Job Description:

Job Description

Position Summary

Do you enjoy developing, influencing, and implementing engineering strategies and standards to improve project planning, execution, and completion?  Are you someone that is looked to as a change agent in bringing teams together for process, packaging, and building/site improvements?  If so, keep reading!  As the Director of Engineering for Wine & Spirts Operations, you will lead teams of engineers and be responsible for multi-million dollar division wide projects across large production sites and manage capital plans to deliver against key business objectives of growth, revenue, product quality, and operational efficiencies.  While providing strategic, as well as day to day leadership and technical guidance to the project engineering organization. You are a natural collaborator bringing internal and external cross functional resources together, ensuring alignment with key stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Portfolio leadership of all aspects of engineering projects to meet capital plan commitments, manage priorities, and maintain key stakeholders aligned and communicated.




• Ensure the engineering project management team understands and meets capital plan commitments, manage priorities, and maintain key stakeholders aligned and communicated.




• Ensure team develops and maintains all project documentation including project plans, status reports, issues, risks, costs, schedules, and quality components across project portfolio, and project documentation is well communicated throughout the lifecycle of projects.




• Collaborate with cross functional team and business stakeholders to manage project scope decisions, critical financial decisions, and change controls, escalate when necessary.




• Manage vendor relationships, performance, and project expectations.




• Responsible for leading the planning, justification, and execution of Capital Projects in project portfolio, in conjunction with Director of Engineering Support Services.




• Support contract development and execution for all projects in project portfolio in conjunction with Director of Engineering Support Services.




• Develop a culture of high performance, lead the professional development of team members and guide engineering colleagues on best practices




• Lead change management efforts to continuously improve existing project management processes and better integrate engineering into business unit decision making




• Lead capital engineering managers and engineers to meet project and portfolio commitments.




• Responsible for understanding and complying with applicable quality, environmental and safety regulatory considerations. If accountable for the work of others, responsible for ensuring their understanding and compliance.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or equivalent discipline




• Master’s degree




• PMP certification




• 8+ years of experience managing engineering, maintenance and/or operations related projects (i.e. yields, quality, OEE, automation, facilities, compliance, etc.) in a manufacturing environment




• 5+ years’ experience of developing and managing high performance teams




• Travel: 25-50%, visiting wineries, distilleries and vendors




• Demonstrated ability to project manage multi-million dollars, complex and multi-phase projects




• Strong analytical skills, planning skills, and ability to prioritize work effectively




• Proficient in at least 1 of these 4 areas of engineering: Process Engineering, Packaging Engineering, Controls/Automation, or Building Construction




• Excellent communications and influencing skills




• Results oriented change agent




• Problem solver

Preferred Qualifications

• Fortune 500 CPG, food and/or beverage industry experience




• Lean certification

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

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  Work Environment:

  
  
  
  

  • Works outdoors/indoors

  
  

  • Works in warm/cold climates

  
  

  • Works in high places

  
  

  • Works on wet surfaces

  
  

  • Is exposed to loud noise, fumes and/or toxic chemicals

  
  

  • Works near moving, mechanical parts and lift truck traffic

  
  

  • Must be able to move up to 55 lbs

  
  

  •  Primary office environment may be warehouse/distribution setting

  
  
  
  

• Must be at least 21 years of age. Must be able to sit and/or stand for long periods of time and work on a computer for extended periods. Lifting may be required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position reports to the General Manager of Engineering & Capital and is based in Napa, CA.

Location

Field Office - CA - Napa/Sonoma/Solano

Additional Locations

Field Office - CA - San Joaquin/Madera/El Dorado/Fresno/Mariposa/Merced/Nevada/Placer/Sacramento/Stanislaus/Tuolumne/Yolo

Job Type

Full time

Job Area

Operations and Production

The salary range for this role is:

$127,500.00 - $211,200.00

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, the prevailing minimum wage for the location, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs. We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and any other benefits to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Equal Opportunity

Constellation Brands is committed to a continuing program of equal employment opportunity. All persons have equal employment opportunities with Constellation Brands, regardless of their sex, race, color, age, religion, creed, sexual orientation, national origin or citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), marital status, gender (including gender identity or gender expression), familial status, military or veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related conditions (or any other group or category within the framework of the applicable discrimination laws and regulations).

Not sure you meet all qualifications? Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

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