Process Improvement and Project Management Specialist
4 days ago
Role Overview
This permanent role is based at our Mount Maunganui site, supporting the Site Management Team in delivering capital projects and process improvements.
You'll work closely with the Site Manager, Production, Engineering, and Contractors to ensure successful project delivery, maintain safe work practices, and foster effective communication within and across teams.
Key Accountabilities
Your key accountabilities will include:
- Managing projects from planning to completion, optimising building, manufacturing, and industrial processes.
- Delivering projects within budget and timeframes, aligning with business outcomes.
- Maintaining safe work practices in compliance with Occupational Health and Safety & environmental standards.
- Technical writing of change controls, risk assessments, hazard operability studies (HAZOP), procurement-related documents, and technical reports validation and certification.
- Quarterly review and prioritisation of capital projects in conjunction with the Site Manager.
- Contributing to annual capital budget & plan for approval.
- Managing and maintaining effective systems for contractors and contracts.
- Ensuring effective communication within and across teams.
Essential Requirements
To excel in this role, you'll need:
- Degree in Engineering (ideally mechanical, chemical/process or similar).
- Formal Project Management training and ideally 5+ years' experience (less will be considered).
- Experience in a food or pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
- Experience with HAZOP.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Successful application of continuous improvement/lean tools.
- Determination to get the job done right the first time.
- Self-motivated, forward thinking, and able to prioritise.
- Experience with developing cost estimates, schedules, and project plans for capital projects.
- Good overall business acumen and commercial understanding.
- Able to independently manage multiple projects.
- Ideally management in a FSSC 22000 certified environment.
- Strong software skills in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, MS Project, and PowerPoint.
- Experience with ERP systems such as AX, SAP, or similar.
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