Project Engineer

Project Engineer

• Fantastic project engineering opportunity in a global FMCG company
• Collaborative and dynamic work environment
• Location: King St, New Zealand

Grow your Engineering career at Kraft Heinz

Are you a proven professional looking to take the next step in your career in engineering? Do you want to join a dynamic team with a proven track record of internal growth and career advancement opportunities? We have an exciting permanent opportunity for a Project Engineer to join the Kraft Heinz team at our King St site, where you will collaborate and contribute in a high-performing team to drive engineering excellence and achieve business objectives.

The Company

The Kraft Heinz Company is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, with eight $1 billion+ brands and global sales of approximately $25 billion. Our brands are truly global, with products produced and marketed in over 40 countries. These beloved products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, infant and nutrition products, and numerous other grocery products in a portfolio of more than 200 legacy and emerging brands.

Key position responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• To manage site Capital Engineering portfolio and act as a program lead for high complexity and critical projects
• Ideate, gather, prioritise and execute a range of long- and short-term improvement projects with a focus on OEE impact and safe machine operation
• Managing a portfolio of replacement and overhaul projects and programs with tight delivery timeframes and ambitious impact and reviews project-related documentation to ensure accuracy
• Managing a portfolio of replacement, innovation, capacity, quality and overhaul projects with emphasis on OPEZ avoidance and reliability and ensuring that the project adheres to HSE regulations
• Be first on the scene for major corrective events and complete concise RCA within 24 hours with associated short term and long-term countermeasures
• Engineering systems, capability building and analyses and provides technical direction to project team members
• Construction monitoring, site inspections, and working with all stakeholders (Internal and external)
• Lead the full lifecycle of specialist projects, ensuring compliance with technical standards, budgets, and timelines.
• Provide engineering input to optimise project scopes and develop business cases.
• Maintain strong relationships with internal teams, contractors, vendors and all stakeholders.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, and opportunities, taking proactive steps to maintain performance and safety standards.
• Preferably able to demonstrate a strong understanding of NZ construction contracts (e.g. NZS3910, NZS3916) and industry best practice.
• Tracking progress, reporting updates and helping deliver projects on time.

About you:

• Experience in industry/manufacturing; Experience in manufacturing environment with strong competency in a manufacturing discipline
• Experience managing a various production & operations team members on varied projects and expenditures
• Deep expertise in electrical and/or mechanical equipment
• Proficient in MS Excel modelling and other MRP or ERP systems and databases
• Tertiary level mechanical engineering or related electrical qualifications and experience; ideally with exposure to workplaces with stringent controls around hazardous materials
• Eligibility to work in New Zealand with full working rights

Benefits of working with us

• Pay for Performance – industry leading variable compensation offerings tied to company and individual performance on top of a competitive base salary package
• Parental Leave – paid time off for both primary AND secondary caregivers
• Leave Options – Purchased leave, volunteer leave and LiveWell leave programs to give you even more flexibility to plan your life and spend time on causes that matter
• Novated Leasing
• Great Place to Work certification in Australia and New Zealand
• In House Training Programs
• Corporate Discount Programs

Ready to make an Impact?

If you're passionate about Engineering, Maintenance and Projects, eager to learn, and enjoy working in a team environment, please submit your application soon. We will be conducting a rolling review of applications and reserve the right to close the advertisement early. We encourage interested applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible to ensure consideration.