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Mondelez International

Makes cookies, chocolate, gum and candy worldwide

Plant Business Development & Engineering Manager

Manufacturing EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeBratislava, SlovakiaIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Master's degree in Engineering or a related discipline is preferred.
  • Proven project management skills in a dynamic environment.
  • A solid technical background from the food, pharmaceutical, or a relevant industry.
  • Proven and documented people management, leadership, coaching, and motivation skills, with a clear vision and can-do attitude.
  • Communicative English at C2 level.
  • Flexibility in dealing with complexity, strong data analytics, and presentation skills.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills to communicate effectively with stakeholders in different geographies and at different organizational levels.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute projects that enable business growth, innovation, efficiency, and a high-performance work environment, in alignment with business strategy and plant-level needs.
  • Support continuous improvement of investment and commercialization processes through collaboration with internal stakeholders.
  • Manage the Plant Business Development and Engineering team to execute end-to-end and capital expenditure/engineering projects, including growth, infrastructure, and productivity projects, and implement and share engineering best practices.
  • Plan and execute the plant capital expenditure agenda, supporting new product development and launches, reformulation, productivity, quality improvement, and brand maintenance projects; manage conversion changes and project initiation in line with plant roadmaps and masterplans, including infrastructure, automation, productivity, and IL6S agendas and milestones.
  • Share best practices and network at plant and supply chain cluster levels; support the I2M and IIM processes for the site and plan and execute changes related to new and existing products, packaging, and processes.
  • Develop plant-level change management and innovation management capabilities and support the Plant Team and its agenda.
  • Lead project development and execution, including technical assessments, capability studies, and capital execution for cross-functional projects and multifunctional teams.
  • Lead projects through their life cycles with a zero-loss mindset toward the Vertical Start Up phase, ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency and following I2M/IIM tools and practices.
  • Prepare site AR write-ups and critical site inputs for regional Business Development, particularly for IIM design reviews DR2–DR6; lead project verification DR7 and plant activities from design review DR4 onward, including master data, artwork, raw and packaging material availability, and timing tracking; report to the project team and BDE Cluster Lead; provide internal and external information by contacting commercial stakeholders, category teams, engineering, manufacturing, and research and development; lead site post-project evaluation and communication.
  • Support creation of the site strategic plan and annual contract; support the Plant Leadership Team in developing site strategy and the plant roadmap; partner with Product Supply on sourcing and capacity expansion; integrate innovation and renovation plans in 421 into site supply plans; partner with Engineering on the site capital expenditure budget and spend plan; and plan and prioritize the capital budget from the bottom up in alignment with the full site agenda and short-, medium-, and long-term plans.
  • Integrate the site change management agenda to deliver projects while maintaining service levels; manage reprioritization and the de-complexity agenda; support site productivity targets and infrastructure or growth capital expenditure agendas; execute regional and global menu cards; ensure manufacturing hurdle rates are met; and support Product Supply in assessing manufacturing solutions for site supply and demand gaps.
  • Manage and deliver assigned financial targets, including capital projects, trial activity, and start-up expenses, while prioritizing resources and funding.
  • Support the plant productivity agenda and lead or support productivity projects with major financial impact; evaluate financial benefits, conduct technical reviews, identify engineering and energy productivity opportunities, and support simplification, efficiency improvement, and process harmonization in cooperation with site, regional, and global engineering organizations.
  • Develop and roll out breakthrough ideas with cross-functional site and regional partners, including research and development, quality, engineering, and procurement, for example by benchmarking conversion costs and technology platforms.
  • Lead, coach, and build the capability of the BDE Team through individual development and guidance, supporting team engagement.
  • Manage and allocate BDE Team resources to execute the technical agenda derived from business and consumer needs and translate business needs into realizable propositions.
  • Ensure compliance with applicable legislation and internal and external procurement and finance policies.
  • Ensure compliance with internal health, safety, and environment and quality assurance policies, procedures, and standards, with a focus on the FSSC 22000 food safety standard.
  • Ensure compliance with lockout/tagout, work, cleaning, and maintenance instructions.
  • Ensure compliance with the capital expenditure finance policy and site fixed asset management.

About the Company

Mondelez International

Makes cookies, chocolate, gum and candy worldwide

Mondelez International makes snack foods sold in grocery stores, convenience shops and online from North America and Europe to Latin America, Asia and Africa. Its brands include Oreo and Chips Ahoy cookies, Cadbury, Milka and Toblerone chocolate, Trident gum and Halls cough drops. The company runs factories around the world, buys large amounts of cocoa and wheat, and ships finished snacks to retailers and distributors. It earns money by selling these branded snacks at wholesale, and it grows by adding local brands and buying regional bakeries and snack makers. Mondelez took its current name in 2012, when Kraft Foods split off its North American grocery business, and is based in Chicago.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Chicago, IL
Founded
1903

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