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Nufarm. Evolving Ag.
Nufarm is a global crop protection and seeds technologies company that helps farmers and businesses meet the global challenges of food, feed, fibre and food production.
Whether it’s commercialising the world’s first plant-based omega-3, launching precision agricultural solutions, unlocking biomass oils for more sustainable fuels and fast-moving consumer goods, launching innovative new crop protection solutions or delivering the crop and seed solutions farmers depend on every day, Nufarm is evolving with agriculture to drive value for customers.
Your Future, Fueled by Innovation
Based in Laverton North at our Pipe Road chemical manufacturing facility, we’re looking to engage two Project Engineers with E&I, Mechanical or Process experience within our Project Management Team. In the role you will be accountable for the activities and coordination of the project scoping, preliminary and detail design, cost estimation and execution plan of capital projects and act as subject matter expert in your field.
Employee Share Plan (Shares in Nufarm!)
Health Benefits!
Onsite Café!
Great Team and ability to work within Agchem in Australia!
How You’ll Help Us Grow
Complete tender process for all projects to ensure all resources (materials and contractors) are engaged within budget and timeframes
Prepare plans, resources and contractors for all assigned CAPEX projects
Plan, coordinate and supervise all contractors for each project assigned
Conduct reviews and validate project installations and all required documentation
Ensure compliance with government, health & safety, environmental, equipment integrity and maintainability standards are met in all work performed by position
Active participation in Management of Change (MOC), Unusual Incident Report (Unusual Incident Report) or IR (Injury Report), Hazops and other process safety requirements
Leading a culture of continuous improvement in department by encouraging and giving suggestions, ideas and use of RCA (Root Cause Analysis) to improve equipment reliability, efficiency, and design
Help elevate and maintain best practice Standards for installations
Support the preparation of the project scope and estimates by providing engineering and technical input in conjunction with client requirements
Monitoring budget & schedule compliance and trend tracking for capital projects under management
Consider Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), Precision Maintenance and Total Productive Maintenance and Six Sigma during the design and execution of all capital projects under supervision
Pursue minimum total cost of ownership in design of capital project by balancing lowest life cycle cost vs. lowest installed cost.
Ensure all modifications/additions to equipment, drawings and data sheets are captured in appropriate databases and project files, preventative maintenance program as required after completion of projects is recorded and entered into the asset management system (MEX)
Complete project closeouts and handover to operations
Could This Be You?
You’re Tertiary qualified in Engineering and bring extensive experience in manufacturing equipment reliability and a strong knowledge of Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) and Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM).
You have a strong scientific approach to solving problems, the ability to make data-based decisions, and you’re comfortable working in a team environment with a high degree of initiative and self-motivation.
If you want to be a part of a thriving, supportive environment and are inspired by the prospect of being a part of something bigger, we’d love to hear from you. Nufarm is proud to be recognised as an endorsed employer of choice for all women by Work180.
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