What are you planning to snack on throughout your day? Whether it’s the peanuts in your chocolate bar or the nuts/dried fruit you’ve purchased from Woolies, it’s highly likely that Scalzo Foods helped get them into your pantry.

Come join one of Australia’s fastest growing and innovative businesses in the industry! We are an agile, growth orientated team that focusses on adding value to the delivery of quality products, great service and mutually beneficial partnerships.

Our talented teams of industry experts work closely to drive our passion for consumer insights and market trends, our intricate understanding of domestic and global supply chains and the delivery of forward-thinking solutions for our customers!

Dedicated to staying ahead of the trends, we actively research into consumer insights, recent product concepts, facilitate innovation for our customers whilst still reflecting our core pillars of family and food.

We are on the hunt for a highly self-motivated and curious

Project Engineer

to join our Melbourne team.

You will be responsible for managing both the strategic and day to day project planning and engineering initiatives. The majority of the projects will be focused on capital automation, process reengineering, new product line design and automation/expansion activities.

A normal day in the role of the Project Engineer includes:

Identifying problems or opportunities to support the increased efficiency of manufacturing and operations

Performing overall quality control (budgets, schedules, plans) and report regularly on projects status

Preparing, scheduling, coordinating and monitoring the assigned engineering projects

Interacting daily with internal stakeholders to interpret their needs and requirements and represent them in the projects

Reviewing engineering deliverables and initiating appropriate corrective actions





Making recommendations of necessary action plans and ensuring accurate and timely reporting standards are maintained throughout projects

Communicating to management as needed on major projects in the business

Establishing relationships with operations management to facilitate the coordination and execution of project work

Monitoring compliance to applicable codes, practices, QA/QC policies, performance standards and specifications

Sound like something that you would love to be a part of? Well, take a look at what we provide our team here at Scalzo Foods:

A bonus scheme and structure

Wellbeing days to ensure you're taking time to recharge however you choose to!

Leave options including paid parental leave, volunteer leave and study leave

Career progression and the opportunity to build a career across multiple functions in Aus/NZ

EAP support and insurance options

Brand new, state of the art workspace

Recognition of our team milestones and achievements through reward and recognition

We are invested in our local communities through fundraising, events, and volunteering

Social events and more!

To be in the running for this role, you should have:

Demonstrated Project Engineering experience

Strong understanding of FMCG manufacturing operations and requirements within project environments

Experience working cross functionally with engineering, operations, quality, procurement and other stakeholders

Food industry experience is preferred

A passion for culture!

Initiative! You are autonomous and a self-starter

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

An open, curious and optimistic outlook; you’re a problem solver

A genuine passion for making a difference to help improve the way our customers work

Excitement to learn and be exposed to different capabilities and experiences within the business

Scalzo Foods is committed to nurturing, creating and building a diverse environment. We welcome all applications from all walks of life.

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📌 Project Engineer (Port Phillip City)
🏢 Scalzo Food Industries
📍 Port Phillip City