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Location: Pratau, Germany
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About the position
As a Project Engineering Manager – Core Spreads Manufacturing, you will be responsible for leading, coordinating, and delivering engineering and capital investment projects across the Core Spreads manufacturing network, with a primary focus on the Pratau and Katowice (by travelling) factories. The role is critical to strengthening manufacturing capability by implementing technically robust, safe, compliant, and cost-effective solutions that improve safety, quality, sustainability, reliability, capacity, and overall operational performance. The role covers the full project lifecycle, from initial business needs definition, feasibility assessment, concept development, budgeting, technical design, and supplier selection through installation, commissioning, qualification, operational handover, and post-implementation review. You will ensure that projects are delivered on time, within the approved budget, in accordance with company engineering standards, and in full compliance with safety, quality, food safety, GMP, and regulatory requirements.
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So what does it take to be successful in this role?
You have a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, or a related field, along with at least five years of experience in project engineering, process engineering, maintenance engineering, or capital project delivery within the food industry or a similarly regulated manufacturing environment. You bring solid knowledge of food processing, packaging technologies, hygienic design principles, operational excellence, and change management practices. You have a strong understanding of engineering project delivery processes, industrial equipment, utilities, process systems, packaging lines, commissioning, and operational handover. You have demonstrated experience managing project budgets, schedules, suppliers, contractors, risks, and cross-functional stakeholders in a manufacturing environment, and are able to balance strategic project objectives with practical factory execution, ensuring technical solutions are reliable, maintainable, scalable, and aligned with long-term site and category manufacturing strategies. You are fluent in both English and German, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills and a willingness to learn. You are an effective communicator and collaborative team player, open to traveling for project execution, supplier visits, factory acceptance tests (FATs), and on-site activities. Additionally, you are proficient in MS Office and engineering software such as AutoCAD and SolidWorks.
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