Job Purpose:

Responsible and accountable for the creation and execution of infrastructure design and construction capital projects and ensuring these are maintained in prime condition. Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of specific projects ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments and goals. The ultimate objective of this position is to ensure investments meet the country goals and are maintained / replaced as needed to ensure optimal use of capital and operational resources. Where these are projects – these to be on budget, on schedule and to agreed scope and performance.

Job Responsibilities:

· Leads the overall infrastructure planning for the factory to meet business objectives and are met with optimized investment and operational cost.

· Ensures equipment operates efficiently at optimum cost by being maintained in prime condition at suitable cost through use of effective maintenance systems and practices. Regularly reviews potential of equipment upgrade / replacement to improve operating cost / performance.

· Leads the planning and implementation of projects.

· Ensure project management methodology is rigorously followed: Suitable definition of project scope, out of scope, goals and deliverables. Effectively follow project financial controls (RFI, RFA, RFP – electronic versions where applicable) Detailed project budget. Full list of project tasks and resource requirements. Realistic and aligned full scale project plans. This to include use of the steering committee for large projects.

· Assembles and coordinates project team/s comprising both internal resources and external staff. Manages resource allocation.

· Ensures that all best practices, design principles, standards are incorporated, and designs are reviewed with suitable stakeholders for input/guidance/leverage group experience.

· Ensures project execution is monitored and managed to meet business requirements: Track project budget, schedule and deliverables using appropriate tools.

· Ensures that projects meet quality assurance, legal and regulatory requirements.

· Reports regularly on the status of the project-to-project steering committee and stakeholders, including reports defining project progress, problems and solutions.

· Implements and manages project changes, change control and other interventions to achieve all required project outputs.

· Conducts intermediate and post project evaluations and assessment of results. Ensures that results and lessons learned are captured in a close-out report.

· Validates that all capital project metrics are in place and being reported properly.

· Liaises with other supply chain and technical managers including quality, EOSH and logistics to ensure that assigned capital projects meet agreed business needs in the most cost-effective way.

· Own the engineering and development of plans for capital improvements/upgrades to the facility and all utility systems.

· Plan, direct and coordinate activities concerned with design, construction, modification and maintenance of equipment and machinery in an industrial plant.

· Prepare performance and availability/reliability calculations, in accordance with ongoing continuous monitoring efforts.

· Provide engineering oversight to the facility infrastructure (boilers, HVAC, compressed air, etc)

· Assure plant compliance to Federal, State and Corporate environmental laws, rules & regulations.

· Coordinate with other functions in plant to ensure compliance with all environmental laws and regulations

· Partner with vendors and suppliers to leverage insight, training and productivity.

Functional Skills:

· Proven experience in plant management – manufacturing, warehouse, and logistics

· Qualification and / or experience in project management

· Knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of project management

· Knowledge of project management techniques and tools

· Direct work experience in project management capacity

· Proven experience in people management

· Proven experience in strategic planning and tactical execution of plans

· Proven experience in risk management

· Proven experience in change management

· Familiar with project management software

KPI’s:

· Capital Project Performance to Schedule and Budget

· Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

· Speed to full performance based on project schedule

· Post-project review with learnings and satisfaction survey

Key competencies:

Critical thinking and problem-solving skills, planning and organizing, decision-making, communication skills, influencing and leading, delegation, teamwork, negotiation, conflict management, adaptability, stress tolerance

Foundation Skills:

· Speaking/Presenting – Clearly articulate ideas, opinions, feelings and information in presentations and speeches so that the intended purpose is achieved and the needs of the audience are met.

· Collaborating – Work effectively with cross functional groups to achieve results.

· Thinking Analytically – Summarize information concisely and clearly identify key elements, patterns, results, or relationships.

· Computer Skills – Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access with experience developing spreadsheet models, relational databases, and presentations.

· Thinking Creatively – Generate innovative “out of the box” approaches and improved solutions that help create incremental gains in business results.

· Prioritizing – Coordinate and organize resources and people in efficient and effective ways to accomplish larger strategies and goals.

· Delegating – Make assignments of job or projects by providing clear expectations and accountability for results, thereby expanding their own effectiveness, and providing developmental opportunities to others.

Experience/Education:

· Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline is preferred.

· Minimum 3 years of beverage industry experience in operations or staff engineering.

· Minimum 5 years of operations experience or maintenance without a college degree.

· Self-starter; take charge, positive & proactive attitude

· Ability to communicate clearly within the organization and externally

· Demonstrable teamwork and maturity with a strong work ethic

· Experience in Process Plant Engineering

· Strong leadership skills

Skill Requirements:

· Degree and / or professional qualification in industrial, building, production or related engineering subject

· Project management qualification or proven experience.

· Experience with managing conflicting requirement of project and operations.

· Experience in ensuring Personnel development programs are effective and give required results.

· Computer skills to include Microsoft Office Tools. Distinct ability to work with and interpret project schedule and budget.

· Proven problem solving and risk mitigation skills.

· Prior beverage experience desired.

· Prior management & inter-departmental communication experience. Extensive travel. Factual decision-making skills.

· Proven record of accomplishment of successful project execution