved

• Seek and apply appropriate technology to gain and sustain technical competitive advantage

• Seek and support lean ways of working and apply lean principles in the engineering process and as a project deliverable

• Understand and make decisions to improve business measurements such as Economic Profit (EP), etc.

• Understand the impact and value creation of digital technologies in the manufacturing site

• Responsible for delivering the business outcomes and determine ways to discover and validate real customer and business value, based on success criteria

• Is the connector between the business teams, the DT Teams, regional engineering teams, global engineering teams, MES teams, and site teams

FUNCTIONAL

• Continuously improve technical knowledge

• Depending on project parameters, personally design systems and select hardware, or direct third-party engineering firms providing design services to meet their contract deliverables

• Continuously improve personal efficiency and performance to provide value added engineering

• Partner with the Value Stream leadership to supervise all commissioning, validation, and start-up activities for digital projects.  Additionally, work according to Global CVS best practices, change management processes, and manage the handover process for the project

• Provide advanced problem-solving analysis and resolution, data tracking to identify continuous improvement opportunities, and coordinate training

• Support safety and security policies

• Contribute innovative ideas to provide competitive advantage

• Identify, protect and expand intellectual property of corporation

• Ensure the successful deployment of the new capability

• Partner with Mars DT to ensure successful Digital Twin systems upgrades

• Organize and coordinate the E2E testing, the knowledge transfer, the communication to achieve a successful end user adoption of the change

• Govern & maintain process documentation of their products

• Train operators on the business process changes driven by Digital Twin products

• Support Core training material and job aids development

LEADERSHIP

• Support project objectives and challenge activities not aligned with those objectives

• Directly manage all assigned project work

• Understand and support the Five Principles, Vision to Win, and the Winning Environment

• Effectively monitor and improve a safe work environment

• Ensure delivery of quality work

• Actively plan and participate in project activities

• Effectively and efficiently communicate, facilitate, coordinate, and prioritize all activities for digital projects

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.

• Join a purpose-driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

• An industry-competitive salary and benefits package, including a company bonus.

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The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is between the range listed below, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position will include variable pay, medical and dental benefits, participation in 401k plan, and paid time off benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.