Project Engineering Manager
Overview
- Lead and oversee all capital projects within the manufacturing facility in Thailand, enabling business growth, innovation, productivity, sustainability, and operational excellence.
- Translate commercial strategy, holistic cost management goals, productivity targets, and operational requirements into strong engineering solutions, ensuring full compliance and alignment with long‑term strategic objectives.
Responsibilities
Capital Strategy & Planning
- Develop and execute the site's Engineering Annual Operating Plan (AOP), long‑term strategic roadmap, and full CAPEX portfolio.
- Identify long‑term capacity requirements and asset needs to support business expansion.
- Define capital investment solutions that address growth, productivity, sustainability, and operational requirements.
- Prepare and govern Capital Expenditure Requests (CARs) with strong financial discipline and risk management.
- Manage program-level OPEX and optimize asset lifecycle performance and utilization.
Project Execution & Governance
- Lead major capital projects from concept development to commissioning, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, within scope, and with full operational acceptance.
- Ensure adherence to all corporate and regulatory standards, including GMP, Safety, Sustainability, GCS, FM Global, and LEED requirements.
- Drive best‑practice project management processes, including risk mitigation, change control, performance monitoring, and governance reporting.
- Escalate critical risks and maintain effective communication with cross‑functional stakeholders across plant and regional teams.
- Build and maintain strong partnerships with strategic suppliers, procurement teams, and global engineering networks.
Technical & Organizational Leadership
- Deliver technical solutions that support long‑term reliability, sustainability objectives, and business continuity planning.
- Build and strengthen Maintenance & Reliability capabilities toward world‑class standards, including TPM and PeMM frameworks.
- Provide engineering leadership on cross‑functional initiatives in collaboration with R&D, Marketing, Innovation, and Operations.
- Foster a safety‑first, performance‑driven culture aligned with organizational values.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
- At least 10 years of engineering or manufacturing leadership experience.
- Proven success in delivering large‑scale capital projects, including both brownfield and greenfield developments.
- Strong financial acumen with hands‑on experience managing CAPEX and OPEX.
- Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI.
- Deep technical knowledge of food manufacturing equipment and plant utility systems.
- Strong stakeholder management, influencing, and decision‑making capabilities.
- Fluent in both Thai and English.
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