Lactalis American Group is currently seeking candidates to join our Engineering team in Buffalo, NY.
Lactalis, the world leader in dairy, is a family-owned business with more than 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals worldwide, committed to nurturing the future by providing healthy and delicious dairy products that bring people together every day. We offer an enviable range of dairy brands including Galbani®, Président®, Kraft® Natural Cheese, Cracker Barrel®, Black Diamond®, Parmalat®, Siggi’s®, and Stonyfield Organic® in addition to several brands imported from our affiliates in Europe.
At Lactalis, our core values of AMBITION, ENGAGEMENT, and SIMPLICITY are at the heart of everything we do. We are dedicated to building a safe, diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace and we know that our candidates come from many different backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job posting, we still encourage you to apply and share with us your STORY, your PASSION, and your EXPERTISE! You may be just the perfect candidate for this or other roles within our company.
Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities.
From your PASSION to ours
Summary
The Project Specialist will be the point person for all Lactalis American Group Capital Expenditure project administration. They will need to ensure accuracy and proper flow of the documents through the approval process and throughout the life of the project. The project specialist will own communication of the status of the projects to both the plant and the corporate teams.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Will own the project documentation for capital expenditure (Capex) projects. Maintaining, updating, and developing the Capex management documents to track and follow up with the project status
The Project Specialist receives, verifies accuracy, stores, and conveys the Capex documents (Purchase Orders, Invoices & completion forms) to the next steps or send back to the originator (for correction) for the approval process.
Communicate the capex KPIs to plants, engineering teams and management.
Organizes monthly, quarterly, and yearly meetings for the corporate & plants (NY, WI, ID & CA) engineering teams.
Work with plant accounting teams
Serve an active role in the annual budget process.
Contribute to Continuous Improvement efforts by recommending process improvements
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these Essential Duties and Responsibilities.
Requirements
Qualifications:
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Experience
3 years related experience required
Experience working on capital expenditure projects is preferred
Experience in finance or accounting is a plus
Specialized Knowledge
Microsoft Office Suite, Advanced Excel skills; macros, pivot tables
Skills / Abilities
Strong attention to detail
Ability to analyze files and verify accuracy
Effectively communicate to internal and external customers
Prioritization, organization, time management, and follow-up skills
Salary Description
$58,500 - $74,000
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Project Management and Information Technology
Industries
Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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