Project Engineer in Toronto

Give & Go Prepared Foods Corp is a proud member of the Mondelēz family. We are a leading and growing North American manufacturer of baked goods for over 30 years. If you're looking for a company that will provide you with opportunities for career growth and development, while working with an energetic team with deeply ingrained values of respect, direct and open communication, quality and accountability, we’d love to have you join our team.

It’s an exciting time to be a part of the Give & Go team as we are growing rapidly and want you to become a part of our growth and extraordinarily bright future!

Job Summary

Responsible for developing and implementing processes and applications that will improve the Engineering Department’s performance in delivering projects on-time and on-budget. The role will also be tasked with tracking the budget and scheduling performance of capital projects and communicating the status to key stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities (General)

• Execute small to medium-sized technical projects in Give & Go’s manufacturing plants as a part of the Engineering team.
• Execution encompasses the investigation, creation of solutions, sourcing equipment, managing installations and start-ups.
• Use appropriate project management and reporting disciplines throughout the project life cycle.

Key Responsibilities (Safety)

• Follow company’s health and safety program, rules and procedures and work in compliance with health and safety-related legislation and codes.
• Report all incidents, injuries, illnesses, and near misses to your Supervisor.
• Use or wear safety equipment and personal protective equipment required by the company.
• Report to supervisor any hazardous or unsafe conditions, absence or defects in equipment and any contravention of health and safety legislation.

Food Safety Responsibilities

• Ensures food safety and food quality programs and procedures and applicable requirements of the SQF system is fully implemented and are followed at all times.
• Ensures there is a trained and competent backup on key personnel position.

Communication Network

List the key internal and external contacts the job is responsible for communication with on a regular and ongoing basis and the purpose of the communication.

• Internal Contacts: Operations Team: Primary customers for determining project requirements, coordinating work and measuring the progress of projects.
• Engineering Department: Collaborate with colleagues and mentors to solve problems and improve technical competencies.

• External Contacts: Equipment Vendors: Develop and maintain relationships with equipment suppliers and service providers.

Qualifications

• Education: Completion of university degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum 2 years’ experience in Engineering, preferably in the Food Manufacturing industry. Previous experience procuring and installing production equipment.
• Certifications / Designations: Completion of P.Eng, EIT or equivalent.

Job-Specific Knowledge And Skills

• Highly organized and results oriented, with the ability to grasp general scientific and engineering principles.
• Strong analytical skills including troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills to effectively lead teams to quickly identify issues, causes and sustainable corrective actions.
• Must be able to handle fast paced environment with competing priorities and demands.
• Must have strong computer (MS Office) and project management skills.

Non-Financial Metrics

• Ensure engineering projects are within budget.
• Meet project deadlines and demonstrate flexibility with uncertainty.

Supervision

# of Reports: Direct: 0, Indirect: Project Teams of 1-10. Titles of Direct Reports: N/A.

Working Conditions

Normal office environment. Working in light manufacturing and warehouse conditions with bakery noises, heat and flour dust. Travel between facilities in the Greater Toronto Area and potentially to equipment vendor facilities in North America or Europe.

Give and Go is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees regardless of race, ancestry, place of origin, color, ethnic or national origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, record of offences (for which a pardon has been granted), disability, marital or family status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you require an accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at careers@giveandgo.com, citing "AODA" in the subject line, along with your request and contact information. While we appreciate all resume submissions, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.