Engineering Manager - CAPEX Projects

Flora Food Group

$110K — $130K *
Food & Beverages
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of project management experience in food and beverage manufacturing
  • Strong engineering background in chemical, mechanical, or electrical disciplines
  • Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects effectively
  • Deep understanding of food safety and good manufacturing practices
  • Collaborative communication skills to influence diverse teams across cultures

Responsibilities

  • Lead engineering and transformation projects at New Century and Brantford plants
  • Develop project scopes, costing, and capital appropriation requests
  • Manage planning, execution, and change management for improvements
  • Collaborate with factory directors and engineering teams for project delivery
  • Oversee cost management and procurement activities for projects

Benefits

  • Collaborative culture emphasizing innovation and sustainability
  • Opportunities for advancement to senior leadership positions
  • Involvement in shaping capital investment strategies
  • Ability to impact manufacturing excellence across multiple sites
Full Job Description
Location: On-site at our New Century, Kansas Plant

What you'll do
  • Lead the execution of engineering and transformation projects at the New Century and Brantford plants, ensuring alignment with Flora Food Group standards.
  • Develop project scopes, costing, and capital appropriation requests to support value creation and business continuity initiatives.
  • Manage project planning, execution, and change management processes to deliver improvements in manufacturing and equipment reliability.
  • Collaborate closely with factory directors, maintenance teams, procurement, and global engineering experts to ensure seamless project delivery.
  • Oversee cost management, schedule control, and procurement activities to achieve on-time, in-full, and on-budget delivery for all assigned projects.

Performance

You will own the delivery of capital projects that directly improve plant efficiency and operational excellence. Your data-driven approach will ensure 100% of projects meet cost, schedule, and quality targets, supporting continuous improvement and value creation. Your leadership will enable the plant to meet its production goals while advancing decarbonization and innovation efforts.

Care

This role reports to the Global Engineering Director and works within the Global Engineering Team, partnering with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, R&D, Finance, and Procurement. You will foster collaboration across multiple functions and regions, ensuring projects are executed responsibly and sustainably. Your decisions will balance short-term delivery with long-term impact, supporting a culture of accountability and care for our people and communities.

Passion

You bring a genuine passion for food manufacturing and engineering innovation. Your curiosity about process technologies, food safety, and sustainability drives you to raise the bar in every project. You understand how engineering improvements translate into better food quality, nutrition, and reliability for consumers worldwide.

About you

You have a strong engineering background, ideally in chemical, mechanical, or electrical disciplines, with experience in food and beverage manufacturing. You demonstrate excellent project management skills and a deep understanding of food safety and good manufacturing practices. You work confidently both independently and collaboratively, influencing diverse teams across cultures. You thrive managing multiple complex projects, adapting to changing priorities, and delivering results under pressure.

You are genuinely interested in food culture and curious about how consumer behaviour and future food trends shape innovation. You understand that strong brands are built by anticipating what's next in taste, nutrition and functionality, and by translating insight into meaningful consumer experiences.

Where this could lead to

This role typically leads to senior leadership positions within global engineering or operations management. Over time, you could shape broader capital investment strategies and influence manufacturing excellence across multiple sites, expanding your impact on Flora Food Group's growth and innovation.

What's next

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