Summary

Chobani is a rapidly growing company with a large annual capital spend. The Engineering/Project Management team is responsible for defining project scopes, developing project budgets, and coordinating the execution of capital projects related to new product launches, equipment upgrades, facilities, utility infrastructure, and maintenance. This role will manage small to large scale capital projects at the New Berlin, NY facility. The position requires high responsibility, effective communication skills, leadership, decision-making ability, and self-sufficiency. This role has a responsibility for ensuring personnel safety, food safety, and quality of Chobani products.

Responsibilities

• Define the scope of the project in collaboration with senior management, end users, and key team members.

• Create work breakdown structures, capital expenditure requests, handle budgets, forecasts, and facilitate asset creation.

• Create and implement a detailed work plan which identifies the sequence of activities needed to successfully complete the project.

• Select and handle the resources required to complete the project. Contract qualified consultants as appropriate.

• Set the objectives and measures upon which the project will be evaluated at its completion.

• Ensure that all project personnel receive an appropriate orientation to the organization and the project.

• Perform proper organizational change practices.

• Follow Chobani’s project management structure and use the appropriate forms to document project activities.

• Monitor the progress of the project and adjust as necessary to ensure project performance and earned value meets project baseline plan.

• Review the project schedule frequently with senior management and all other staff affected by the project activities and revise it as required.

• Initiate, manage, and receive all budgeted project expenditures.

• Create cash flow projections and report actual cash flow and any variances to senior management on a regular basis (monthly/bimonthly)

• Handle all project funds according to established accounting policies and procedures.

• Ensure the project closure process including asset cost allocation, outline unnecessary activities, and asset disposals.

• Available to work off hours and weekends as needed to complete projects.

• Balance multiple projects concurrently.

• Other duties as assigned.

• Travel as needed and required by projects.

Requirements

• Must have 5 years of project management experience in food and beverage industry, dairy is preferred.

• Preferred candidate has Bachelor’s Degree in science or engineering.

• PMP certification preferred.

• Pro-active, personal drive, decisiveness, commercial/eye for business, excellent communication and teamwork skills, organizational competency, and the ability to prioritize

• Must be willing to travel and may occasionally spend significant periods of time on-site in other locations

• Inventory management skills

• SAP proficiency

• Work independently and as part of a team

• Positive demeanor, high energy, flexibility, and personal initiative

• Follow safety procedures and Good Manufacturing Practices

• Proficient in Microsoft Office

• Serve as back up in the absence of Project Managers

• Proficiency in project delivery utilizing stagegate model.

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