Project Engineer, Richlands (12 Month Contract)
Candidatar-meWe are Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP). We have 39,000 people serving 4 million customers in 31 markets. We combine the strength and scale of a large, multi-national business with an expert, local knowledge of the customers we serve and communities we support. We invest, employ, manufacture, and distribute locally.
In Australia, our portfolio includes the Coca-Cola family of products and well-loved brands such as Sprite, Fanta, Monster and Mother Energy, Mount Franklin, Powerade, Billson’s, and Grinders Coffee.
Project Engineer - 12 month fixed term contract
We are Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) – a dedicated team of 42,000 people, serving customers in 31 countries. We work together to make, move, and sell, some of the world’s most loved drinks.
We are a global business and one of the leading consumer goods companies in the world. We help our 2.1 million customers grow and are constantly investing in exciting new products, innovative technologies, and fresh ideas. This helps us to delight the 600 million people who enjoy our drinks every day.
Our well-known portfolio in Australia includes the Coca-Cola family of products, as well as loved brands like Sprite, Fanta, Mount Franklin, Powerade, Monster and Grinders Coffee.
About your new role…
We have a great opportunity to join our team in Richlands on a 12 month fixed term contract. Reporting to the Engineering Manager in Queensland, you will work as part of a small collaborative team to provide effective end to end management of multiple capital projects. The role also provides site engineering support to meet business requirements.
Let’s talk about you…
- Degree qualified, ideally with experience in Factory Automation or Process Engineering.
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience in a manufacturing or operations sector
- Experience in FMCG, ideally within beverage processing and packaging
- You will have experience in complex projects including exposure to the different aspects of the project life cycle
- Demonstrated experience in effectively managing and influencing multiple level stakeholders
What will you be doing?
- Manage Projects from concept to handover including scope, time, budget, risk and stakeholder management
- Apply technical knowledge and experience to the review of proposals and designs to ensure optimal outcomes for CCEP
- Evaluate, Plan and implement capital works and major maintenance (capital) work to meet or improve business performance.
- Optimise the use of external resources on tasks through the development of accurate specification of work, effective contractor management, supervision and planning.
- Deliver timely solutions to projects for CCEP’s Supply Chain in line with the operations objectives
- Work with site engineering providing technical support as required
Qualifications/ Licences
- Degree qualified, ideally with experience in FMCG Factory Automation or Process Engineering.
- Recognised Project Management post graduate qualification would be well regarded
Applications close Friday 30th October, 2026
What’s in it for you?
- Working with one of the world’s most recognisable brands.
- Free monthly product allowances to share with family and friends (including Coca-Cola, Mount Franklin, Grinders, Monster, and more!).
- Access to our corporate benefits including Fitness Passport & discounts with our many diverse customers including Microsoft, Lenovo, Hertz, GoGet and Estee Lauder.
- Free counselling for you and your family via our EAP helpline as part of our commitment to well-being.
Coca-Cola Europacific is committed to the health and safety of all employees and to equal employment opportunity for all employees to ensure that our employees have a safe work environment that is also free of discrimination and harassment.
This obligation may also extend to include a pre-employment health evaluation process that is aimed at determining if prospective new employees are able to safely undertake the inherent requirements of the role without putting themselves or others at risk.
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Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is committed to an inclusive, equitable and safe workplace where everyone is supported. If you need any accessibility adjustments during the process, please let us know. Your wellbeing matters to us.
When you join CCEP, you’re stepping into a global organisation known for developing exceptional talent. We invest deeply in learning, mobility and long-term growth, creating an environment where your ambition is backed and your career can thrive.
This role is subject to standard pre-employment checks, which may include references, working rights, background checks and/or medical assessments.