Project Engineer

About Us

As a leading provider of high-quality food and beverage ingredients, we work with farming communities across the globe to grow, source and produce ingredients that are good for consumers, farmers, and the world around us.  We supply household food brands and manufacturers worldwide with cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts and spices ingredients which are often grown on our own farms and estates and sourced from hundreds of thousands of farmers across ~50 countries. Along with our diverse manufacturing and innovation capabilities, this means we can provide ingredients for a range of products, from a plant-based latte mix to an almond based snack bar or a dairy-free ice cream.  Making a positive impact on people and planet is a core component of our Purpose, to be the change for good food and a healthy future. With a deep-rooted presence in the countries where our ingredients are grown, we are closer to farmers, enabling better quality, and more reliable, traceable, and transparent supply. And whoever we’re with, whatever we’re doing, we always make it real.

Product Information

Cocoa

We are a leading supplier of cocoa beans and cocoa ingredients, including cocoa powder, cocoa butter, and cocoa liquor, ranking among the top three processors worldwide. We are a cocoa supplier that provides great natural cocoa ingredients to customers all over the world, working with partners across the supply chain to create indulgent treats for consumers while helping to provide a positive future for cocoa. We work closely with our customers to inspire new concepts and solve for challenges they face in developing new cocoa products for their consumers, while delivering value to their business. Building on two decades of supporting farmers and cocoa-growing communities, around the world, we launched Cocoa Compass in October 2019, with the report published in 2024 winning Sustainability Report of the Year at the UK Green Business Awards! It sets challenging goals to tackle the key issues facing the cocoa supply chain by 2030, with interim milestones for action. We are proud to have already achieved, in 2020, 100% traceability and deforestation monitoring in our direct cocoa supply chain. We source from nine regions across Africa, South America and Asia and operate processing, milling, and refining facilities close to major consumption markets in Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Our cocoa brand portfolio includes deZaan, with over 100 years of excellence, Unicao, Joanes, Macao, Husyman, as well as Britannia specialty fats

Job Purpose

Planning, coordinating, and executing engineering projects from inception to completion, ensuring they meet technical specifications, quality standards, quality standards and budgetary and timeline constraints.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for all projects drawings and engineering drawings for maintenance planning purposes
• Responsible for updating factory as built drawings and P&ID drawings.
• Responsible for filling all project documentation.
• Field supervision of projects
• Prepare, schedule, coordinate and monitor assigned projects.
• Monitor and control compliance to safety, environment, and QA/QC policies.
• Monitor and control compliance to performance standards and specifications.
• Interact daily with the process owners to interpret their needs and requirements and represent them in the field.
• Monitor and control project schedule, plans, personnel’s performance, and report daily on project status.
• Cooperate and communicate effectively with project manager and other project participants to ensure efficient project methods and to maintain projects deliverables attained on the first-time right basis.
• Reviewing the tasks and initiating the necessary corrections.
• Developing specifications for assigned projects.

Essential Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline (Mechanical, Industrial, or Electrical are common in Manufacturing). A Master's degree or PMP certification is a plus.
• Proven experience as a Project Engineer within a Manufacturing environment with a minimum of 3-5 years.
• Technical Skills: Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, engineering principles, and relevant industry standards. Proficiency in CAD software, MS Project, and other project management tools is required.
• Soft Skills: Excellent communication (written and verbal), leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills. The ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work under pressure is critical.

ofi is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to racial or ethnic origin, color, age, religion or belief, sex, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. 

Applicants are requested to complete all required steps in the application process including providing a resume/CV in order to be considered for open roles.