Project Engineering Manager - Biscuits

Project Engineering Manager Biscuits

Role Purpose

The role is responsible for conceptualizing, designing, and developing world-class biscuit manufacturing lines from scratch, with a strong focus on cost competitiveness, scalability, energy efficiency, and future flexibility.

This position owns the front-end engineering and capital approval journey—from concept definition through layouting, mass balancing, vendor evaluation, and CAPEX estimation—ensuring that projects are technically robust and commercially competitive before moving into execution.

This is a strategic engineering role, not a plant operations or execution-heavy role.

Key Responsibilities

Front-End Engineering & Conceptualization

Conceptualize biscuit manufacturing lines from first principles based on business needs (capacity, product mix, cost targets).

Define:

• Line type and configuration
• Line size and throughput
• Technology choices for biscuit categories (glucose, sandwich biscuits, cakes / adjacent bakery).

Develop line architecture that enables:

• Product variants
• Future upgrades and modifications
• Scalability without significant rework.
• Layouting, Mass Balancing & Technical Design
• Own detailed plant and line layouts, material flow, and space optimization.
• Perform mass balance and capacity calculations across processes.
• Define utility requirements (power, steam, compressed air, water, energy usage).
• Ensure designs are fit-for-purpose, cost-efficient, and not over-engineered
• CAPEX Planning & Capital Governance
• Prepare CAPEX estimates, cost models, and technical justifications.
• Drive projects up to AR Capital approval stage.

Ensure capital proposals are:

• Cost competitive
• Energy efficient
• Aligned to long-term manufacturing strategy.
• Support leadership with data-driven inputs for capital decision-making.
• Vendor & Technology Ecosystem Management
• Identify, evaluate, and engage with biscuit equipment OEMs and engineering partners.
• Compare global vs local technology options to drive best value.
• Develop strong understanding of:
• Vendor capabilities
• Proven vs emerging technologies
• Cost and performance trade-offs.
• Ensure selected solutions deliver competitive advantage in manufacturing.
• Governance During Installation & Commissioning : While execution, installation, and commissioning are led by external vendors and execution teams, this role will:
• Govern technical adherence to approved designs
• Support issue resolution during commissioning
• Ensure line performance meets approved specifications.
• Travel to plants during critical commissioning phases as required.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration

Work closely with:

• R&D (product/process requirements)
• Operations (operability, maintainability)
• Quality & Food Safety
• Finance (capital governance and approvals).
• Ensure smooth transition from design to execution to operations.

Experience & Background Required

Mandatory

• 8–15 years of experience in biscuit manufacturing engineering / project engineering.

Hands-on experience in:

• Conceptualizing and setting up biscuit manufacturing lines
• Front-end engineering, layouting, and mass balancing
• CAPEX estimation and capital approval processes.
• Prior exposure to installation and commissioning of biscuit lines (even if current role is design-focused).

Deep technical knowledge of:

• Biscuit processes (mixing, forming, baking, cooling, packaging)
• Line flexibility, efficiency, and energy optimization.
• Strong familiarity with biscuit equipment vendors and technology landscape.

Preferred

• Experience across multiple biscuit categories (glucose, sandwich, cakes).
• Exposure to large-scale FMCG or bakery manufacturing environments.
• Experience working with OEMs specializing in biscuit lines.

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor’s/Masters degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering (mandatory).

Within Country Relocation support available and for candidates voluntarily moving internationally some minimal support is offered through our Volunteer International Transfer Policy

Business Unit Summary

Mondelez India Foods Private Limited (formerly Cadbury India Ltd.) has been in India for over 70 years, making sure our mouth-watering and well-loved local and global brands such as Cadbury chocolates, Bournvita and Tang powdered beverages, Oreo and Cadbury Bournvita biscuits, and Halls and Cadbury Choclairs Gold candies get safely into our customers hands—and mouths. Headquartered in Mumbai, the company has more than 3,300 employees proudly working across sales offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai and in manufacturing facilities at Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, at our global Research & Development Technical Centre and Global Business Hub in Maharashtra and in a vast distribution network across the country. We are also proud to be recognised by Avatar as the Best Companies for Women in India in 2019 – the fourth time we’ve received this award.

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type

Regular

Project Engineering

Science & Engineering