Project Engineer

At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future.We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide.We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!

About the Role

Our Project Engineer will be responsible for managing assigned projects from conception to completion with a view to improving the business profitability, health and safety and the environment. This will include production and process improvements within manufacturing, also new product development, automation and improvements to building services and civil works.

The role requires being on-site full‑time.

Responsibilities

• Own, manage and install capital engineering projects from £10k to £5 million within approved budgets and agreed timescales by working closely with departmental heads
• To adhere to project processes within the department and deliver all written documentation as required for each successful project
• Work with the Site Operations Team to identify opportunities for capital investment that drive improvements in all areas of the business – safety/people/quality/service/cost
• Control the activities and standard of work of third-party contractors on site by ensuring adherence to statutory compliance, hygiene and Health and Safety legislation and best practice. Ensure that the appropriate inductions and site familiarisation have been completed throughout each project
• Liaise with the Indirect purchasing function as required to ensure maximum value on the purchase of goods and services
• Communicate, present on ideas and provide project updates to Site Operations Team
• Control the project capital expenditure budget by ensuring regular forecasting and planning
• Review projects implemented providing clear visibility of success criteria and benefits realised. Share relevant best practice across the business
• Ensure all work complies with relevant legislation and company approved working practices
• Responsible for identifying and controlling contractors performing engineering works on site and ensuring that they provide all relevant paperwork and complete work in accordance with relevant controls

About You

• Higher National Diploma or degree equivalent in a technical/engineering discipline
• Operational knowledge of Construction (Design & Design) Health & Safety legislation and industry best practice
• Strong bias in the use of AutoCAD and Microsoft Project
• Working knowledge & use of project management structure practices (PMI, APM, Prince 2) an advantage
• Experience of PLC’s – preferably Siemens PLC’s, with an operational understanding of automation processes, steps, logic and architecture
• Background in civil, mechanical & electrical engineering preferred
• Project engineering experience within a food or processing manufacturing environment
• Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, automation and quality control processes including HACCP within a manufacturing environment
• Good organisational and communication skills, able to demonstrate best practice and communicate effectively with non-engineering minded stakeholders
• Experience with budget management as well as work planning

At Barry Callebaut, we are committed to Diversity & Inclusion. United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we’ve experienced and how we think. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential and feel they belong. #oneBC – Diverse People, Sustainable Growth.