Senior Project Engineering Specialist

About this role

Join Riverside Natural Foods Ltd., a Canadian-based, family-owned, and globally operating business, committed to leaving the world better than we found it. As a B-Corp certified, Triple-Bottom Line company, we proudly manufacture nutritious, 'better-for-you' snacks such as MadeGood and GOOD TO GO. We value teamwork, humility, respect, ownership, adaptability, grit, and fun.

We’re on an ambitious mission to double our business by 2030, and we need talented individuals like you to help us reach new heights. At Riverside, you’ll have the opportunity to chart your own path to success while contributing to ours. We believe anything worth doing is worth doing right, and our values will guide us through the rugged terrain – and yes, it will get rough. But that’s what makes the journey worthwhile.

So, lace up your boots and let’s tackle the climb together.

You can learn more about us at www.riversidenaturalfoods.com.

Purpose:

As a Sr Project Engineering Specialist, you enhance the company’s performance by:

• Designing and implementing new manufacturing and packaging processes in accordance to GMP

• Initiating and executing capacity expansion projects

• Providing subject matter expertise in new equipment introduction and project management

• Reducing manufacturing costs through automation and continuous improvement

• Increasing the OEE of existing processes

• Demonstrating stakeholder and contractor management

• Establishing ways of working to execute innovations right first time

• Providing coaching and mentoring to team members and colleagues

Primary Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate and uphold Riverside’s Core Values

• Lead project origination, evaluation, vendor selection and negotiation activities through to commissioning

• Project management in developing and executing project justification, risk analysis, cost estimates, budget management, timelines, scope management, and ROI.

• Scope and develop comprehensive capital budget in a formal project investment proposal

• Prepare User Requirement Specifications (URS) for new equipment and participate in Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), installation, and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT)

• Generate technical bid packages for contractors prior to project execution

• Design equipment/plant layout in conjunction with stakeholders with safety, ergonomics, efficiency and material/people flow in mind.

• Manage contractors and stakeholders through effective communication and ways of working

• Establish and execute handover processes to ensure innovations are executed right first time

• Collaborate with all departments to identify opportunities and execute efficiently

• Demonstrates OWNERSHIP by originating and implementing continuous improvement projects with a sense of urgency

• Pursue learning opportunities that will assist the company in launching new products and deploying new technologies

• Keeps the work atmosphere FUN by keeping it light and welcoming

• Other related duties as assigned

Education and Qualifications:

• Minimum 8 years experience in capital project management in the CPG industry (Food Manufacturing preferred)

• Passion for the food industry and the field of engineering

• Experience working with cross-functional teams to meet project deliverables

• Experience working in a plant manufacturing environment

• Undergraduate degree in Engineering, PEng an asset

• Proficient in AutoCAD and MS Office

• TEAM player with a positive attitude

• PASSIONATE with a positive attitude with a desire to learn and collaborate

• Exceptional time management and organizational skills, self-starter with a high level of initiative and ADAPTABILITY

• Demonstrates HUMILITY throughout the company on a daily basis

• Aptitude to exhibit, RESPECT and protect Riverside’s Core Values in a changing environment

Please note this role is an existing vacancy.

Salary Range
$90,000—$119,000 CAD

At Riverside, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation and job posting practices. The range above reflects the target compensation for the position at the time of posting. Exact compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education, and training, as well as other organizational needs, while balancing internal equity.

What we expect:

• Values-led: You’ll be a member of a thoughtful and compassionate team that prioritizes respect, teamwork and resourcefulness along with a good dash of fun. Sometimes, even making granola bars is hard, and life’s too short to take ourselves so seriously that we don’t enjoy the journey.

• Unparalleled experiences and opportunities: We’re still determining who we are and what we can be. Help us shape what this organization will look like and what we’ll offer the world, into the future. This means rolling up your sleeves and sometimes building the process – fast! – while employing it. At Riverside, progress occasionally means proceeding imperfectly, and we’re okay with that, as long as we’re staying true to our values and learning and improving along the way.

• Access to everyone: We’re a flat organization with few silos which means you’ll have full access to everyone from our founders to our production staff. Even when employees dress up, they wear steel-toed shoes. So don’t be shy. Speak up, share your ideas and go places you normally wouldn’t – like the plant, or the boardroom.

• Personal development: We’ll support and empower you to chart your own path and reach any heights you set for yourself. Career paths at Riverside are carved by the people walking on them, not dictated by leaders. Count on us to give you the training and tools to grow and progress.

• Gratitude: As a growing business, we can’t always offer formal recognition like awards programs, but we do show our true gratitude and appreciation. At Riverside, we’re all in this together and we value you.

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