Project Engineer

Join our team as a Project Engineer at L'Oréal Colombia!

Location: Bogota Plant, Colombia

Contract Type: Full-time

Experience Level: Mid-Senior Professional

Are you ready to design the future of beauty and transform manufacturing?At L'Oréal, we don't just create beauty products; we lead the industry through technology, innovation, and sustainability. Today, we are looking for a passionate, highly technical, and agile Project Engineer to join our Engineering team at the Bogota Plant.

Your main mission will be to lead and execute industrial engineering projects from end to end, ensuring the optimization of our production lines under the highest standards of safety, quality, and sustainability.

What will your main challenges be?

• CAPEX Project Leadership: Design, quote, and execute engineering projects (infrastructure, processes, automation, or packaging), ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery.
• Continuous Improvement & Automation: Identify optimization opportunities in our production lines and implement technologies that drive the plant's operational efficiency.
• Sustainability in Action: Ensure every project is aligned with our L'Oréal for the Future commitments (reducing carbon footprint, water stewardship, and energy optimization).
• EHS & Contractor Management: Supervise the safe execution of works on-site, fostering a zero-accident culture with external suppliers and contractors.
• Multidisciplinary Synergy: Collaborate closely with Production, EHS, Quality, and Procurement teams to guarantee a flawless transition of projects into daily operations.
  
  

What profile are we looking for?

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Chemical, Industrial Engineering, or related fields.
• Required Experience:
• A minimum of 4 years of experience in similar roles.
• Proven experience participating in or leading engineering projects within fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) manufacturing plants, the pharmaceutical industry, and/or companies manufacturing industrial production equipment.
• Technical Skills:
• Strong knowledge of industrial project management, engineering methodologies, and budget control.
• Proficiency in design and planning tools (AutoCAD, MS Project, or equivalent).
• Solid understanding of Industrial Safety and Environment (EHS) regulations.
• Soft Skills: Excellent communication skills, strong leadership with teams and contractors, result-oriented mindset, and sharp problem-solving skills in dynamic environments.
• Languages: Professional proficiency in English is highly valued (for interacting with global teams and international equipment suppliers).
  

What do we offer?

• A dynamic, diverse, and highly technological work environment.
• Real opportunities for professional growth and career paths in a leading multinational company.
• An attractive corporate benefits package.
• The chance to be part of a company deeply committed to sustainability and positive social impact.
  
  

Do you want to be the driving force behind innovation at our plant?

Click "Apply" and start your journey with us!