Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

As a member of a cross functional team, you lead RDQ activities required to complete process design and process deployment for innovation, growth and cost optimization projects across multiple geographies with an emphasis on delivering the desired consumer experience.

How you will contribute

Working independently, you will lead technical work across multiple projects aligned with RDQ, marketing and manufacturing requirements, effectively communicating status and risks. You will also lead activities designed to generate appropriate process information using modelling and simulation, and pilot plant scale up and factory trials in accordance with good manufacturing practice and HACCP requirements. You will be involved with/lead process design and specifications, process scale-up and commissioning and will ensure the effective use of resources, including the use of external agencies. This position requires you to manage stakeholders and to influence decisions based on data analysis and interpretation of results; create and maintain accurate consumer centric process specifications; leverage connections to internal and external technical communities, and; create intellectual property that gives Mondelēz International a competitive advantage.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Process development and/or process deployment ideally in a fast-moving consumer goods environment
• Leading project teams and influencing cross-functional teams
• Planning and delivering on multiple priorities
• Identifying complex technical or business problems and creating and implementing solutions
• Understanding equipment design and manufacturing processes to support process specifications
• Using technical data to influence stakeholders
• Coaching and mentoring others in a process community
• Being a constant champion for the consumer

More about this role

About This Role
The Sr. Engineer II is a critical cross-functional role supporting the North America region (United States and Canada), driving innovation development, brand quality, and manufacturing excellence across our food and confectionery operations. This role serves as a key point of contact for supply chain and financial stakeholders, leads initiatives in productivity improvement, and ensures adherence to the highest manufacturing standards. The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise in food process development, a strong drive for results, and the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse internal and external partners.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead the development and commercialization of new products and processes, from concept through scale-up to full production.
• Ensure all products meet or exceed established brand quality standards across all manufacturing sites.
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency, reduce waste, and optimize cost.
• Develop, maintain, and manage process specifications to ensure consistency and compliance.
• Support ongoing brand integrity by troubleshooting quality issues and driving corrective actions.
• Act as the primary technical liaison between R&D and supply chain operations.
• Partner with finance and engineering on project budgets, capital expenditure (CAPEX) planning, and cost analysis.
• Lead Integrated initiative Management (iiM) projects, coordinating cross-functional teams from initiation to completion.
• Establish and uphold manufacturing standards across all production facilities.
  

Job-Specific Requirements

• 5–7 years of experience in RDQ Product/Process Development, Supply Chain Manufacturing, or Engineering.
• Strong understanding of process design and its impact on product attributes, ideally with hands-on experience in confectionery manufacturing.
• Proven ability to identify, analyze, and resolve complex process and product quality issues.
• Demonstrated experience planning and executing scale-up trials at food manufacturing facilities.
• Experience with capital expenditure projects, including the commissioning of new process equipment and production lines.
  

Education / Certifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering, Food Science, Food Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related engineering/science discipline is required.

Skills & Competencies

• Technical Capability: Deep expertise in food science, process engineering, and manufacturing technologies.
• Business Acumen: Ability to connect technical decisions with business outcomes and financial impact.
• Project Management: Skilled at managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects with competing priorities.
• Priority Setting: Effectively balances competing demands and allocates resources to high-impact activities.
• Planning: Develops clear, actionable project plans and timelines.
• Drive for Results: Consistently delivers outcomes with a sense of urgency and accountability.
• Organizational Agility: Navigates complex organizational structures and leverages internal networks to drive progress.
• Informing: Communicates proactively and transparently with stakeholders at all levels.
• Standing Alone: Demonstrates the courage to take independent positions and make difficult recommendations when necessary.

Travel Requirements

• Up to 30% travel required across Canada, Mexico, the United States, and Turkey.

Salary and Benefits:

The expected base salary range for this position is $93 300 to $116 650 CAD depending on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible to participate in a highly competitive bonus program with a target of 10% with the possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.
Mondelez also offers several generous employee benefits (some subsidized or fully paid for by the company), including health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, and enhanced vacation and holiday entitlements.
AI may be used as part of the recruitment process and in accordance with local laws.
This posting is for a current vacancy.No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

With several brands that are among consumer favourites, including Cadbury, OREO, Christie and Maynards, we are one of the largest snack companies in Canada. Many of our iconic brands are ranked first, second or third in their categories, and our manufacturers and pastry chefs have an enviable mission to create and manufacture chocolate, cookies, crackers and candy in our iconic factories and locations across Ontario. A company with many ambitious growth targets, we have invested close to $250 million in our Ontario plants in recent years alone; We run marketing campaigns promoting innovative products such as Cadbury Dark Milk tablets and OREO Birthday Cake and Peppermint Bark cookies. Our community of more than 2,683 employees is present across Canada and our head office is in Toronto. Passion and dedication characterize our Company. We encourage all our employees to be themselves at work, to speak out and to encourage diversity in all areas of activity. In addition, we foster a flexible work environment and place great importance on the notions of trust and empathy to promote a true sense of belonging.

Mondelez welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates with disabilities taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Please note that the term "accommodation" in this posting means changes that are made in order to meet the needs of a person with disabilities and not lodging.

Job Type

RegularProcess Development & EngineeringScience & Engineering