Senior Project Engineer

at Pernod Ricard USA in Elgin, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Senior Project Engineer
Your Manager: Head of Engineering Projects (North)
Team: Production, Engineering North
Location: Miltonduff, you will be expected
to travel to other sites in Moray and Orkney regularly, according to business needs

Be part of something big
We are Pernod Ricard, a leading company in the global wines and spirits industry with over 19,000 employees globally. We own 16 of the world's top 100 Spirits Brands and hold one of the most prestigious and comprehensive brand portfolios in the industry with 240 premium brands available in over 160 countries, including: Absolut vodka, Ballantine's, Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies, Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater, Malfy and Monkey 47 gins, Malibu liqueur, Mumm and Perrier-Jouet champagnes as well Jacob's Creek, Brancott Estate and Campo Viejo wines.

Here in the UK
In the UK, Pernod Ricard is made up of 4 businesses:
Chivas Brothers, the largest brand company in the Group, responsible for the production and management of our award-winning Scotch whisky portfolio
Pernod Ricard UK, which markets, sells and distributes our products in the UK market.
Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail, the global and EMEA home of the group's duty free, air travel and cruises business.
The Absolut Group, the brand owner of our global white spirits portfolio, whose Gin brand unit and Business Acceleration team sit in London.

We are an organisation of 2,000 employees in the UK, headquartered in London, in a brand-new office designed with sustainability, 'conviviality' and collaboration in mind. We also have offices in Scotland and various distilleries and production sites across the UK from Plymouth to London to Speyside.

Your new team
This position sits in our Chivas Brothers business. At Chivas Brothers, our 1,600-strong team across 27 sites is committed to upholding the heritage of Scotch and ensuring its sustainable future, as well as opening it up to new audiences across the globe.
The scope of Operations stretches from Procurement through conversion (distillation and maturation) and manufacturing (or bottling) to all the downstream Supply Chain activities until the final product is delivered. In addition, Operations play a very active role in Innovation, Talent Development and Operational Risk Management.
Our Production function encompasses everything from the distilling of our products, through to Filling, Maturation, Warehousing, and the final Draining & Vatting. Northern Operations is all our sites across the North of Scotland, this includes 12 Distilleries, Animal Feed and Bio-Plants, Heritage Sites, Bulk Warehousing Sites, Blending and Dispatch terminals, laboratory complex.
The Project Engineering team are responsible for designing and implementing capital investment projects that support business objectives for production growth, carbon reduction, safety, efficiency, and compliance. Individual project values will vary between 50,000 and 75,000,000, with multiple projects running concurrently.

Your unique contribution
The Senior Project Engineer will have full responsibility for Plant and Equipment work package design and vendor management. You will act as lead engineer on large multi-discipline projects and ensure that allocated construction, electrical, control and chemical engineers work to a combined project plan.
You will have five main areas of responsibility:
Project Scoping - to assist in defining and implementing Mechanical and multi-disciplinary Engineering projects.
Project Management - to manage multi-disciplined teams to execute CAPEX projects across all functions assuming responsibility for all aspects from securing of funds through to commissioning and handover. You will take responsibility for budget, timescale, scope, and HS&E compliance to ensure projects are executed to meet business needs.
Project Installation - to specify, design, purchase and supervise the installation of complete projects including co-ordination between the different engineering disciplines.
Improvements - to be responsible for recommending improvements or replacements which will improve reliability, safety, or production. You will proactively seek and develop new systems or methods of working to improve the project execution process and implement across project functions.
Technical Support - to support existing mechanical or chemical systems and ensure requests for change or assistance are satisfied in accordance with existing standards to ensure production is maximised and all modifications are recorded and approved. You will give technical assistance to production and engineering departments in all areas of Mechanical works and assist the Maintenance Manager with plant maintenance.

Who you'll be... For full info follow application link.

Pernod Ricard USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities