Job Description:

This Sr. Digital Project Engineering Role will be a part of the MW NA Regional Engineering Controls Automation & Digital Team. The individual in this role will be responsible for designing and managing implementation scope schedule resources dependencies issues risk and stakeholders communication for digital and data projects.

The scope of the role includes leading projects in the areas of Digital Plant Technology systems which includes electrical controls digital CVS and value tracking. The role owns the overall leadership of digital projects via the MWC Engineering Execution Standard. The role will be specifically responsible for the roll-out of Digital and Data Initiatives for the North American Region.

This role will be based out of and/or require travel to most of our major sites across North America (Hackettstown NJ; Gainesville GA; Yorkville IL; Waco TX; Cleveland TN; or Topeka KS)

What Are We Looking For

Minimum:

• Bachelors degree in engineering Computer Science or Digital Technology related fields

• 3 years experience in a comparable technical position - food beverage pharmaceutical or related industry

• 2 years experience with Digital Technologies

• Track record of using data and metrics to design strategies identify and implement Improvements

• Understanding of process and packaging applications

• Understanding of digital technologies

• Good communication listening and influencing skills

• Critical thinking skills

• Innovative thinking

• Able to work collaboratively with other groups

• Approximately 50% travel requirement depending on project demands

Preferred:

• An advanced degree is a plus

What Will Your Key Responsibilities be

ROLE

• Implement Digital and Data projects across Mars Wrigley North American Region

• Provide innovative engineering solutions to MWNA sites that drive accelerated improvement in TRS PCC Costs Safety Quality and Customer Service Levels

• Utilize resources across local (Site) region and global to accelerate the North American Digital and Data Roadmaps.

• Support the Smart Factory Program

• Design End-To-End Architecture

• Create Site Engagement

• Perform Site Assessments

• Perform Physical OT Integration (Installation)

• Perform OT-IT Integration & Activate Use Case

• Perform control systems project engineering when required to support digital and data initiatives

• Change Management (Training & Reinforcement)

• Support of Deployed Application to further realize value

DIGITAL KNOWLEDGE

• Advance Digital Maturity across the North American region by: --Developing industry and product specific relevant technical skills Motivate fellow associates by introducing high quality solutions that protect the integrity of our product

• Developing a User-Centric digital culture. (Ensuring digital projects & tools are fit for purpose and work for the end user)

• Understanding of Digital Twin Digital and Data Technologies and how they can be used to improve manufacturing and business performance

• Owns the vision and long-term strategy of a range of digital products in the space of Digital and Data ensuring it meets the global manufacturing digitalization strategy

BUSINESS

• Ensure delivery of assigned objectives for scope time budget cash flow and value creation

• Maintain the project adherence to scope deliverables and critical success factors

• Communicate with the digital project steering team to ensure project objectives are achieved

• Seek and apply appropriate technology to gain and sustain technical competitive advantage

• Seek and support lean ways of working and apply lean principles in the engineering process and as a project deliverable

• Understand and make decisions to improve business measurements such as Economic Profit (EP) etc.

• Understand the impact and value creation of digital technologies in the manufacturing site

• Responsible for delivering the business outcomes and determine ways to discover and validate real customer and business value based on success criteria

• Is the connector between the business teams the DT Teams regional engineering teams global engineering teams MES teams and site teams

FUNCTIONAL

• Continuously improve technical knowledge

• Depending on project parameters personally design systems and select hardware or direct third-party engineering firms providing design services to meet their contract deliverables

• Continuously improve personal efficiency and performance to provide value added engineering

• Partner with the Value Stream leadership to supervise all commissioning validation and start-up activities for digital projects. Additionally work according to Global CVS best practices change management processes and manage the handover process for the project

• Provide advanced problem-solving analysis and resolution data tracking to identify continuous improvement opportunities and coordinate training

• Support safety and security policies

• Contribute innovative ideas to provide competitive advantage

• Identify protect and expand intellectual property of corporation

• Ensure the successful deployment of the new capability

• Partner with Mars DT to ensure successful Digital Twin systems upgrades

• Organize and coordinate the E2E testing the knowledge transfer the communication to achieve a successful end user adoption of the change

• Govern & maintain process documentation of their products

• Train operators on the business process changes driven by Digital Twin products

• Support Core training material and job aids development

LEADERSHIP

• Support project objectives and challenge activities not aligned with those objectives

• Directly manage all assigned project work

• Understand and support the Five Principles Vision to Win and the Winning Environment

• Effectively monitor and improve a safe work environment

• Ensure delivery of quality work

• Actively plan and participate in project activities

• Effectively and efficiently communicate facilitate coordinate and prioritize all activities for digital projects

What Can You Expect From Mars

• Work with diverse and talented Associates all guided by the Five Principles.

• Join a purpose-driven company where were striving to build the world we want tomorrow today.

• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one including access to our in-house Mars University.

• An industry-competitive salary and benefits package including a company bonus.

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The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is between the range listed below however base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors including but not limited to job-related knowledge skills and total compensation package for this position will include variable pay medical and dental benefits participation in 401k plan and paid time off of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.