AddressJob Location: Augusta
Company description
Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 40,000 dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.
About the Role:
You have always loved it, now be part of it!
Ferrero North America is thrilled to be launching its Industrial Graduate Program (IGP), a career acceleration program, which seeks to groom top new graduate talent into the future leaders of Ferrero food manufacturing.
What to Expect
The IGP offers a comprehensive 3-year journey, which will prepare you for a career with Ferrero through mentorship, technical on-the-job training, as well as a supplementary training curriculum to support your development. This program embodies the Learning by Doing spirit of Ferrero, and will introduce you to the industrial setting, learning the “Ferrero Way” and exploring industrial career path opportunities.
This 3-year program will include the first 2 years in the Home location and the 3rd and final year on a rotation to a different plant with Ferrero North America to expand your breadth of experience with the company and in Manufacturing.
Ferrero’s Augusta bakery, home to iconic brands like Keebler® Famous Amos®, and Murray Sugar Free® is looking for a Jr. Project Engineer to join our team!
As a Jr. Project Engineer, you will work closely with the Engineering team supporting the execution of investment projects from concept to design, execution, commissioning and start-up. In close collaboration with the Engineering team, you will support plant scheduling, people safety, food safety, budget control, quality control and constructability.
This position will start September 2024.
Main Responsibilities:
- Develop simple drawings and sketches using AutoCAD 2D - 3D, and technical specifications as part of feasibility studies
- Prepare tender packages and participate in the tender phase for the selection of external suppliers
- Liaise with and monitor external contractor activities (i.e. engineering companies, machines providers, general contractors, etc.)
- Monitor project costs and time schedule
- Develop template and tools for project portfolio management
- Support construction management and daily tasks such as contractor training, SPA management and quality oversight
- Attend project review meetings and plant/project update review meetings
- Manage project punch lists
- Manage asset disposals
- Create centerlines and procedures for new equipment
Who we are looking for:
- Recent graduate (Bachelor’s or Master’s) in the last 12 months
- Mechanical, industrial, automation, mechatronics engineering education or other engineering stream
- Capable of collaborating in a team setting and efficiently managing workload priorities
- Curious and proactive, ready to ask questions, reaching out for assistance, and locating the necessary information or solutions.
- Prior exposure or experience in a manufacturing environment will be considered an asset
How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero:
Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.
Diversity Statement
Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.
Ferrero N.A. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.
