Project Engineer

Location: IL, TN or Remote

Last Updated: 06/23/2023

Fantastic opportunity to work for a growing food company with solid people first values!  We need a strong project engineer who can help manage multiple capital projects due to growth. 

• Develops and implements capital and process improvement projects in support of manufacturing initiatives.

• Researches, prepares, and presents detailed capital appropriation requests to senior management.

• Involves appropriate stakeholders at all levels to gain alignment and support from a project’s inception through completion.

• Manages life cycle of planning a bid process, including developing detailed “scopes of work,” coordinating and leading contractor bid meetings, and developing and executing contractor and supplier contracts

• Leads, facilitates, and coordinates cross-functional teams through the project process.

• Communicates throughout the organization on the project from conceptualization through implementation.

• Proactively identifies problems and initiates project and operational ideas to enhance plant systems and operations.

• Identifies opportunities and sources new technology and equipment to increase manufacturing productivity.

• Recommends, coordinates, and may conduct training for technicians and operators on new technology and equipment.

• Writes clear technical specifications for equipment purchase and installation specifications.

Ideal candidates will have the following:

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering or equivalent experience

• Minimum of 2 years in a technical field in manufacturing

• Prefer experience with food manufacturing

• May consider a person with an engineering degree who wants to get into project engineering, but has been working in another functional area of a manufacturing plant

Location: Illinois, Tennessee or Remote