Senior Project Engineer

COMPANY BACKGROUND

Ornua is a dairy co-operative which sells dairy products on behalf of its members, Ireland’s dairy processors and, in turn, Irish dairy farmers.  Founded in 1961, the Ornua Co-operative has become Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, exporting to 110 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Dublin, it has annualized sales of over $4.3 billion and a global team of 2,900 employees. Ornua operates from 10 global business units, including 13 production facilities located worldwide. 

The Ornua family is structured across two divisions: Ornua Foods and Ornua Ingredients. Ornua Foods is responsible for the marketing and sales of Ornua’s consumer brands including Kerrygold, Dubliner, Pilgrims Choice, Forto and BEO. Ornua Ingredients is responsible for the procurement of Irish and non-Irish dairy products and for the sale of ingredients to food manufacturing and foodservice customers around the world.  

Ornua Ingredients North America is the largest of the four global Ornua Ingredients organizations worldwide, with USA-based processing and innovation that services customers across the western hemisphere.  

ORNUA VALUES

At Ornua, our Values lie at the core of everything that we do and how we behave both individually and as a business. Our five values, and their underlying behaviors, encourage us to Seek and Embrace New Ideas, Make It Happen, Be Our True Selves, Show You Care and Achieve Great Things Together. 

ORNUA'S GROWTH

At Ornua, our co-operative ethos lies at the heart of how we do business. We care passionately about driving sustainable, profitable growth, underpinned by our ambitious ‘Path to Prosper’ strategy. We have delivered significant growth in our core business, and we have ambitious plans for continued growth over the next five years. 

POSITION SUMMARY:  The Sr. Project Engineer is responsible for engineering the operations processes in multiple fast-paced food manufacturing environments. We offer hands-on engineering challenges for qualified candidates.  Potential candidate will oversee the collection and dissemination of data to outside resources to design and implement automation opportunities and develop Capex plans to support the introduction of this technology in the facilities.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: 

• Demonstrates complete understanding of a wide application of technical principles, theories and concepts in a manufacturing process technology – has general knowledge of other processes technologies and provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems
• Work with supporting departments to create accurate project specifications
• Performs research on technology and equipment to improve process quality, yield and cost
• Develop Capital expenditure proposals for budget submission and justify the requested spend
• Develop and control all facility and equipment drawings
• Utilize project management skills to drive project completion on time and within budget
• Specify maintenance and calibration requirements for new technologies and assist in writing standard operating procedures
• Provides technical support for continuous improvement efforts participating in root cause analysis
• Work with New Product Development Team – assess and provide input to projects being considered for manufacturing, ensuring the introduction of a capable and efficient operation
• Support company goals and objectives, policies and procedures, GMP and FDA regulations by working within and including pre-production and post-production compliance in coordination with document control, regulatory, quality and food safety compliance requirements
• May be required to participate in Lean Six Sigma/Continuous Improvement Initiatives
• Control and report on data in support of corporate sustainability program

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related Technical/Science field
• 5+ years of experience in design engineering, process engineering and/or packaging engineering, preferably in food manufacturing or equivalent combination of education and experience in a regulated industry
• Valid driver’s license

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES/COMPETENCIES NEEDED TO PERFORM THIS JOB SUCCESSF