Head of Engineering

Short Intro and About the Job

At Danone, our commitment to manufacturing the highest quality products and meeting market demand is a fundamental driver for our plant teams. We are currently seeking a Head of Engineer for our Dairy facility in Bierun. In this role, you will join the plant leadership team and be responsible for supporting all strategic, operational, and policy-related aspects of the plant, with a focus on safety, quality, performance, management, and organizational objectives. You will act as the primary point of contact for all capital projects within the plant, overseeing technical execution, timeline management, and financial oversight for each project.

 

Job Responsibilities:

• Project execution for all current Processing, Packaging, Building and Utility projects
• Work with cross functional plant leadership team to align on project priorities
• Create technical specifications, preliminary budgets and project justification for new projects
• Work with CAPEX analyst and plant controller to manage the plant’s capital forecast and budget
• Coordinate and lead multi-functional teams (several engineering project managers and project engineers)
• Create, design and evaluate initial call for tender documents
• Work with Regional Engineering teams during bidding processes and technical alignment
• Work with the CAPEX procurement team to align on priorities and contract negotiations
• Edit and advise and implement Danone’s Standards
• Serve as a technical and leadership resource for Danone initiatives
• Build capabilities within engineering team
• Occasional project specific travel required
• Work with cross functional team to develop and update site masterplan
• Manage plant engineering team (several engineering project managers and project engineers)

About You

Job Qualifications:

• Experience and working knowledge in:

• • Integrated automation and controls technology
  • High speed packaging systems design
  • Dairy process engineering and PMO, 3A standards (if applicable)
  • Plant based process engineering (if applicable)
  • Manufacturing plant utility systems
• Must be organized and self-disciplined to accommodate the management of concurrent projects
• Excellent conflict resolution and interpersonal skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work flexible hours, including weekend or late shifts, during installation/startup periods

Experience and Education Requirement:

• Master's degree in an Engineering, Science or relevant degree from an accredited College or University
• 8 to 10 years of experience
  • 5 years of relevant Engineering experience required, preferably in CPG beverage/food manufacturing
• Previous people management experience required

About Us, We offer and What's next

• Stable employment under an employment contract + annual performance bonus
• Essential work tools provided (company car, laptop, and mobile phone)
• Exposure to cross-functional and international collaboration
• A dynamic environment combining strategy, science, and business
• Work in a professional environment with a well-developed feedback culture,
• Access to a benefits platform offering discounts on company products and vouchers for cultural and sports events,
• Subsidy for Luxmed / Medicover - after all, we prioritize health,
• Subsidy for a Multisport card,
• Life insurance and Employee Capital Plans (PPK).

 

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We embrace diversity in our organization. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants without attention to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status.

Danone Sp. z o.o. with its registered office in Warsaw (ul. Bobrowiecka 8, 00-728 Warszawa) is the controller of your personal data disclosed in the profile and in documents submitted during the recruitment process.