Capital Project Manager (Food Ingredients)

Location: New Century, Kansas, USA; onsite at the manufacturing plant

Company

hirify.global develops flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, and health and biosciences solutions, with a focus on sustainable innovation.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end execution of site minor capital programs with portfolios up to $5M and individual projects typically up to $1M.
• Deliver projects from inception through operational handover while following engineering and safety processes.
• Coordinate with operations, maintenance, engineering, technology, safety, quality, and procurement teams.
• Drive design development, constructability, safety-in-design, cost control, scheduling, forecasting, and monthly capital reporting.
• Manage internal resources and external engineering and construction partners.
• Support readiness-to-operate, commissioning, close-out, documentation, financial closure, and site capital planning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent technical experience, including process/chemical, mechanical, electrical, food technology, or biotechnology backgrounds.
• At least 2 years of experience executing capital projects in food, chemical, pharmaceutical, or manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of engineering fundamentals, industry codes, manufacturing systems, scheduling, cost control, and risk management.
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes, utilities, equipment, DCS systems, and Management of Change.
• Ability to manage multiple projects independently and collaborate with cross-functional and external teams.
• Comfort working in a hands-on, onsite manufacturing environment.

Nice to have

• Experience with formal minor capital project processes.
• Knowledge of SAP, capital cost controls, or portfolio management tools.
• OSHA 30 Construction Safety certification or equivalent.

Culture & Benefits

• Projects support food ingredients used by consumers worldwide.
• Safety-first culture and focus on operational excellence.
• Opportunities to develop technical and project leadership capabilities.
• Collaborative, site-based work with direct business impact.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Purpose-driven focus on innovation, sustainability, and inclusion.