Project Engineer

About Thomas Foods International

Family owned since 1988, Thomas Foods International (TFI) is one of Australia's largest food businesses. With teams across Australia, the US, Canada, China, Japan and Europe, the Thomas Foods brands and business partnerships grow, supply, and distribute premium meat and seafood all over the world. TFI is an organisation that truly embodies its values-driven philosophy and positive working culture. Now is the perfect time to join this innovative, growing global business.

Our mission is to feed families globally, through premium quality products, exceptional service and sustainable practices

The Opportunity

We are seeking a motivated and experienced Project Engineer to join a busy team in our Rose Park office. With a focus on Brownfield projects across our 5 process plants, we design and manage all our projects inhouse. With multiple role projects live at any one time, you’ll get involved in R&D, modernisation, site expansion, process engineering, production optimisation and end of life projects; and much more.

The position requires strong attention to detail, problem solving, time management skills, effective communication with stakeholders, and the ability to manage and coordinate with geographically diverse sites with multiple projects.

About The Role

• Geographically diverse process plants in SA, Vic and NSW

• Multiple projects live at any one time

• In house design using AutoCAD

• GMP and HACCP meat processing environment

• All aspects of the project is inhouse, so you can develop your skills

• Stakeholder engagement and reporting

What We Are Looking For

• A degree in Mechanical, Industrial or Mechatronic Engineering is considered essential

• Experience Brownfield Project Engineering

• Familiarity with a number of project management methodologies and tools

• Capability to co-ordinate multiple projects at a time

• Strong experience in a GMP and HACCP manufacturing environment

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills

• Able to travel to various sites as required

• Must hold a valid Australian drivers licence

Due to our continued growth, we appreciate and are humbled that we have received a lot of attention and applications. But please understand that this role is NOT suitable for Graduate or recent graduate level candidates. Likewise, to balance the skills and knowledge of the Project team, you MUST have one of the above listed engineering qualifications.

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, we would love for you to apply for the position. DO NOT APPLY via this email, but if you have questions, please contact Craig Hartley at *************@thomasfoods.com

The successful person will need to complete a pre-employment Medical Examination - including Q fever vaccination, fitness, drug and alcohol testing.

We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time. You must have full Australian work rights to be considered for this role.

We are not accepting recruitment agency candidates or queries for this role at this time.