Associate Principal Engineer

Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.
You are an internally recognized expert in process development and process engineering and identify, define and solve complex business problems by applying your broad technical and consumer knowledge and in-depth understanding of manufacturing technology related to Mondelēz products. You serve as a senior technical resource for the organization, regularly interacting with senior management.
How you will contribute
You will support development, optimization and specification of processes that deliver consumer benefit through new products, quality improvements and cost savings opportunities. You will develop project objectives, technical approach, project plans, deliverables and timelines to deliver solutions on time and on budget, and execute against these plans, all while providing status updates to stakeholders. As a technical leader for process development and process technologies, you will: continually evolve your business-relevant expertise; define and share technical best practices; influence technical direction for the benefit of the business, and; drive the technical development of people in RDQ through teaching, coaching and mentoring, and identifying future technical leaders.
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Executing bench-top, pilot-scale, and plant-scale process development activities and plant commercialization
• Project management skills that are action-orientated with a demonstrated ability to handle multiple, complex projects, prioritize, and manage budgets, risk and timelines
• Manufacturing operations and process engineering
• Thinking and working globally
• Process background with a demonstrated understanding of statistical, modeling and simulation tools
• Leading technical teams and junior talent to deliver on process innovations and renovations
• Influencing the technical direction of the business to deliver benefit using organizational awareness and clear communication
• Ensure that foundational skills/capabilities keep pace with technology advancements

More about this role
What you need to know about this position:

• You will work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with at least 75% of your activities on the plant floor.
• Your contributions impact product quality, process performance, and cost.
• You are trusted and viewed as the technical SME

What extra ingredients you will bring:

• Creative resourceful solutions
• Collaborative spirit
• Positive / Can do Attitude.
• Flexibility and agility
• Open Communicator
• Curious constant learner
• Self-starter who is results oriented.

Education / Certifications:
BS in Engineering or Food Science required
Job specific requirements:

• 6 years of industry experience required
• Standard PPE (steel toe slip resistant shoes, safety glasses, hearing protection)
• Standard GMPs (hair net, beard guard, no jewelry, no fake nails or nail polish, no lashers, etc.)
• Standing, Walking, climbing stairs, lifting to 50 lbs.

Travel requirements:
As needed by the business
Within Country Relocation support available and for candidates voluntarily moving internationally some minimal support is offered through our Volunteer International Transfer Policy
Business Unit Summary
The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, weproduce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands-including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products -are close at hand for our consumers across the country.
Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.
Job Type
Regular
Process Development & Engineering
Science & Engineering